Lithium therapeutic range - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A patient with borderline personality disorder experiences intense anxiety when an adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner goes on vacation. The best explanation for this reaction is that the patient: A. has failed to develop clear ego boundaries. B. has failed to master object constancy. C. is employing primitive idealization. D. is employing projective identification. - answer B. has failed to master object constancy 2. A patient has been taking escitalopram (Lexapro) 10 ...

NGN ATI Capstone Mental Health 2024/2025 A nurse in an acute care facility is assisting with the admission of an older adult client who has late stage Alzheimer's disease. The nurse notes that the client's partner appears exhausted. He states that he is finding it more and more difficult to care for his partner. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - CORRECT ANSWER Ask the partner to talk about his difficulties in caring for the client. A nurse is reinforcing ...

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 ...

Domain I-II - Georgette (Scientific Foundations/AP Skills) Questions and Answers What is the function of the Thalamus? {{Ans- Sensory relay station. Smell is the only sense that by passes the thalamus. Also emotions, memory, and affective behavior All of the limbic structures regulate emotion and memory except for {{Ans- hypothalamus Damage to what part of the brain would result in Wernicke's (Receptive) aphasia? {{Ans- Temporal lobe Irritability, hostility, depression, sleep dysregu...

what should be monitored closely when taking methylphenidate? Answer - height and weight advise female patients that oral contraceptives ______ the effectiveness of phenytoin Answer - decrease midazolam (Versed) classification Answer - Benzodiazepine lorazepam (Ativan) classification Answer - Benzodiazepine alprazolam (Xanax) classification Answer - Benzodiazepine alprazolam is used to ________ anxiety and insomnia Answer - treat lorazepam is used to _______ anxiety Answer - ...

When many answers are remarkably similar, they are usually _____________ wrong Interprofessional collaboration is encouraged. Collaborate is usually right. Delegate is usually wrong. ADPIER Assessment, diagnosis, Plan, intervention, evaluate, refer out last. Lithium Normal 0.6-1.2 Lithium toxicity occurs at levels > 1.5 Signs of Lithium toxicity severe nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, confusion, drowsiness, muscle weakness, heart palpitation, coarse hand t...

Exam 3: NSG 221/ NSG221 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Mental Health Review | Questions and Verified Answers| (Modules 7, 8, 9, & 10)| 100% Correct| Grade A- Herzing (Modules 7, 8, 9, & 10) T/F Depressed individuals who are newly taking antidepressant medication are at an increased risk for suicide - ANSWER True T/F Antidepressant medicatoins can be discontinued quickly by a client - ANSWER ...

Patient identifiers -Medical record number -home telephone number What lab values should a nurse monitor for a patient with chronic renal failure? ■ Urinalysis Hematuria, proteinuria, and alterations in specific gravity Serum creatinine - Gradual increase of 1 to 2 mg/dL per every 24 to 48 hr for acute renal failure (ARF) - Gradual increase over months to years for chronic renal failure (CRF) exceeding 4 mg/dL ■ Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) - 80 to 100 mg/dL within 1 week with...

NAPLEX Practice Questions with 100% Correct Answers What is the range for acute manic episode treatment with lithium? 0.8-1.2 mEq/L higher than maintenance treatment Which medication may potentially interact with and raise lithium levels? A. metoprolol B. lisinopril C. Tenormin D. APAP lisinopril affects the kidneys!! Which is a side effect of lithium that commonly occurs in patients taking long term? A. ataxia B. constipation C. hypothyroidism D. neuropathy C. hypot...

Test Bank for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology 14th Edition Katzung Trevor Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction: The Nature of Drugs & Drug Development & Regulation .................................. 3 Chapter 2- Drug Receptors & Pharmacodynamics ............................................................................... 22 Chapter 3. Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Rational Dosing & the Time Course of Drug Action ........................................................................