NUR 221 EXAM 4
,NUR 221
NUR 221 EXAM 4 Latest Update.
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia - ✔✔✔-hallucinations, delusions, paranoia,
disordered thinking
negative symptoms of schizophrenia - ✔✔✔-social withdrawal, poor judgment, poor
self-care
cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia - ✔✔✔-inability to focus attention, learning and
memory difficulty
Criteria A symptoms for schizophrenia - ✔✔✔--present for 1 month
-delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech
-presence of negative symptoms (social withdrawal)
-grossly abnormal psychomotor behavior
major objectives of schizophrenia drug therapy - ✔✔✔--suppression of acute episodes
-prevention of acute exacerbations
-maintenance of the highest possible level of functioning
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, NUR 221
schizophrenia non-medication therapy - ✔✔✔--counseling for patient and family
-behavioral therapy
-vocational training
dosing schizophrenia drug therapy - ✔✔✔--highly individualized
-older adults require smaller doses
-size and timing likely to be changed over course of therapy
treatment adherence - ✔✔✔--establish good therapeutic relationship with patient
-ensure medication is taken (develop plan)
-provide patient with instructions
First generation antipsychotic agents’ classification - ✔✔✔-classified by potency
-low potency
-medium potency
-high potency (Haldol)
First generation antipsychotic agents - ✔✔✔--block dopamine receptors
-can cause serious movement disorders
-extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)
extrapyramidal symptoms - ✔✔✔--acute dystonia (severe spasms of muscles of tongue,
face)
-Parkinsonism (mask-like face, drooling, tremor, shuffling gait)
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,NUR 221
NUR 221 EXAM 4 Latest Update.
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia - ✔✔✔-hallucinations, delusions, paranoia,
disordered thinking
negative symptoms of schizophrenia - ✔✔✔-social withdrawal, poor judgment, poor
self-care
cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia - ✔✔✔-inability to focus attention, learning and
memory difficulty
Criteria A symptoms for schizophrenia - ✔✔✔--present for 1 month
-delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech
-presence of negative symptoms (social withdrawal)
-grossly abnormal psychomotor behavior
major objectives of schizophrenia drug therapy - ✔✔✔--suppression of acute episodes
-prevention of acute exacerbations
-maintenance of the highest possible level of functioning
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, NUR 221
schizophrenia non-medication therapy - ✔✔✔--counseling for patient and family
-behavioral therapy
-vocational training
dosing schizophrenia drug therapy - ✔✔✔--highly individualized
-older adults require smaller doses
-size and timing likely to be changed over course of therapy
treatment adherence - ✔✔✔--establish good therapeutic relationship with patient
-ensure medication is taken (develop plan)
-provide patient with instructions
First generation antipsychotic agents’ classification - ✔✔✔-classified by potency
-low potency
-medium potency
-high potency (Haldol)
First generation antipsychotic agents - ✔✔✔--block dopamine receptors
-can cause serious movement disorders
-extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)
extrapyramidal symptoms - ✔✔✔--acute dystonia (severe spasms of muscles of tongue,
face)
-Parkinsonism (mask-like face, drooling, tremor, shuffling gait)
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