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NR293 / NR-293 Exam 3 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025): Pharmacology for Nursing Practice | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Chamberlain Question: If a patient has a lithium level of 1.2mEq/L, should you give them their daily dosage? Answer: Yes. Always give scheduled dosage if the patient is within therapeutic range UNLESS they are showing s/s of toxicity. Question: What muscle relaxant drug can cause seizures? Answer: baclofen (Lioresal) Que...

PN Mental Health Practice A NGN 2023 A nurse is developing countertransference toward a client during the working phase of the nurse-client relationship. To correct the situation, which of the following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER identify personal response to the client A nurse is collecting data from a client who has bipolar and a history of mania. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication...

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 8th edition by Shelia Videbeck||ISBN NO-10 2,ISBN NO-13 978-8|| All Chapter Covered 1-24 | Complete Guide A+. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 8th edition by Shelia Videbeck Test Bank , All Chapter Covered 1-24 | Complete Guide A+: UNIT 1 Current Theories and Practice • 1. Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing • 2. Neurobiologic Theories and Psychopharmacology • 3. Psychosocial Theories and Therapy • 4. Treatment Settings and Therapeutic Pr...

NR 547 Week Five Exam Review (Answered) Review Depression screening across the lifespan, when do you consider Unipolar versus Bipolar depression. Review Geriatric Depression Scale, indications, scoring and indications for treatment. Review DSM5 TR diagnostic criteria for depression and adjustment disorder with depressed mood Review differentials for depressed mood including physical illnesses and medication/substance use. When can anxious distress be used as a modifier? Which non-pharmacologica...

VATI PN Pharmacology Assessment Exam Questions and Answers A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a myasthenia gravis and is experiencing a cholinergic crisis. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect the RN to administer? Bethanechol Propranolol Atropine Epinephrine -Answer-Atropine A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and a new prescription for lithium. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse plan to monitor for p...

6630 final exam with 100% correct answers 2024 What is the strongest established risk factor for bipolar disorder? -Answer-Family history which of the following medications are known as selective serotonin re-uptake inibitors (SSRIs)? -Answer-Nortriptyline Citalopram Duloxetine fluoxetine venlafaxine Which disease state o a non-adherent patient is at greater risk for substance use violence, and victimization as well as worse overall quality of life? -Answer- Schizophrenia Patient is a...

Midterm Exam: NR547/ NR 547 (2023/ 2024 Update) Differential Diagnosis in PsychiatricMental Health Across the Lifespan Practicum Exam Review| Questions and Verified Answers|100% Correct- Chamberlain QUESTION What is the significance of ruling out a general medical etiology in psychiatric diagnosis? Answer: Critical and complex distinction in diagnosis. QUESTION What does Boland Table 1-23 provide information about? Answer: Drugs of abuse detectable in urine. ...

NR 546 Midterm Exam 2023/2024 Questions AND Answers Update A+ What should the PMHNP consider when prescribing chemical restraints? - Answer-- allergy status -prior med hx for adverse drug reactions r/t the meds ordered in the chemical restraint -state regulations regarding chemical restrains must be reviewed Are the PMHNP and other staff liable if the client has an allergic reaction or adverse side effects to the drugs used for chemical restraint? - Answer-No. The client has been court-...

NSG6020 3P EXAM / NSG 6020 3P EXAM (LATEST, 2023): SOUTH UNIVERSITY |100% Verified Q & A| 3p exam answers score: 94.67%. Which headache sign does not warrant an immediate investigation? Question options: aggravated or relieved by change of position precipitated by Valsalva maneuver new onset after age 50 relieved with use of common analgesics Question 2 During a migraine, what happens to the cerebral arteries? Question options: You are evaluating a 15 year old patient for bipolar d...

What is the treatment of choice for refractory schizophrenia? A: Haloperidol B: Clozapine C: Risperidone D: Fluphenazine E: Lithium - B: Clozapine has come to be the accepted as the treatment of choice in patients with schizophrenia that is refractory to other treatment methods A 52 year old Caucasian female is brought to the emergency room by her brother who found her unconscious in her living room this afternoon. He reports that this is not the first time that this has happened, and he...