Psych medications Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are the 6 general principles of psychopharmacological treatment? Safety Tolerability Efficacy Practicality Treatment accessibility Treatment compliance Pharmacokinetics How the drug moves in the body. (ex. Where is it absorbed? How and where is it metabolized? Where is it excreted?) Pharmacodynamics What the drug does to the body. (consider mechanism of action) Define First-generation antipsychotics Referred to as Typical Antipsychotics. Most have strong bond w...

ANCC PMHNP Exam 2024 Questions and Verified Correct Answers The purpose of the American Nurses Association's Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice is to a. Define the role and actions for the NP b. Establish the legal authority for the prescription of psychotropic medications c. Define the legal statutes of the role of the PMHNP d. Define the differences between the physician role and the NP role Correct Answer A. The ANAs Psych-Mental Health Nursing Scope a...

A 26 year old patient arrives to the ED with a history of opioid use which of the following symptoms indicate a patient is experiencing withdrawal select all that apply a. runny nose b. irritability c. nausea/vomiting ue e. seizures - a c e A nurse is administering medications to patients in a psych unit what should the nurse ensure a. The patient must take their medication they have no right to refuse b. ensure the patient swallows all medication and does not palm or cheek c. Tell th...

VN 304 Med Surg 2 Quiz 13: Psych Medications Exam

ANCC PMHNP Certification Exam 2 Review Questions (Latest ) Latest Questions With Complete Grade A Answers 1. The purpose of the American Nurses Association's Psychiatric-MentalHealth Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice is to a. Define the role and actions for the NP b. Establish the legal authority for the prescription of psychotropic medications c. Define the legal statutes of the role of the PMHNP d. Define the differences between the physician role and the NP role Answer: A. ...

NUR 2474 Pharmacology For Professional Nursing Exam 1 Blueprint (2 sets) 2023 With Revised Correct Answers. Half-life- time required for the concentration or amount of drug in the body to be reduced by one-half handwritten orders- A prescription for medications/ referrals Application of Pharmacology in Patient care= (1) pre-administration assessment, (2) dosage and administration, (3) evaluating and promoting therapeutic effects, (4) minimizing adverse effects, (5) minimizing adverse inte...

Final Exam Quizzes: NRNP6635 / NRNP 6635 (Latest 2023 / 2024): Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning - Walden 1. Who is most likely to get medication induced dystonias? ~ Answer: Men and young. treatment IM benadryl, valium 2. Who is most at risk for acute akathisia? (restlessness,) ~ Answer: Middle aged women. Treat by changing drug 3. when does tardive dyskinesia arise Tx? ~ Answer: months to years after a typical antipsychotic med is initiated ~ switch to ...

HESI Psych Mental Health Proctored Exam (Graded A) | Questions and Answers with Rationales| Latest 2023/2024 1. A client in the critical care unit who has been oriented suddenly becomes disoriented and fearful. Assessment of vital signs and other physical parameters reveals no significant changes, and the nurse formulates the diagnosis of Disorientated related to ICU psychoses. Which intervention is best to implement based on this client's behavior? A. Move all medical equipment away ...

NUR 2459 Rasmussen Mental Health Exam 1 Modules 1-3, Mental Health Exam 1 what are some psychiatric historical events that have occurred in the early psychiatric era? 18th century- state asylums created, 600,000 residents were in them, 1st school or psychiatric nursing was created in 1882, deinstitutionalization, shift in role of the nurse from custodial care to professional care. explain what early use of phenothiazine was for in early psych nursing. it was discovered to help control psyc...

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...