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NRNP 6675-15; NRNP 6675 Week 6 Midterm Exam 2022/23 100% solved -Graded A+
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NRNP 6675-15; NRNP 6675 Week 6 Midterm Exam 2022 100% solved -Graded A+ NRNP 6675-15; NRNP 6675 Week 6 Midterm Exam 2022 100% solved -Graded A+ 1. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select all that apply Age Rapid dose escalation Parental route of administration Higher potency typical antipsychotics 2. Antipsychotic medications provide D2 blockade in the mesocortical pathway causing which of the following effects? Reduces negative symptoms Increases e...
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NRNP 6675-15; NRNP 6675 Week 6 Midterm Exam 2022/23 100% solved -Graded A+
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NRNP 6675-15; NRNP 6675 Week 6 Midterm Exam 2022 100% solved -Graded A+ NRNP 6675-15; NRNP 6675 Week 6 Midterm Exam 2022 100% solved -Graded A+ 1. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select all that apply Age Rapid dose escalation Parental route of administration Higher potency typical antipsychotics 2. Antipsychotic medications provide D2 blockade in the mesocortical pathway causing which of the following effects? Reduces negative symptoms Increases e...
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Midterm Exam: NR546/ NR 546 Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 2023/ 2024 Update| Questions and Verified Answers| New!! – Chamberlain
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Midterm Exam: NR546/ NR 546 Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 2023/ 2024 Update| Questions and Verified Answers| New!! – Chamberlain 
 
Q: What diagnosis has a diagnosis of psychosis as a feature? 
 
Answer: 
mania 
depression 
cognitive disorders 
dementia 
 
 
 
Q: What are some positive symptoms? 
 
Answer: 
Hallucinations 
Delusions 
Thought disorder 
Hostility 
Excitability 
 
 
 
Q: What are some Negative symptoms? 
 
Answer: 
Affective flattening ...
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NR546 NR 546 PSYCHOPHARM MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025 GRADED A+.
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NR546 NR 546 PSYCHOPHARM 
MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS 
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 
2024/2025 GRADED A+. 
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1. How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala?: inhibits andactivates the 
amygdala 
2. Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?:speech compre-hension 
3. The limbic system is associated with which of the following: emotion andlearning 
4. Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?: hip-pocampus 
5. When prescribing psychotropic medications...
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NR 546 Antipsychotics Table Week 3 Assignments.
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NR 546 Antipsychotics Table Week 3 Assignments. 
Drug name Indication 
Target symptoms: state if positive or negative effect 
Potency (if noted. receptor occupancy if noted) 
Neurotransmitter(s) affected 
Half-life (T1/2), 
metabolism (CYP 
450 enzyme) 
Notable side effects (associate to pathway or NT) 
Typical antipsychotics (conventional) 
Haloperidol Target symptoms: 
Manifestations of psychotic disorders 
Tics and vocal utterances in Tourette’s Syndrome 
Second-line treatment of severe beh...
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NSG552 Psychopharmacology Exam 1 |91 questions and answers.
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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...
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NR 546 Midterm Exam 2023/2024 Questions AND Answers Update A+
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NR 546 Midterm Exam 
2023/2024 Questions AND 
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What should the PMHNP consider when prescribing chemical restraints? - Answer-- 
allergy status 
-prior med hx for adverse drug reactions r/t the meds ordered in the chemical restraint 
-state regulations regarding chemical restrains must be reviewed 
Are the PMHNP and other staff liable if the client has an allergic reaction or adverse 
side effects to the drugs used for chemical restraint? - Answer-No. 
The client has been court-...
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NURS660 Psychopharm 660 Exam 1 Questions with Complete Solutions
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NURS660 Psychopharm 660 Exam 1 Questions with Complete Solutions 
Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia - ANSWER Delusions, hallucinations, distortions, agitation, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior 
 
Where do positive symptoms originate? - ANSWER Mesolimbic dopamine pathway 
 
Medications to treat positive symptoms - ANSWER Antipsychotics 
 
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia - ANSWER Flat affect, alogia, affective blunting, asociality, anhedonia, avolition. 
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NURS 660 Psychopharmacology Exam 1 Review 2023
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NURS 660 Psychopharmacology Exam 1 Review 2023. Know the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, where 
they originate from, and what medications treat these symptoms. 
Positive symptoms: 
 psychosis, hallucinations, delusions 
 Mesolimbic origin 
 Medications: D2 antagonists 
Negative symptoms: 
 more related to mood disturbance, apathy, anhedonia, neuroleptic 
dysphoria, cognitive blunting 
 Mesocortical/prefrontal cortex, nucleus accumbens, reward circuit 
origins 
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Maryville Psychopharmacology, Exam 1 Review
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How many dopamine pathways in the brain? - Answer - 5 but only 4 associated with schizophrenia 
 
Nigrostriatal Dopamine Pathway controls - Answer - motor function and movement (part of EP NS) 
 
Nigrostriatal Dopamine Pathway dopamine excess - Answer - Hyperkinetic movements such as tics/dyskinesias 
 
mesolimbic dopamine pathway controls - Answer - Pleasure, reward, euphoria of drug abuse and reinforcing behavior 
 
Mesolimbic dopamine pathway excess - Answer - delusions and hallucinations - p...
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