NUR2474 MENTAL HEALTH FINAL
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED AND GRADED A+
What type of patients go to memory care?
Dementia or Alzheimers
What type of environment is a memory care unit?
Locked unit, 24-7 supervision.
What type of activities do you implement to interact with memory care
patients?
Activities that help them to recall their past-show old photos, ask
questions like what was your first job? where did you grow up? what
was your parents names?
S/S of depression
depressed mood, insomnia, excessive sleeping, indecisiveness,
decreased ability to concentrate, suicidal ideation, increase or
decrease in motor activity, increase or decrease in wt. and agnosia.
Who influence peplau?
Influenced by Sullivan's interpersonal relationship theory.
,What was peplau's theory?
Interpersonal theory of nursing. Nurses therapeutic use of self
during the nurse-patient interaction had a direct impact on the
outcome of the patient's well-being.
What is impulsive behavior?
Common in borderline personality disorder. tendency to act w/o
thinking about the consequences of your actions
Characteristic of conversion disorder
Marked by symptoms or deficits that affect voluntary motor or
sensory functions.
Symptoms of conversion disorder.
Involuntary movements, seizures, paralysis, abnormal gait,
anesthesia, blindness, and deafness. Symptoms cannot be lnked
back to a certain cause.
Foods high in tyramine
aged cheese, cured meats, smoked or processed meats, pickled or
fermented foods, sauces, soybeans, peas, dried or overripe fruits,
alcoholic beverages.
, Difference between compassion and empathy?
Compasson-sympathetic feeling towards other w/o attempt to know
their feeling or understand suffering. Empathy-imagine another's
problem coupled with strong feeling for that person.
Preferred questionnaire for possible alcohol abuse?
MAST (Michigan alcoholism screening testing) MAST-G for geriatrics
What is dopamine?
NT-involved in cognition, motivation, and movement. Controls
emotional responses and the brain's reward and pleasure center.
Stimulate the heart and increases blood flow to vital organs.
With what diseases does dopamine increase? decrease?
increase-schizophrenia decrease-Parkinson's disease and
depression
What is serotonin?
NT found in the brain and SC. Regulate mood, arousal, attention,
behavior, and body temp.
With what diseases does serotonin increase? Decrease?
Increase-anxiety. Decrease-depression
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED AND GRADED A+
What type of patients go to memory care?
Dementia or Alzheimers
What type of environment is a memory care unit?
Locked unit, 24-7 supervision.
What type of activities do you implement to interact with memory care
patients?
Activities that help them to recall their past-show old photos, ask
questions like what was your first job? where did you grow up? what
was your parents names?
S/S of depression
depressed mood, insomnia, excessive sleeping, indecisiveness,
decreased ability to concentrate, suicidal ideation, increase or
decrease in motor activity, increase or decrease in wt. and agnosia.
Who influence peplau?
Influenced by Sullivan's interpersonal relationship theory.
,What was peplau's theory?
Interpersonal theory of nursing. Nurses therapeutic use of self
during the nurse-patient interaction had a direct impact on the
outcome of the patient's well-being.
What is impulsive behavior?
Common in borderline personality disorder. tendency to act w/o
thinking about the consequences of your actions
Characteristic of conversion disorder
Marked by symptoms or deficits that affect voluntary motor or
sensory functions.
Symptoms of conversion disorder.
Involuntary movements, seizures, paralysis, abnormal gait,
anesthesia, blindness, and deafness. Symptoms cannot be lnked
back to a certain cause.
Foods high in tyramine
aged cheese, cured meats, smoked or processed meats, pickled or
fermented foods, sauces, soybeans, peas, dried or overripe fruits,
alcoholic beverages.
, Difference between compassion and empathy?
Compasson-sympathetic feeling towards other w/o attempt to know
their feeling or understand suffering. Empathy-imagine another's
problem coupled with strong feeling for that person.
Preferred questionnaire for possible alcohol abuse?
MAST (Michigan alcoholism screening testing) MAST-G for geriatrics
What is dopamine?
NT-involved in cognition, motivation, and movement. Controls
emotional responses and the brain's reward and pleasure center.
Stimulate the heart and increases blood flow to vital organs.
With what diseases does dopamine increase? decrease?
increase-schizophrenia decrease-Parkinson's disease and
depression
What is serotonin?
NT found in the brain and SC. Regulate mood, arousal, attention,
behavior, and body temp.
With what diseases does serotonin increase? Decrease?
Increase-anxiety. Decrease-depression
