Psychiatric cr - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A 46-year-old male with a history of bipolar disorder comes for a regular follow-up appointment with a PMHNP and presents with complaints of severe vomiting, diarrhea, muscle weakness, blurred vision, and ataxia. The patient is currently taking 900mg of lithium daily. The PMHNP identifies these symptoms as signs of lithium toxicity. What is the priority action of the PMHNP? Tells the patient to stop taking lithium and orders a serum lithium level Mary a 45-year-old African American femal...

a.. common side effects about antidepressants - ANSWER-DRY MOUTH SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION DIZZINESS DECREASED OR INCREASED APPETITE DROWSINESS HEADACHE FATIGUE GI UPSET (NAUSEA)SLEEP DISTURBANCE 2. managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia review habilitation therapy - ANSWER-KEEPING ROUTINE, CALM ATMOSPHERE MAINTAIN FUNCTION THEY HAVE AT THIS TIME—CUE INTO BEHAVIORS THEY CAN DO NOW (HABILITATION THERAPY)BEHAVIORAL SX FOR DEMENTIA AGGRESSION AGIATATION CONFUSION MEMORY LOSS 3....

TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................... 2 The Five (5) Dimensions of the Saint Louis University Experience .................................................................... 3 The Miss...

NR 546 PSYCHOPHARM MIDTERM-WITH 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS-2023- 2024 How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala? inhibits and activates the amygdala Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following? speech comprehension The limbic system is associated with which of the following emotion and learning Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory? Hippocampus When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these medications w...

Psychology - answer-the scientific study of behavior and mental processes Applied Research - answer-designed to solve specific problems Basic Research - answer-pure science, used to find new information Fields of Psychology - answer-clinical, consumer, rehabilitation, health, organizational (industrial) Clinical Psychology - answer-most common psychological career; clinical psychologists use their skills to promote health in groups and individuals Consumer Psychology - answer-stud...

PSYCH 643 WEEK 3 QUIZ COMPLETE VERIFIED QUESTIONS ANS ANSWERS LATEST SOLUTION 1. Volume neurotransmission refers to? The diffusion of neurotransmitter to nearby neurons. 2. Retrograde neurotransmissions refers to? The flow of neurotransmitter from postsynaptic neuron to presynaptic neuron 3. Use the following CYP450 table to hypothesize drug interactions and their clinical significance for a patient on clozapine who carbamazepine, a mood stabilizer? Clozapine levels would decrease...

A wife refers her husband for substance abuse counseling. His drug of choice is cocaine which he has been using episodically with friends at a poker game (biweekly to weekly) for some years. She is disturbed at the illicit nature of the drug and the long standing use. He stated that though he recreationally uses, he doesn't crave cocaine, doesn't seek it out but rather uses with friends at the game who bring it. He feels that other than his wife being upset, he has no other social or occupatio...

Relias Learning Courses - RBT EXAM 2023 Asperger's - ANSWER-High functioning Autism. Excel in academics, know about all about a particular interest and obsess over it, lack street smarts, do not understand idioms, humor, bullying, etc. May require Special Ed because of their social and behavior abilities. They continue to live at home. May develop depression and mood disorders. Asperger's is NOT included in the DSMIV. Dr. Leo Kanner - ANSWER-First identified the constellation of charac...

GRE practice exam 90 Questions with Verified Answers Which of the following situations involving two people, P and O, and an object X, will NOT be balanced according to Heider's balance theory? (a) P likes O, and they both like X (b) P likes O, and they both dislike X (c) P dislikes O, and they both dislike X (d) P dislikes O, P likes X, and O dislikes X (e) P dislikes O, P dislikes X, and O dislikes X - CORRECT ANSWER C According to inoculation theory, a person's belief can be inoc...

NUR 2459 Mental Health Exam Modules 1 Questions and Answers what are some psychiatric historical events that have occurred in the early psychiatric era? - CORRECT ANSWER-18th century- state asylums created, 600,000 residents were in them, 1st school or psychiatric nursing was created in 1882, deinstitutionalization, shift in role of the nurse from custodial care to professional care. explain what early use of phenothiazine was for in early psych nursing. - CORRECT ANSWER-it was discovered...