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A noncompliant patient states, “Why do you want me to put this poison in my body?” Identify the best response made by the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner(PMHNP). Selected Answer: D. “Why do you believe that your medication ispoison?”

A noncompliant patient states, “Why do you want me to put this poison in my body?” Identify the best response made by the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner(PMHNP). Selected Answer: D. “Why do you believe that your medication ispoison?”

Question 71 0 out of 1 points A patient with irritable bowel syndrome reports chronic stomach pain. The PMHNP wants to prescribe the patient an agent that will cause irrelevant nociceptive inputs from the pain to be ignored and no longer perceived as painful. Which drug will the PMHNP prescribe? Selected Answer: A. Pregabalin (Lyrica)  Question 72 1 out of 1 points A patient with fibromyalgia and major depression needs to be treated for symptoms of pain. Which is the PMHNP most lik...

1). In 3 or 4 sentences, explain the appropriate drug therapy for a patient who presents with MDD and a history of alcohol abuse. Which drugs are contraindicated, if any, and why? Be specific. What is the timeframe that the patient should see resolution of symptoms? The appropriate drug therapy for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs). SSRIs are considered as the first line treatment therapy for patients having MDD. Considering this, the specific dru...

NURS 6630 week 2 Discussion: Foundational Neuroscience As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, it is essential for you to have a strong background in foundational neuroscience. In order to diagnose and t reat patients, you must not only understand the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders but also how medications for these disorders impact the central nervous system. These concepts of foundational neuroscience can be challenging to understand. Therefore, this Discussion is designed to encourage ...

Explain the agonist-to-antagonist spectrum of action of psychopharmacologic agents, including how partial and inverse agonist functionality may impact the efficacy of psychopharmacologic treatments. The traditional drug-receptor theory is a concept of how drugs abide, drugreceptor interaction, and agonists' actions and antagonists with affinity and intrinsic efficacy (Berg, & Clarke, 2018). Berg and Clark's study of the theory found that drugs can act as antagonists or agonists. In contra...

NURS 6630 Midterm Exam V 1 Latest Week 6 Exam Certified Exam (Complete solution)Alprazolam, phenobarbital, and alcohol all bind allosterically to GABAA receptors. What occurs to the GABAA receptor when these substances bind to the receptor? Question: R.J. never felt relief from his depressive symptoms, even after appropriate time and dose titration of Venlafaxine. He was … to Bupropion 150 mg about 2 months ago and is following up with you today. He … feeling “great” and that his relat...