Psychiatry

2. A male client is admitted to the mental health unit because he was feeling depressed about the loss of his wife and job. The client has a history of alcohol dependency and admits that he was drinking alcohol 12 hours ago. Vital signs are: temperature, 100° F, pulse 100, and BP 142/100. The nurse plans to give the client lorazepam (Ativan) based on which priority nursing diagnosis? A) Risk for injury related to suicidal ideation. B) Risk for injury related to alcohol detoxification. C) ...

Zyprexa (olanzapine) - correct answeratypical antipsychotic Schizophrenia - correct answerA psychotic disorder involving distortions in thoughts, perceptions, and/or emotions. delirium - correct answermental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious, reversible but can be fatal Dementia - correct answerAn abnormal condition marked by multiple cognitive defects that include memory impairment. personality disorders - Cluster a: odd and eccentric - correct an...

Inhalants: Intoxication affects - correct answerWithdrawal effects Euphoria Dizziness Blurred vision loss of inhibition muscle weakness depressed reflexes slurred speech loss of coordination Assess motivation and stage of/readiness for change Prochaska DiClemente and Norcross - correct answerStages 1 Precontemplation personal realization and decreased defensiveness and rationalization through social pressure dramatic experience media consequences and social norms 2 Contemplation Shifting ...

Psychiatric-mental health nursing - correct answeremploys a purposeful use of self as its art and a wide range of nursing, psychosocial, and neurobiological theories and research evidence as its science mental illness - correct answermedical conditions-dysfunctions of the brain and neurotransmitters, that affect a person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to other and daily functions epidemiology - correct answerstudy of the number of cases of disorders in human populations s...

Psychiatric-mental health nursing - correct answeremploys a purposeful use of self as its art and a wide range of nursing, psychosocial, and neurobiological theories and research evidence as its science mental illness - correct answermedical conditions-dysfunctions of the brain and neurotransmitters, that affect a person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to other and daily functions epidemiology - correct answerstudy of the number of cases of disorders in human populations s...

statements about cerebellar astrocytomas - correct answerA - They typically arise from the lateral cerebellum B - Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma is the most common form of cerebellar astrocytoma C - Children with von Hippel-Lindau Disease have an increased incidence of cerebellar hemangioblastomas D - Complete surgical resection is associated with improved outcomes and cures in most patients Which of the following tests is best suited for determining degree and nature of cognitive im...

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - correct answer-days to months to develop -MUSCLE RIGIDITY, fever, delirium, unstable BP Serotonin Syndrome - correct answer-any medication that affects serotonin -occurs w/in 24 hours -HYPER-REACTIVE, tremors, jumping reflexes, high BP, fever, agitation Obsessions - correct answerpersistent thoughts/urges/impulses that cause distress Compulsions - correct answerritualistic or repetitive behaviors that pts feel compelled to engage in to prevent or cont...

Kaplan & Sadock's Psychiatry Test Bank 2023/2024

Concise Guide to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Concise Guides) 5 Ed. by Mina K. Dulcan , Rachel R. Ballard , Poonam Jha, Julie M. Sadhu