Walden University NURS 6630 Study Guide.2022

NURS 6630 MIDTERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE



 Non-compliant patients
 Neurotransmitters
 Gene Expression
 Cytochrome P450 Enzyme System
 Pharmacokinetics
 Mechanisms of receptors including:
o G-Protein linked receptors
o nicotine cholinergic
o serotonin
o dopamine
o norepinephrine
o D2 receptors
o glycine receptors
o ionotropic receptors
 Medications classifications – Full agonists, antagonists, partial agonist, and inverse agonists
 Therapeutics, side effects, dosing, use, and special populations for medications to treat
o Psychosis and schizophrenia
o bipolar disorders
o depression
o mania
o paranoid psychosis
o panic disorders
o fibromyalgia
o smoking cessation
o Parkinson’s disease
o anxiety
o stress
o PTSD
 How to identify improvement in a patient following administration of medication
 System-based approaches to treatment
 MAO inhibitors



Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology

Chapter 1 – Chemical Neurotransmission

 Anatomical versus chemical basis of neurotransmission