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DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) - relaxation muscle prior to DBT Greatest patient at risk for Violence - Substance abuse EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) - eye movement desensitization and reprocessing What is dissemination? - Getting the research information out to those who need to know it! Publication - highest level Presenting at National Conference Presenting at Local Conference Journal Club where one person reviews an article What does a 17 on MMSE mean? - M...

What is dissemination? - Getting the research information out to those who need to know it! Publication - highest level Presenting at National Conference Presenting at Local Conference Journal Club where one person reviews an article What does a 17 on MMSE mean? - Moderate cognitive impairment What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system? - Inducer -->will lower dose of Lamictal and BCP's What do BCP's do to Lamictal? - Inducer - will lower dose of Lamictal What is a Type I research error?...

The purpose of the ANA's PMH Nsg: Scope and Standards of Practice is to: a. Define the role and actions for the NP b. Establish the legal authority for the prescription of psychotropic medications c. Define the legal statutes of the role of the PMHNP d. Define the differences between the physician role and the NP role - a. Define the role and actions for the NP The trend in legal rulings on cases involving mental illness over the past 25 years has been to: A - Encourage juries to find de...

Mnemonic for Personality Disorders Antisocial - CORRUPT - Cluster B Conformity Obligations Ignored Reckless Disregard for safety (self & others) Remorse Hacking Underhanded Planning Insufficient Temper Tests used in ruling out BULIMIA - C - serum Ca2+ U - Urinalysis B - BUN S - Serum Glucose x5 signs of Anorexia and if the patient has reached a hibernation state expect to see ___ - Bradycardia Pigmentation of the chest Distended ABD Amenorrhea Peripheral Edema Hypothermia Rep...

What is the introduction phase of the nurse-client relationship? - Creates a trusting environment, establishing professional boundaries, establishing length of anticipated interaction, providing diagnostic evaluation, and setting mutually agreed-upon treatment objectives What is the working phase of the nurse-client relationship? - Clarifying client objectives and mutually set goals, implementing a treatment plan, monitoring health, undertaking preventative health care, measuring and evalua...

Which community-based program is a tertiary level intervention? A. educational sessions at the local community mental health center. B. national association of mental illness meetings that provide education and support. C. Partial hospitalization program that provides intensive group therapy for rehabilitation. D. 12 step organization support meetings, i.e. AA - C. Partial hospitalization program that provides intensive group therapy for rehabilitation. Utilitarianism - Healthcare resource...

What is an intervention for PTSD? - Breathing What is the production of RBCs - Erythropoesis If a pt has a low BMI, is anorexic, BP 86/50 what do you do? - Admit patient Pt is a cutter, NP instructs pt to do what? - Journal What part of the brain is ADHD found in? - prefrontal cortex Boy wants to be girl? - Pt emotional state vs developmental state Soldier's friend died in the war - Return to activities, prevnar, support groups PT used inhalants and feel funny? What do you do? - Refer to...

Outspoken opponent of NP role - Martha Rogers Treatment for AUD - Naltrexone 50mg daily to prevent relapse Acamprosate - resembles GABA and NMDA antagonist. Anti-craving drug used for maintenance therapy of alcohol withdrawal. Dose 2000 mg/day. Combining acamprosate and naltrexone may be more beneficial together Disulfiram- 250mg day - What drug is used to prevent alcohol consumption by blocking aldehyde dehydrogenase? Naloxone (Narcan) - opiate antagonist, reverses opioid induced resirat...

Which of the following statements does not reflect current understanding of neurotransmitter pathways implicated in anxiery disorders? A. Increase levels of CRF in amygdala, hippocampus and LC increase symptoms of anxiety. B. Decreaseing GABA in the Mesolimbic cortex diminishes symptoms of anxiery. C. Increasing serotoneric activity in the amygdala diminishes symptoms of anxiety. D. Decreasing NE in the LC diminishes symptoms of anxiety. - A, C & D are all correct so the answer is B As a ...

HLA-B 1502 - check for prior to starting carbamazepine o asia patient, FDA required. Increased risk of SJS in pts with the allele Medication that can induce Mania: - Steroids, Antidepressants in bipolar, isoniazid, disulfiram- antabase Medication that can induce depression - Beta blockers Benzos Antineoplastic drugs, accutane Steroids Interferon Some retroviral drugs Progesterone Inhibitors - lower dose of medication - Buproprion Clomipramine - tricyclic Clarithromycin Flouroquinol...

Reflexes expected at 1 month - Moro until 4 months, Palmer until 4 months, Plantar util 8 months, Babinski (2 years is disease) Signs of fetal alcohol syndrome - small head, shoey palpebral fissure, inner epicanthal folds. Do IEP and early intervention specialist Rhett Syndrome - a rare disorder found virtually exclusively in girls, is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which the child usually develops normally unitl about 6 to 18 months of age at which characteristics of the syndrome emerge...

A patient fell two weeks ago, striking their head. Today, the patient presented with a persistent headache and nausea and was diagnosed with a small subdural hematoma. The patient has been in the ED for 24 hours awaiting an inpatient bed. The night shift nurse reports the patient has been anxious, restless, shaky, and vomited twice during the night. The patient states they couldn't sleep because a young child kept coming into the room. What is the most likely cause for these signs and symp...

which of the following uses databases applications to shift through large amounts of data and looks for previously hidden trends -data mining a nurse is reviewing a patient's pneumonia vaccination status in the electronic medical record the nurse determines the patient needs this vaccine before discharging to meet the requirements of a current clinical pathway why would the nurse use information systems in this manner -to promote desired clinical outcomes a nursing informatics specialist ...

A patient with borderline personality disorder experiences intense anxiety when an adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner goes on vacation. The best explanation for this reaction is that the patient: A. has failed to develop clear ego boundaries. B. has failed to master object constancy. C. is employing primitive idealization. D. is employing projective identification. - B. has failed to master object constancy 2. A patient has been taking escitalopram (Lexapro) 10 mg dail...

C What are the primary benefits of a team approach to trauma care - it provides a systemic approach to care and organizes care A In the primary survey AVPU is performed to determine if the patient can: - Protect their aiway B WHich may lead to unreliable pulse ox reading - carboxyhemoglobin A The systemic inflammatory response is a normal part of the body's response to shock from traumatic injury. what best describes this response - it is activated by tissue hypoxia and sends neutrophils ...

Data gatherer -In this role the nurse collects clinical data such as vital signs. Information user. -The nurse interprets and structures clinical data, such as a client's report of experienced pain, into information that can then be used to aid clinical decision making and patient monitoring over time. Quality assurance and infection control activities exemplify other ways in which nurses use information to detect patterns. • Knowledge user. -This role is seen when individual patient dat...

information literacy - the ability to recognize when information is needed as well as the skills to find, evaluate, and use needed information effectively information - used to describe data that has been interpreted information science - Focus on how to gather, process and transform information into knowledge. It also incorporates features from 5 other sciences -communication science -computer science -social science -library science -cognitive science clinical practice guidelines - a...

Get a hint This system is comprised of the hardware and software that make up an organization's infrastructure. - Information Systems This science, originally a sub-discipline of computer science, supports the collection and management of information and applies technology to make information usable. - Information Science The use of information and computer technology to support all aspects of nursing practice, including direct delivery of care, administration, education, and research - ...

An inequality condition is also known as a natural join and an equality condition is also called a theta join. - False When using a(n) _____ join, only rows that meet the given criteria are returned. - inner The statement SELECT * FROM T1, T2 produces a(n) _____ join. - cross A(n) _____ join will select only the rows with matching values in the common attribute(s). - natural If a designer wishes to create an inner join, but the two tables do not have a commonly named attribute, he can use...

An alias is especially useful when a table must be joined to itself in a(n) ___________________ query. - recursive The ___________ condition is generally composed of an equality comparison between the foreign key and the primary key of related tables. - join A database language enables the user to create database and table structures to perform basic data management chores. - TRUE ______________________ is the process the DBMS uses to verify that only registered users access the database....