Mental health meds - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 2: NR548/ NR 548 (Latest Update 2024/ 2025) Psychiatric Assessment for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Review |Weeks 3-4 Covered| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Chamberlain Q: Reduction of guilt seeks to directly reduce a patient's guilt about a specific behavior in order to discover what they have been doing -useful in obtaining a hx of domestic violence & other antisocial behavior Domestic Violence -"Have you ever been in situations where fights oc...

Midterm Exam: NR546 / NR 546 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Advanced Pharmacology Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Review | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Chamberlain Q: when could the client's cognitive status create an ethical issue Answer: if the client is unable to self determine care or is a danger to self or others Q: informed consent Answer: client has the right to receive enough information to make decisions about t...

Final Exam: NUR176 / NUR 176 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Concepts of Adult Health Nursing for the Practical Nurse I Exam Review | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Hondros Q: after a TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate) procedure Answer: do a continuous bladder irrigation to prevent blood clots. *@risk for bleed* Q: CHF pt. has a IV running & develops SOB what should i do? Answer: *assess respiratory status* & *VS* BEFORE giving *o2* Q: with an IV running a p...

HESI: NUR208/ NUR 208 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Mental Health Nursing| Prep Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A – Fortis Q: The RN leading a group session of adolescent clients gives the members a handout about anger management. One of the male clients is fidgety, interrupts peers when they try and talk, and talks about his pets at home. What nursing action is best for the RN to take? Answer: Redirect him by encouraging him to read from the handout Q: A mal...

Midterm Exam: NR547/ NR 547 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Differential Diagnosis in Psychiatric-Mental Health Across the Lifespan Practicum Exam Review- Questions and Verified Answers - Chamberlain Q: what is the first step in creating a differential dx Answer: R/O malingering or factitious disorder Q: what is the second step in creating a DDx Answer: r/o substance etiology Q: DSM 5 criteria for substance and medication induced presentation Answer: psych symptom...

Final Exam: NR546 / NR 546 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Advanced Pharmacology Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | Review Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain Question: In ADHD selective attention arises from abnormalities in what circuit? Answer: dACC Question: In ADHD difficulty sustaining attention & poor problem solving arises from abnormalities in what circuit? Answer: DLPFC Question: In ADHD impulsivity arises from ...

HESI: NUR208 / NUR 208 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Mental Health Nursing | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Fortis Question: When asked what brought you to the hospital the client states, The bus. This is Answer: Concrete thinking. Question: What herb is used for insomnia Answer: Valerian s/e are headache, uneasiness and insomnia Question: what medications are used in alcohol withdraw? Answer: Librium and ativan Question: Antabuse (disulfiram) Answer: ...

Mental Health NUR 180 Hondros Test 1 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ If a patient is refusing (noncompliant) to take her meds because they make her feel funny, what can you do? - CORRECT ANSWER Give in unit doses so pt may open each dose herself If a patient is refusing to eat the food provided because she believes you are trying to poison her, what can you do? - CORRECT ANSWER Use foods in containers (cans); let patient s...

Midterm Exam: NR546/ NR 546 Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | Questions and Verified Answers| New!! 2023/ 2024 Update– Chamberlain Q: Is nicotine an inducer or an inhibitor of the CYP 1A2 enzyme? Answer: inducer Q: Nicotine is an inducer of the CYP 1A2 enzyme. Does the PMHNP anticipate Joshua may need a higher or lower dose of olanzapine to achieve a therapeutic response? Answer: Higher -Nicotine is an inducer of the CYP 1A2 enzym...

A client on the mental health unit is becoming more agitated, shouting at the staff, and pacing in the hallway. When the PRN medication is offered, the client refuses the medication and defiantly sits on the floor in the middle of the unit hallway. What nursing intervention should the RN implement first? - answer ;Take other clients in the area to the client lounge A client is admitted to the mental health unit and reports taking extra anxiety medications because, "I'm so stressed out. I jus...