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Week 7: Management of Psychiatric Conditions in Primary Care Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to promote prudent and safe care of behavioral health conditions in the primary care setting. This assignment allows students to explore the various influencers of treating behavioral health concerns in the primary care setting while providing ethical care and safeguarding themselves legally. Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes: • CO ...

Week 7: Management of Psychiatric Conditions in Primary Care Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to promote prudent and safe care of behavioral health conditions in the primary care setting. This assignment allows students to explore the various influencers of treating behavioral health concerns in the primary care setting while providing ethical care and safeguarding themselves legally. Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes: • CO ...

Week 7: Management of Psychiatric Conditions in Primary Care Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to promote prudent and safe care of behavioral health conditions in the primary care setting. This assignment allows students to explore the various influencers of treating behavioral health concerns in the primary care setting while providing ethical care and safeguarding themselves legally. Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes: • CO ...

Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to promote prudent and safe care of behavioral health conditions in the primary care setting. This assignment allows students to explore the various influencers of treating behavioral health concerns in the primary care setting while providing ethical care and safeguarding themselves legally. Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes: • CO 1: Select appropriate medications according to patient present...

1. Question: A patient returns to the office 3 weeks after starting a new antidepressant medication. She tells the NP, “I’ve been taking it every day like I’m supposed to and I don’t feel any different. I don’t think it’s working.” What would be the appropriate response? 2. Question: Match each medication used in the treatment of Parkinson Disease to its mechanism of action: 3. Question: Cholinesterase inhibitors are used to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer Disease by increasing...

1. Question: A patient returns to the office 3 weeks after starting a new antidepressant medication. She tells the NP, “I’ve been taking it every day like I’m supposed to and I don’t feel any different. I don’t think it’s working.” What would be the appropriate response? 2. Question: Match each medication used in the treatment of Parkinson Disease to its mechanism of action: 3. Question: Cholinesterase inhibitors are used to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer Disease by increasing...

1. Question: Patient B is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), patient caregiver reports to the provider that patient has been found wandering in his neighborhood where he has lived for the past ten years, patient has been having difficulty sleeping, and some days does not recognize family members or friends. Which symptoms of AD is the patient experiencing? 2. Question: Patient K is prescribed Donepezil for symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease, what patient education would the Nurse Practi...

1. Question: What are the mild symptoms of Alzheimer disease? Select all that apply. 2. Question: Melinda a 75-year-old Caucasian female was prescribed by her nurse practitioner Donepezil. Patient wanted to know which medication can interact with this medication. Which of the following medication can block the cholinergic receptors and reduce the therapeutic effects of Donepezil? 3. Question: A nurse practitioner is giving education to a patient that is recently prescribed with Tolcapone (Ta...

1. Question: Which of the following is not a severe symptom of Alzheimer’s disease? 2. Question: Which of the following statements made by the patient’s family indicates successful education for cholinesterase inhibitors? 3. Question: Select all that apply. Which of the following are appropriate treatment modalities for migraine headaches? 4. Question: What is an appropriate initial treatment for a patient with mild Parkinson’s? 5. Question: What is the Black Box Warning for Tolcap...

1. Question: A newly diagnosed Alzheimer's patient has been prescribed Rivastigmine, a cholinesterase inhibitor; the nurse practitioner provides patient education about the recently prescribed medication. Which of the statement by the patient may alert the NP that the patient requires further teaching? 2. Question: Which of the following medications should not be used by a 29-year-old woman who does not desire pregnancy while taking antiseizure medication because it decreases the effectivenes...

1. Question: A 73-year-old patient presented to the clinic with his spouse, who states that the patient has been showing signs of confusion, memory loss, and disorientation in familiar surroundings. The patient has been taking donepezil (Aricept) 10 mg, by mouth, once a day for 6 months. Because the patient’s symptoms have begun to worse, the patient’s spouse is requesting that the dose of donepezil be increased. What should you, as the Nurse Practitioner, tell the spouse? 2. Question: Wha...

1. Question: A 26-year-old patient has been prescribed Phenytoin (Dilantin) chewable tablets for a recent tonic-colonic seizure activity. At her next PCP follow-up the NP evaluates all her medications and finds that the patient has been taking her Oral Contraceptives (OCP). What will the NP tell the patient? 2. Question: What should be assessed before prescribing and administering Imitrex (sumatriptan)? 3. Question: Select all that apply regarding the use of rivastigmine transdermal patches: ...

1. Question: Mr. Smith is a 75-year-old with a new diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. He was recently started on donepezil. He presented to the clinic with new symptoms. The nurse providing care performed an assessment and suspected the patient might be experiencing some side effects from the medication. What are the common side effects of donepezil? (Select all that apply) 2. Question: Match the mechanism of action with the correct medication. 3. Question: A patient with Parkinson's dise...

1. Question: Which treatment for Alzheimer’s disease comes in oral form and a transdermal patch and is used for dementia associated with Parkinson’s disease 2. Question: Which treatment for Alzheimer’s disease comes in oral form and a transdermal patch and is used for dementia associated with Parkinson’s disease 3. Question: Which CNs disorder is characterized by periods of unusual symptoms such as staring blankly, loss of consciousness, loss of sensation, or uncontrollable twitching...

NR 566 Week 4 Midterm Study Guide

1. Question: Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) 2. Question: Treatment of chlamydial pneumonia in infant (options will include dose, but if you know the correct drug, the dose will come with it on the exam so no need to memorize dose) 3. Question: Broad vs narrow spectrum agents 4. Question: Empiric antibiotics 5. Question: Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea 6. Question: One question from article in required reading list: 7. Question: Penicillin 8. Question: Cephalosporins ...

Week 1 • Professor question:Why are statins recommended in the evening instead of morning? (pg 561)After starting John on insulin, he calls the office saying he feels bad. He said when he checked his blood sugar before calling it was 52 mg/dl. What instructions should he be given? • Professor question: What diabetic medications would be contraindicated in patients with heart failure? Which diabetic drug(s) may have beneficial effects in heart failure?(text has info on this but ADA 202...

1. Question: Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) 2. Question: Treatment of chlamydial pneumonia in infant (options will include dose, but if you know the correct drug, the dose will come with it on the exam so no need to memorize dose) 3. Question: Broad vs narrow spectrum agents 4. Question: Empiric antibiotics 5. Question: Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea 6. Question: One question from article in required reading list: 7. Question: Penicillin 8. Question: Cephalosporins ...

1. Question: Which class(es) of medications are contraindicated or have Black Box Warnings in place with pregnancy? Select all that apply. 2. Question: Which class of medications should not be combined with Colchicine? 3. Question: True or False: Colchicine should not be combined with the medication class of Statins due to an increased risk of myopathy. 4. Question: Which class of DM medications can have a side effect of vitamin B12 and folate deficiency dueto decreased absorption? 5. Questi...

1. Question: Which class(es) of medications are contraindicated or have Black Box Warnings in place with pregnancy? Select all that apply. 2. Question: Which class of medications should not be combined with Colchicine? 3. Question: True or False: Colchicine should not be combined with the medication class of Statins due to an increased risk of myopathy. 4. Question: Which class of DM medications can have a side effect of vitamin B12 and folate deficiency dueto decreased absorption? 5. Questi...