Risk factors of suicide - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A nurse in an acute care mental health facility is preparing to administer morning medication for a client who has been taking lithium for 2 weeks and has a current lithium level of 1.0 mEq/L. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Prepare for gastric lavage due to an extremely elevated lithium level. B. Administer the morning dose of lithium. C. Check the client's medication record to assess whether the client has been refusing her lithium. D. Hold the medication and asse...

Question: 1 NRNP 6675 Week 11 Fall Final Exam Questions and Verified Answers 2024/2025 Concerns when treating geriatric patients with psychotherapeutic drugs include all of the following EXCEPT: A. Elderly persons may be more susceptible to adverse effects of psychotherapeutic drugs. B. Elderly persons may metabolize psychotherapeutic drugs more slowly. C. Elderly persons may metabolize psychotherapeutic drugs more rapidly. D. Elderly persons may excrete psychotherapeutic drugs more slo...

NR 547 Week Five Exam Review (Answered) Review Depression screening across the lifespan, when do you consider Unipolar versus Bipolar depression. Review Geriatric Depression Scale, indications, scoring and indications for treatment. Review DSM5 TR diagnostic criteria for depression and adjustment disorder with depressed mood Review differentials for depressed mood including physical illnesses and medication/substance use. When can anxious distress be used as a modifier? Which non-pharmacologica...

NR 546 Midterm Exam 2023/2024 Questions AND Answers Update A+ What should the PMHNP consider when prescribing chemical restraints? - Answer-- allergy status -prior med hx for adverse drug reactions r/t the meds ordered in the chemical restraint -state regulations regarding chemical restrains must be reviewed Are the PMHNP and other staff liable if the client has an allergic reaction or adverse side effects to the drugs used for chemical restraint? - Answer-No. The client has been court-...

What advice can nurses/midwives give patients to promote and maintain positive mental health and wellbeing? Work through stressful situations Promoting sleep Promoting exercise Promoting healthy eating habits Setting realistic goals How do nurses/midwives minimise stigma in relation to mental illness? By treating patients with respect, autonomy and dignity By educating ourselves, our patients and their families How does stigma impact patients with a mental disorder? Less likely ...

Test Bank For Neinstein’s Adolescent and Young Adult Health Care 6th Edition By Debra K. Katzman 0083, 5 . 9817, 6 1: Health of the World’s Adolescents and Young Adults 2: Normal Physical Growth and Development 3: Psychosocial Development in Normal Adolescents and Young Adults 4: Office Visit, Interview Techniques, and Recommendations to Parents 5: Preventive Health Care for Adolescents and Young Adults 6: Nutrition 7: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Adolescent...

ENG1503 Assignment 1 (ANSWERS) Semester 2 2023 () - DUE 15 August 2023 100% TRUSTED workings, explanations and solutions. For assistance call or whatsapp us on +25477 954 0132 . Mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and youth – a systematic review Pandemics and other large-scale emergencies have the potential to negatively affect mental health during the event and long after. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, mitigation measures have interrupted in-person learning, so...

AANP FNP EXAM REVIEW 2023 TEST BANK CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. AANP FNP TEST REVIEW ADA screening for DM in Children (Ans- -symptomatic children (polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, blurred vision) regardless of risk factors -asymptomatic children after puberty or 10 years of age or older if overweight or obese (>85th percentile). Plus 1 of the following: *T2DM in 1st or 2nd degree relative *high risk racial/ethnic group *signs of insulin resistance (HTN, dyslipidemia, acanthosis ...

Who is at highest risk of suicide? - CORRECT ANSWER White, elderly men Schizophrenia Single, never married, divorced, recently widowed Previous attempts Adolescents with depression, bullied, or family hx of suicide Who is most likely to succeed at committing suicide? - CORRECT ANSWER Older while males What are some protective factors for suicide? - CORRECT AN-SWER Having children Religion Stronger alliances with medical providers and therapists What is lethality? - COR...

A nurse in a community Health center is working with a group of clients who have posttraumatic stress disorder. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include to reduce anxiety among the group members? correct answers Guided imagery A client who has a recent diagnosis of bipolar disorder is placed in a room with a client who has severe depression. The client who has depression reports to the nurse, " my roommate never sleeps and keeps me up, too."Which of the following action...