Dyskinesias - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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-...

Week 6 Final Exam: NR568 / NR 568 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Advanced Pharmacology for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner | Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain Question: a decrease in levodopa may what? Answer: improve dyskinesias Question: what do you avoid in older adult d/t cognitive impairments Answer: ACH Question: combining what two medication classes in early tx may delay motor complications? Answer: MAO-B...

Final Exam: NR566 / NR 566 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Advanced Pharmacology for Care of the Family | Exam Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain Question: What are sleep attacks associated with related to PD treatment? Answer: Sleep attacks are overwhelming sleepiness that comes on without warning It is associated with dopamine agonists like pramipexole Question: How should you manage the side effects of bromocriptine? Answer: Bromocriptine is a ergot dopa...

Final Exam: NR601 / NR 601 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Primary Care of the Maturing & Aged Family Practicum | Exam Review Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain Question: Parkinson’s disease primary features Answer: - bradykinesia - resting tremor - muscular rigidity - postural instability Question: is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized primarily by motor symptoms Answer: Parkinson's Disease (PD) Question: tx for Parkinson’s dis...

NURS660 Psychopharm 660 Exam 1 Questions with Complete Solutions Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia - ANSWER Delusions, hallucinations, distortions, agitation, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior Where do positive symptoms originate? - ANSWER Mesolimbic dopamine pathway Medications to treat positive symptoms - ANSWER Antipsychotics Negative symptoms of schizophrenia - ANSWER Flat affect, alogia, affective blunting, asociality, anhedonia, avolition. ...

Dopaminergics Correct Answer-Mechanism of Action: - Increasing dopamine (DA) synthesis in the striatum - Undergoes uptake into dopaminergic nerve terminals and converted into dopamine - Carbidopa inhibits decarboxylation of levodopa in the intestine and peripheral tissues Therapeutic Uses: Parkinson disease (PD) Adverse Effects: - Effects are dose dependent - Nausea and vomiting - Dyskinesias - Postural - Hypertension - Psychosis Nursing Implications: Inform patients that ben...

Dyskinesias, akinesia, and akathisia compromise symptoms known as ______ ______ - ANSWER-extrapyramidal symptoms ______ ______- speaking in words or phrases with minimal related content - ANSWER-loose associations A patient that says "I can't go into that room. I can see the red eyes of the vampires" is experiencing what? - ANSWER-visual hallucinations Involuntary movements of the face, tongue, upper body, and limbs that occur as a side effect of long term antipsychotic use and may be ...

Exam 1: NURS 660/ NURS660 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Guide | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: Five Different Dopamine Pathways in the brain Answer:: -Nigrostriatal Dopamine Pathway -Mesolimbic dopamine pathway -Mesocorticol dopamine pathway -Tuberoinfundibular dopamine pathway -Thalamic dopamine pathway Q: Nigrostriatal pathway Answer:: Projects from the substantia nigra to the basal ganglia o...

NSG 251 Pharmacology Final Exam – With Questions & All Correct Answers (Expert Rated A+) NSG 251 Pharmacology Final Exam – With Questions & All Correct Answers (Expert Rated A+) General nursing implications for antidepressants - ANSWER - -Therapeutic effects- 2-4 weeks -Assess depression, suicide precautions -Encourage diet and exercise (helps increase serotonin) -Watch w/ children and adolescents (significant risk for suicide) -Recommend counseling, support groups 1st Generation ...

Exam 3: NUR257/ NUR 257 (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Aging and Chronic Illness in Nursing Review | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade – Galen QUESTION Four major signs of parkinson disorder Answer: Tremors Muscle rigidity Bradykinesia (slow movement) and Akinesia (no movement) Asymmetric onset QUESTION Stages of PD Answer: Stage 1: Initial Stage • Unilateral limb involvement • Minimal weakness • Hand and arm t rembling Stage...

NUR 2474 Pharmacology For Professional Nursing Exam 1 Blueprint (2 sets) 2023 With Revised Correct Answers. Half-life- time required for the concentration or amount of drug in the body to be reduced by one-half handwritten orders- A prescription for medications/ referrals Application of Pharmacology in Patient care= (1) pre-administration assessment, (2) dosage and administration, (3) evaluating and promoting therapeutic effects, (4) minimizing adverse effects, (5) minimizing adverse inte...