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A nurse in an inpatient mental health facility is assessing a client who has schizophrenia and is taking haloperidol (anti-psychotic, 1st gen). Which of the following clinical findings is the nurse’s priority? a. Headache b. Insomnia (sedation) c. Urinary hesitancy (Complication → ANTIcholinergic effects) d. High fever (Complication → agranulocytosis) Other complications: Acute dystonia, Pseudoparkinsonism, Akathisia, Tardive dyskinesia, Neuroendocrine effects (Gynecomastia, Weight...

NRNP 6675/ NRNP6675 Midterm Exam Quiz Bank (2023/ 2024) | Complete Guide| Questions and Verified Answers 1. Which of the following is not consistent with benzo withdrawal? - Answer: B) The best way to proceed with benzo withdrawal is to stop it immediately and tx withdrawal s/s 2. Which of the following is true about the legal practice of the PMHNP? - Answer: D) A&B only A) all have some degrees of prescriptive privileges i...

ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam UPDATED 2023 GRADED A+ ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam UPDATED 2023 Wernicke-Korsakoff Expected Finding Confusion Heroin Intoxication Expected Finding Respiratory Depression Reaction of Terminal Cancer Diagnosis Denial Valproic Acid Teaching Teach the need to regularly monitor liver function levels due to the risk of hepatotoxicity When should Donapezil be taken? Bedtime to reduce the risks for injury due to bradycardia and sync...

ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED REAL EXAM LATEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Wernicke-Korsakoff Expected Finding - ANSWER- Confusion Heroin Intoxication Expected Finding - ANSWER- Respiratory Depression Reaction of Terminal Cancer Diagnosis - ANSWER- Denial Valproic Acid Teaching - ANSWER- Teach the need to regularly monitor liver function levels due to the risk of hepatotoxicity When should Donapezil be taken? - ANSWER- Bedtime to reduce the risks for injury due to...

NRNP 6665 Midterm Exam (Latest-2024 100 Q & A)NRNP 6665 Midterm Exam (Latest-2024 100 Q & A) Question 1 A Relaxation therapy . B Social skills training . C Motivational . Interviewing D Applied behavioral . analysis Question 2 A The child’s clinical presentation fulfills the specific symptom based . diagnostic criteria. B The child’s symptoms are not caused by other diagnoses or stressors. . C The child’s symptoms are impairing a child’s functioning in at least two ...

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...

Test Bank For Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 4th Edition by Elizabeth M. Varcarolis; Chyllia D Fosbre 5111, 8 , 1584, 0 1. Science and the Therapeutic Use of Self in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 2. Mental Health and Mental Illness 3. Theories and Therapies 4. Biological Basis for Understanding Psychopharmacology 5. Settings for Psychiatric Care 6. Legal and Ethical Basis for Practice 7. The Nursing Process in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 8. Comm...

Test Bank For Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 4th Edition by Elizabeth M. Varcarolis; Chyllia D Fosbre 5111, 8 , 1584, 0 1. Science and the Therapeutic Use of Self in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 2. Mental Health and Mental Illness 3. Theories and Therapies 4. Biological Basis for Understanding Psychopharmacology 5. Settings for Psychiatric Care 6. Legal and Ethical Basis for Practice 7. The Nursing Process in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 8. Comm...

NRNP 6635 Midterm Exam 2022/2023 [100% correct answers & explanations] Select the neurotransmitter involved in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents based on the common comorbidity of tic disorders. A Norepinephrine B . C GABA Dopamine . D Acetylcholine Answer: Dopamine Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is linked to defects in the cortico-striatal-thalamic-cortical (CSTC) circuitry, which may be linked to neurotransmitter dysregulation throughout this network. Seroton...

Package Title: Chapter 3, Testbank Course Title: Kring, Abnormal Psych 14e Chapter Number: 3 Question Type: Multiple Choice 1. Having a correct diagnosis for Aaron from the clinical case will help clinicians to a) Give Aaron an IQ test b) Describe base rates, causes and treatments. c) Identify what kind of insurance coverage Aaron has. d) Know if other members of Aaron’s family have the same psychological disorder Answer: b Section Reference: Cornerstones of Diagnosis a...