Donepezil aricept - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A patient with Alzheimer's dz is taking Aricept but seems down and isn't sleeping well. What should the FNP recommend? - Answer ENCOURAGE EXERCISE / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY What does Donepezil (Aricept) do? - Answer Slows progression of Alzheimer's dz, does not gain back memory that was lost What must the FNP assess before administering a SLUMS or MMSE? - Answer The patient must be able to participate

The best goal for a client learning a relaxation technique is that the client will ont the source of anxiety directly. b. experience anxiety without feeling overwhelmed. c. report no episodes of anxiety. d. suppress anxious feelings. - Answer b. experience anxiety without feeling overwhelmed. A client has been diagnosed with major depression. The psychiatrist prescribes Paroxetine (Paxil). Which of the following medication information should the nurse include in discharge teaching? a....

What are some physical changes from Alzheimer's dementia? → - Brain shrinks dramatically; nerve cell death and tissue loss → - Cardinal signs: plaques (abnormal clusters of protein fragments) and tangles (twisted strands of another protein) How is Alzheimer's treated? → - There is no cure, but there are pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments → - Cholinesterase inhibitors → - Memantine (namenda) What are cholinesterase inhibitors prescribed for? → - To tr...

ATI mental health proctored, ATI CMS EXAM REVIEW Lithium levels range 0.5-1.4 Sodium 135-145 potassium 3.5-5 Tricyclic Antidepressants Sedation, urinary retention, they lower seizure threshold, uses include BAD, acute panic attacks, phobias, enuresis, and chronic pain and their overdose can be deadly MAOI inhibits breakdown of amine neurotransmitters, hypertensive crisis. avoid pseudonephrine. Chlorpromazine (thorazine) Anticholinergic side effects constipation, urinary retention, b...

Anti-Ulcer Correct Answer-Aluminum hydroxide/Mg Anti-Ulcer Correct Answer-hydroxide/Simethicone (Mylanta) Anti-Ulcer Correct Answer-Mg hydroxide/Aluminum (Maalox) Anti-Ulcer Correct Answer-Pantoprazole (Protonix) Anti-Alzheimers Correct Answer-Donepezil (Aricept) Anti-Diarrheals Correct Answer-Diphenoxylate/atropine (Lomotil) Anti-Gout/Anti-Hyperuremic Correct Answer-Allopurinol (Zyloprim) Anti-Hypertensives Ace Inhibitors Correct Answer-Lisinopril (Prinvil, Zestrill) Ant...

Edmunds Pharmacology Final Exam (2023) || Chapter 42: Medications for Dementia | Chapter 19: Heart Failure and Digoxin | Chapter 28: Laxatives | Chapter 29: Antidiarrheals | Chapter 45: Antiepileptics || Questions & Answers (All Graded A+) Edmunds Pharmacology Final Exam (2023) || Chapter 42: Medications for Dementia | Chapter 19: Heart Failure and Digoxin | Chapter 28: Laxatives | Chapter 29: Antidiarrheals | Chapter 45: Antiepileptics || Questions & Answers (All Graded A+) A patient is ide...

Pharmacology Exit HESI Nurse should observe most closely for drug toxicity when a client receives med that has what characteristic Narrow therapeutic index The nurse should observe most closely for drug toxicity when a client receives a medication that has which characteristic? • Low bioavailability • Rapid onset of action • Short half life • Narrow therapeutic index. • Rationale: A drug with a narrow therapeutic index has a high risk for toxicity because there is a narrow...

1 in 6 hospital admissions are due to _______________which is directly linked to polypharmacy - Answer- an adverse drug reaction Antipsychotic drugs remain first-line in treatment of ______________, even in the elderly. - Answer- acute psychosis Are acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and cholinesterase inhibitors the same thing - Answer- Yes. At what stage of Alzheimer's disease does mild cognitive impairment develop? - Answer- Stage 2 Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) --cognitive deficit...

• Question 1 0 out of 1 points A patient diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder has been taking a high-dose SSRI and is participating in therapy twice a week. He reports an inability to carry out responsibilities due to consistent interferences of his obsessions and compulsions. The PMHNP knows that the next step would be which of the following? Selected Answer: B. Decrease his SSRI and add an MAOI. • Question 2 0 out of 1 points Which statement best describes a pharmacologi...

Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry 12th Edition Test Bank. A patient with depression mentions to the nurse, My mother says depression is a chemical disorder. What does she mean? The nurses response is based on the theory that depression primarily involves which of the following neurotransmitters? 1. Cortisol and GABA 2. COMT and glutamate 3. Monamine and glycine 4. Serotonin and norepinephrine 2. A patient has experienced a stroke (cerebral vascular accident) that has resulted ...