NR 567 Week 1 Study Worksheet Central Nervous System Chamberlain

NR567Week1:StudyWorksheetCentralNervousSystem Purpose The purpose of this activity is to provide students with the opportunity to develop acomprehensivefoundationinacuteandcriticalcarepharmacotherapy.CompletionoftheStudyWorksheetwill be usedtocomplete theWeek1Quiz. Requirements Download the Study Worksheet. Research and answer the questions below as you explore theWeek1moduleandrequirements.EnteryourresponsesintheWeek1QuizbySundayat11:59 p.m.MT.Donotsubmitthisform;completetheQuizusingtheanswersfromtheStudyWorksheet. Questions 1. Whichofthefollowingmedicationsshouldbegiventopatientspresentingtotheemergencydepartment (ED) with an altered level of consciousness, seizures, or both, if a concern ofWernicke-Korsakoffsyndromeexists? 2. Whichofthefollowingpharmaceuticalagentsisnotrecommendedfortreatingmethanolpoisoning? 3. Whichofthefollowingpharmaceuticalagentsisthepreferredantiseizuremedicationforageneralizedseizuredisorderina25-year-old pregnantfemale? 4. Whichofthefollowingistheleastpreferableinitialtreatmentofchoiceforstatusepilepticus? 5. Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue? 6. Yourpatienthasbeentakingrisperidone(Risperdal)buthasdevelopedhyperprolactinemia.Whichofthefollowing mayhelpmanagehyperprolactinemia? 7. A 35-year-old female with a long history of anxiety treated with diazepam (Valium) hasincreasingly become fearful and anxious about the Coronavirus pandemic and triples her dailydose.Sheisfoundextremelylethargicandobtundedtwodaysaftertheincreaseddosing.Whichof the following pharmaceutical agents should the nurse practitioner order to treat hercondition? 8. A25-year-oldmalewithahistoryofbipolardiseasepresentstotheemergencydepartment(ED)with acute agitation characteristic of mania. Non-pharmacological methods of de-escalationhave been attempted without success. Which of the following is not recommended to treat thispatient? 9. Whichofthefollowingisalong-actingbenzodiazepinethatisusedtotreatanxiety? 10. Acutedystoniacandevelopafterearlyinitiationofwhichofthefollowing?