Sharpenyourmind

• Question 1 1 out of 1 points Why does the PMHNP avoid prescribing clozapine (Clozaril) as a first-line treatment to the patient with psychosis and aggression? Selected Answer: A. There is too high a risk of serious adverse side effects. • Question 2 1 out of 1 points A 75-year-old male patient diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease presents with agitation and aggressive behavior. The PMHNP determines which of the following to be the best treatment option? Sele...

QUESTION 1 What will the PMHNP most likely prescribe to a patient with psychotic aggression who needs to manage the top-down cortical control and the excessive drive from striatal hyperactivity? A. Stimulants B. Antidepressants C. Antipsychotics D. SSRIs QUESTION 2 The PMHNP is selecting a medication treatment option for a patient who is exhibiting psychotic behaviors with poor impulse control and aggression. Of the available treatments, which can help temper some of the adverse effects ...

Question 1 1 out of 1 points A noncompliant patient states, “Why do you want me to put this poison in my body?” Identify the best response made by the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP). Selected Answer: D. “Why do you believe that your medication is poison?” • Question 2 0 out of 1 points Which statement about neurotransmitters and medications is true? Selected Answer: D. The neurotransmitter serotonin is directly linked to depression....

• Question 1 0 out of 0 points When completing this exam, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity? Selected Answer: Yes • Question 2 1 out of 1 points The PMHNP understands that slow-dose extended release stimulants are most appropriate for which patient with ADHD? Selected Answer: c. 8-year-old patient • Question 3 1 out of 1 points Jordan is diagnosed with obsessive compulsive di...

• Question 1 1 out of 1 points Brandon is a non-compliant patient that presents to the clinic asking for help with his alcohol dependence. The PMHNP evaluates the patient and determines a long-acting injection that blocks the mu-receptors would be the best treatment option for Brandon. Which medication should the PMHNP prescribe? Selected Answer: c. Naltrexone (VIVITROL) • Question 2 1 out of 1 points Sandra complains of constipation after being on quetiapine (SEROQU...

NURS 6630 MIDTERM EXAM 7 – QUESTION AND ANSWERS When an unstable patient asks why it is necessary to add medications to his current regimen, the PMHNP’s best response would be: Selected Answer: C. “Many psychiatric illnesses involve several dys-functioning neurotransmitter systems in the brain. Often, a single medication may only effect one or two of the dys-functioning systems. The addition of another medication can work with the current medication in stabilizing multiple neurotra...

• Question 1 2 out of 2 points Any woman with a complicated cystitis or symptoms of upper tract disease needs a urine culture and: Selected Answer: a. Sensitivity test • Question 2 2 out of 2 points What is the most common disorder leading to hyperthyroidism? Selected Answer: b. Graves’ disease • Question 3 2 out of 2 points What is a possible cause of abdominal pain during pregnancy? Selected Answer: a. Round ligament pain • Que...

1. Resection of the liver and regeneration and follow up labs pp 546-548 -commonly indicated for primary and secondary malignant tumours and symptomatic benign tumours -May also but indicated in traumatic injury, infection/abscesses, and living donor transplantation -after resection, the liver function will be impaired for several wks -Regeneration starts within 24hr with hepatic cell replication and has considerable regeneration within 10 days and completed regeneration by 4-5wks. -grow...

• Question 1 1 out of 1 points A 35-year-old patient seeks treatment for depression and anxiety after an abusive relationship. To help empower the patient, the PMHNP wants to teach the safe-place exercise to create a feeling of calm. In order to walk the patient through the exercise, the PMHNP first says: Selected Answer: A. “Identify an image of a safe place that makes you feel calm.” • Question 2 1 out of 1 points The PMHNP is working with a patient who has dis...

The PMHNP is caring for a patient who the PMHNP believes would benefit from a relational psychodynamic approach to therapy. Which action made by the PMHNP demonstrates appropriate use and understanding of the relationship psychodynamic model? Selected Answer: C. Focusing the exploration on here and now Question 2 1 out of 1 points After informing a prospective patient about limits of confidentiality, the patient consents to the “conditions” of confidentiality and signs an informed co...