Nurs 660 exam 1 2023 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NURS 660 Exam 1 Study Guide 2023. What are the reasons for living and those for dying?  What has prevented the patient from carrying out the act, or  How has s/he managed to evade the act of suicide thus far?  Is there anything different now or anticipated to be different in the near future?  Has the suicidal ideation been shared with anyone else besides the therapist?  Who has been or could be helpful in managing the ideation?  This will allow for the involvement of fami...

NURS 660 Psychopharmacology Exam 1 Review 2023. Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) = low potency 1st gen SEs: Neuroleptic induced deficit syndrome, akathisia, priapism, parkinsonism, galactorrhea, amenorrhea Drug Interactions: levodopa/dopamine agonists, HTN meds, CNS depressants, pressors, ETOH/diuretics, anticoagulants, phenytoin, propranolol, lithium Serious Adverse Events: NMS, jaundice, agranulocytosis, seizures FDA Indications: schizophrenia, severe behavioral problems…, acute psychosis,...

NURS 660 Exam 1 Study Guide 2023. GLUTAMATE  Excitatory NT, can excite and turn on all virtually ALL CNS neurons. Known as the master switch  Glutamate is released from synaptic vesicles, interacts with neighbor cells (glia) is taken up into glia VIA excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs), it is converted to glutamine inside glia by enzyme glutamine synthetase, glutamine is released and SNAT (specific neutral amino acid transporters) takes it back into presynaptic neuron where it...

NURS 660 Psychopharmacology Exam 1 Review 2023. Know the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, where they originate from, and what medications treat these symptoms. Positive symptoms:  psychosis, hallucinations, delusions  Mesolimbic origin  Medications: D2 antagonists Negative symptoms:  more related to mood disturbance, apathy, anhedonia, neuroleptic dysphoria, cognitive blunting  Mesocortical/prefrontal cortex, nucleus accumbens, reward circuit origins ...

NURS 660 Exam 1 Study Guide 2023. Suicide Assessment DIM - Suicide appears to occur when a mental Disorder is present, Intent develops, and Means become available When Should Suicide Assessment be Conducted?  First assessment on any patient with a mental illness or substance abuse diagnosis.  When a patient experiences sadness, low mood, recent loss or hopelessness, and at each subsequent session as long as the patient remains at risk.  Any time a patient has any other identified...