Psychosis Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

DSM-IV Axes CORRECT ANSWER *Axis I* = All mental illness EXCEPT personality disorders & mental retardation *Axis II* = Personality disorders & Mental retardation *Axis III* = General medical conditions *Axis IV* = Psychosocial & Environmental problems *Axis V* = Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score Psychosis - Symptoms - Medical causes CORRECT ANSWER *Symptoms* - Abnormal perception of reality - Hallucinations + Delusions + Disorganized thinking *Medical Causes* ...

ICU Psychosis - correct answer . Also called critical care unit (CCU) psychosis or ICU delirium. . Defined as a disorder in which patients in an ICU or similar setting experience a cluster of serious psychiatric symptoms. . Approximately 40% of critical care patients experience ICU psychosis, but the percentage ↑s up to 80% in the elderly. ***Patients who are admitted with intact mental status and no evidence of psychiatric symptoms or history, become confused and agitated, and demons...

WALDEN UNIVERSITY NURS 6630 FINAL EXAM 100+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2023/2024. NURS6630 Final Exam: Walden University 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 beha...

Nursing 102 Psychosis EAQ Questions and Answers 2023/2024. Due Apr 9, 2023 by 11:55 pm Passed 48 out of 49 questions answered correctly Completed on Feb 26, 2023 9:43 pm Incorrect (1) Parents reports that their 4-year-old child partially awakens from sleep, sweats profusely, and screams in the night. Which is the best action in this situation? Recommend that the parents take their child into their own bed. Ask the child to describe the dream that he or she saw last night. Instruct the...

Georgette's LMR PMHNP Certification Exam What drugs should be avoided with Kava Kava? - Alprazolam CNS depressants (e.g., phenobarbital, zolpidem) Cultural Formulation Interview perform what 3 functions? - Clarify meaning of illness Empower the patient Validate symptoms within cultural context What does a cultural formulation interview do? - cultural assessment What is the normal range for TSH? - 0.5 - 5.0 mu/L What are lab values in Hyperthyroidism - Decreased TSH Increased T...

NR 546 Midterm Exam Chlorpromazine Thiazide & Pimozide Aripiprazole Correct! Clozapine & Olanzapine Question 2 2 / 2 pts The PMHNP has prescribed chlorpromazine hydrochloride (Thorazine) for a patient with psychosis, and the patient is to continue on the oral medication after discharge from the psychiatric unit. As part of educating the patient about the medication, the PMHNP should advise him or her to avoid: exercise. Correct! sun exposure. tobacco products. milk products. socially sensitive C...

Test Bank For Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications 5th Edition by Stephen M. Stahl 8573, X, 5857, 8 Chapter 1 Chemical neurotransmission Chapter 2 Transporters, receptors, and enzymes as targets of psychopharmacological drug action Chapter 3 Ion channels as targets of psychopharmacological drug action Chapter 4 Psychosis and schizophrenia Chapter 5 Antipsychotic agents Chapter 6 Mood disorders Chapter 7: Antidepressants/Depre...

NURS 660 Psychopharmacology Exam 1 Review 2023. Know the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, where they originate from, and what medications treat these symptoms. Positive symptoms:  psychosis, hallucinations, delusions  Mesolimbic origin  Medications: D2 antagonists Negative symptoms:  more related to mood disturbance, apathy, anhedonia, neuroleptic dysphoria, cognitive blunting  Mesocortical/prefrontal cortex, nucleus accumbens, reward circuit origins ...

Nursing 102 Psychosis EAQ Questions and Answers 2023/2024. Completed on Feb 26, 2023 9:43 pm Incorrect (1) Parents reports that their 4-year-old child partially awakens from sleep, sweats profusely, and screams in the night. Which is the best action in this situation? Recommend that the parents take their child into their own bed. Ask the child to describe the dream that he or she saw last night. Instruct the parents to accept the child’s dream as a real fear for the child. 5/17/23, 1...

NR 546 week 2 Assignment; Neurotransmitter Table (updated 2023). Neurotransmitter Table * To be completed throughout course and submitted in Week 8* Neuro transmitter Receptor Subtype Location/Function/Effects /symptoms of excess or deficit if applicable Distribution (ie: CNS/PNS, GI, vascular) Drug classes that target this neurotransmitter or receptor Specific medications that target this neurotransmitter or receptor Glutamate AMPA α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5- methyl-4- isoxazolepr...