CMN 350 EXAMINATION SET 2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Levomilnacipran - ✔✔- Brand: Fetzima
- SNRIs
- More effective in blocking reuptake of norepinephrine than serotonin' no dopamine
uptake.
✔✔anxiety and enuresis - ✔✔What do TCAs help with besides depression?
✔✔anticholinergic effects, tachycardia, arrhythmias and hypertension, MI, orthostatic
hypotension - ✔✔What are some side effects of TCAs?
✔✔CNS instability and CV issues - ✔✔What are the biggest concerns for drug
interactions with TCAs?
✔✔hypertensive crisis - ✔✔What is the biggest risk for a patient taking an MAOI?
✔✔drugs that depress/stimulate the CNS, Drugs that have anticholinergic properties,
MAOIs - ✔✔What are some drug interaction with TCAs?
✔✔MAOI - ✔✔first antidepressants, but administered only to closely supervised
individuals; rarely used due to toxicity; potentially fatal interactions
✔✔wash-out - ✔✔Requires a _______ period of other antidepressants before starting a
MAOI (2-3 weeks).
✔✔Tyramine - ✔✔What foods should be avoided with a patient taking MAOIs?
✔✔alcoholic beverages, alcohol-free beer, dairy products, all mature cheese, sour
crean, and yogurt, avocados, bananas, fava beans, canned figs, bologna, salami, and
sausage; chocolate, licorice, soy sauce, yeast - ✔✔What are some examples of
tyramine?
✔✔Tricyclic antidepressants - ✔✔- Drowsiness and lightheadedness
- Dry mouth
- Blurred vision
- Constipation
- Appetite and weight changes
- Tremors
✔✔MAOIs - ✔✔- Dry mouth
- Muscular spasms and cramps
- N/D
, - Constipation
- Headache, drowsiness, insomnia, dizziness and lightheadedness
- Sex drive and performance disruptions
✔✔SSRIs - ✔✔- Blurred vision
- Dry mouth
- N/V
- Drowsiness, insomnia, nervousness agitation, restlessness, dizziness, headache
- Sex problems
✔✔Spirituality - ✔✔experiencing something beyond oneself in a transcendent manner
and living in a way that benefits others and society
✔✔Religion - ✔✔the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power,
especially a personal God or gods.
✔✔The category is used when the focus of clinical attention is a religious or spiritual
problem. Ex. Loss or questioning of faith, or questioning spiritual values. - ✔✔What is
some considerations for the DSM-5 and spiritual issues?
✔✔Simplest and easiest spiritual history screening tool, revolving around 4 concepts to
discuss with the patient. - ✔✔What is the HOPE module?
✔✔H- hope or meaning in life
O- organized religion
P- personal spiritual practice
E- effects on medical care or end of life - ✔✔What does the HOPE module stand for?
✔✔Another convenient way for a health care professional to take a spiritual history. -
✔✔What is the FICA module?
✔✔Faith, importance, church/community, address your spiritual needs - ✔✔What does
the FICA module stand for?
✔✔Attitudes, believe depression and memory loss are a part of aging, seen as
weakness, fear of institutionalization, poor communication, and inadequate
transportation. - ✔✔What are some barriers for older adults?
✔✔Depression vs. Dementia - ✔✔Because of shared cognitive symptoms of depression
and dementia, misdiagnosis of dementia occurs frequently.
✔✔Assess for higher functioning than would be expected in dementia and look for
downcast mood. - ✔✔What can nurses do to fix the misdiagnosis between dementia
and depression?
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Levomilnacipran - ✔✔- Brand: Fetzima
- SNRIs
- More effective in blocking reuptake of norepinephrine than serotonin' no dopamine
uptake.
✔✔anxiety and enuresis - ✔✔What do TCAs help with besides depression?
✔✔anticholinergic effects, tachycardia, arrhythmias and hypertension, MI, orthostatic
hypotension - ✔✔What are some side effects of TCAs?
✔✔CNS instability and CV issues - ✔✔What are the biggest concerns for drug
interactions with TCAs?
✔✔hypertensive crisis - ✔✔What is the biggest risk for a patient taking an MAOI?
✔✔drugs that depress/stimulate the CNS, Drugs that have anticholinergic properties,
MAOIs - ✔✔What are some drug interaction with TCAs?
✔✔MAOI - ✔✔first antidepressants, but administered only to closely supervised
individuals; rarely used due to toxicity; potentially fatal interactions
✔✔wash-out - ✔✔Requires a _______ period of other antidepressants before starting a
MAOI (2-3 weeks).
✔✔Tyramine - ✔✔What foods should be avoided with a patient taking MAOIs?
✔✔alcoholic beverages, alcohol-free beer, dairy products, all mature cheese, sour
crean, and yogurt, avocados, bananas, fava beans, canned figs, bologna, salami, and
sausage; chocolate, licorice, soy sauce, yeast - ✔✔What are some examples of
tyramine?
✔✔Tricyclic antidepressants - ✔✔- Drowsiness and lightheadedness
- Dry mouth
- Blurred vision
- Constipation
- Appetite and weight changes
- Tremors
✔✔MAOIs - ✔✔- Dry mouth
- Muscular spasms and cramps
- N/D
, - Constipation
- Headache, drowsiness, insomnia, dizziness and lightheadedness
- Sex drive and performance disruptions
✔✔SSRIs - ✔✔- Blurred vision
- Dry mouth
- N/V
- Drowsiness, insomnia, nervousness agitation, restlessness, dizziness, headache
- Sex problems
✔✔Spirituality - ✔✔experiencing something beyond oneself in a transcendent manner
and living in a way that benefits others and society
✔✔Religion - ✔✔the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power,
especially a personal God or gods.
✔✔The category is used when the focus of clinical attention is a religious or spiritual
problem. Ex. Loss or questioning of faith, or questioning spiritual values. - ✔✔What is
some considerations for the DSM-5 and spiritual issues?
✔✔Simplest and easiest spiritual history screening tool, revolving around 4 concepts to
discuss with the patient. - ✔✔What is the HOPE module?
✔✔H- hope or meaning in life
O- organized religion
P- personal spiritual practice
E- effects on medical care or end of life - ✔✔What does the HOPE module stand for?
✔✔Another convenient way for a health care professional to take a spiritual history. -
✔✔What is the FICA module?
✔✔Faith, importance, church/community, address your spiritual needs - ✔✔What does
the FICA module stand for?
✔✔Attitudes, believe depression and memory loss are a part of aging, seen as
weakness, fear of institutionalization, poor communication, and inadequate
transportation. - ✔✔What are some barriers for older adults?
✔✔Depression vs. Dementia - ✔✔Because of shared cognitive symptoms of depression
and dementia, misdiagnosis of dementia occurs frequently.
✔✔Assess for higher functioning than would be expected in dementia and look for
downcast mood. - ✔✔What can nurses do to fix the misdiagnosis between dementia
and depression?
