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How does reviewing the genetic makeup of a client help guide the PMHNP in selecting medication for clients? - Genetic testing can assist by providing more information on how clients may respond to certain psychotropic medications, as well as providing information on how a client may break down and metabolize medications based on the cytochrome P450 system. There may be an environmental exposure that turned a gene "on" that should have been "off" for one twin to develop schizophrenia and ...

Describe one hormone that may cause aggressive behaviour in males. (2) - Testosterone is a hormone that is linked to aggression in males (1). It is thought that testosterone exposure in the womb affects neural pathways in the brain (1). Explain one strength and one weakness of research into the influence of hormones on aggressive behaviour (4) - Strength The influence of hormones on aggressive behaviour has supporting evidence such as Dabbs et al. (1987) (1) who found high testosterone...

Define confidentiality. - Not disclosing the identity of participants. Define privacy. - Keeping information private. Define laboratory experiment. - An experiment conducted in a controlled environment. Define field experiment. - A procedure conducted in a natural environment. Define natural experiment. - A study that examines a naturally occurring variable in a real life situation. Define structured interview. - An interview consisting of pre-set questions. Define unstructure...

A nurse is assessing a client who reports using several herbal and vitamin supplements daily, including saw palmetto. The nurse should recognize that saw palmetto is a supplement used by clients to elicit which of the following therapeutic effects A. urinary health promotion B. immune system stimulation C. decreased leg pain from arterial disease D. prevention of nausea caused by motion sickness - A. urinary health promotion Saw palmetto is used primarily for manifestations related to p...

Medication that treats hyperkalemia? - sodium polystyrene sulfonate Treatment for hyponatremia? - Hypertonic solution- IV (Improves cognition) St. John's wort interactors? - SSRIs, SNRIs, S/E: Ace Inhibitors ("prils")/ARBs ("sartans") - HYPOTENSION, DRY COUGH, ANGIOEDEMA. S/E: Beta blockers ("olols") - BRADYCARDIA, Nasal congestion, AV block, REBOUND EXCITATION (if stopped), Bronchospasms. S/E: Vasodilators ("nitros") - HYPOTENSION, TOXICITY, Dizziness, Headac...

A provider prescribes phenobarbital for a client who has a seizure disorder. The medication has a long half-life of 4 days. How many times per day should the nurse expect to administer this medication? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four - A. One (Medications with long half-lives remain at their therapeutic levels between doses for long periods of time. The nurse should expect to administer this medication once a day.) A staff educator is reviewing medication dosages and factors that infl...

a nurse is preparing to administer a drug to a client. In which of the following sections of a drug handbook should the nurse look to determine if the drug has more than one use? -adverse effects -indications -pharmacokinetics -nursing implications - indications a nurse is reviewing a drug handbook prior to administering a drug to a client who has kidney disease. The handbook states that the drug can be administered but identifies certain risks. Which of the following terms desc...

Medications for Infection: Aminoglycosides - Gentamcin - fights infection - C: pregnancy, renal issues - AE: Ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity, hypersensitivity - NC: Peaks and troughs Medications for Infection: Carbapenems - Meropenem, Imipenem - fights infection - C: Penicillin allergy, renal issues - AE: GI upset, superinfection, allergies - NC: Monitor for allergic reactions Medications for Infection: Penicillins - Penicillin, Amoxicillin, Ampicillin - fights infection - C: All...

Ch 1 Summary: Psychological disorder - A psychological disorder is 1) a psychological dysfunction within an individual that is 2) associated with distress or impairment in functioning and 3) a response that is not typical or culturally expected. All 3 basic criteria must be met; no one criterion alone has yet been identified that defines the essence of abnormality Ch 1 Summary: Psychopathology - Field is concerned with the scientific study of psychological disorders. Trained mental health pr...

alter identities - In a person with dissociative identity disorder, personalities other than the host personality conversion disorder - Pattern in which symptoms of some physical malfunction or loss of control appear without any underlying organic pathology; originally called hysteria depersonalization - Temporary loss of sense of one's own self and one's own reality depersonalization/derealization disorder - Dissociative disorder in which episodes of depersonalization and derealizati...