MARYVILLE NURS 660
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY TEST
BANK 3 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
◉ frailty, polypharmacy and serous comorbitities.. Answer: older adults
are at highest risk for falls due to
◉ older adults have. Answer: higher risk of morbidity/mortality form
fall
◉ Fall risk factors that include. Answer: age, frailty, comorbidities,
medications and "Up and Go test"
◉ Assessment after a fall. Answer: assess for significant injury with
focus on the head and neck.
◉ In falls the ROS will assess. Answer: neurological injury, detailed and
comprehensive assessment of related systems such as cardio, musk,
neuro, infection.
◉ PE will include. Answer: areas injured, basic neurologic screening for
deficits contributing to fall and adverse outcomes from a fall.
,◉ What are the 6 p's in orthopedic injury. Answer: pain, pallor
paresthesia, poikilothermia, paralysis, pulselessness.
◉ after a fall why would you consider blood and cardiac testing.
Answer: to evaluate for underlying etiologies contributing to a fall.
◉ After a fall you would consider x-ray for. Answer: assessment of
fracture, head/spine assessment.
◉ If you suspect cardiac cause of fall what do you do. Answer: cardiac
exam, EkG, echo and consider 24 hour cardiac monitoring.
◉ labs to consider after a fall. Answer: blood for anemia, infection,
metabolic disease such as hypoglycemia, DM, and thyroid. Chem and
coag panels.
◉ Eval after a fall. Answer: assess recent changes to medications or
meds associated with increased fall risk ..BEERS
◉ What is Beers criteria. Answer: potentially inappropriate medication
list, guidelines from american geriatrics society.
◉ List of beers criteria medications. Answer: benzodiazepines, non
benzodiazepin receptor agonists, antipshychotic, TACs, SSRIS,
anticonvulsive, opioids
, ◉ Dislocation. Answer: joint is malaligned (articulating surface out of
anatomic position).
◉ Most common site of dislocation. Answer: Shoulder.. Hip common
after MVC.
◉ Subluxation. Answer: partial/incomplete dislocation
◉ Sprain. Answer: tear in a ligament that surrounds joint
◉ strain. Answer: overstretching injury to muscle/tendon
◉ most common site for sprain or strain. Answer: wrist
◉ The most common risk factor for falls and fracture is. Answer:
osteoporosis
◉ Closed fracture. Answer: skin intact
◉ open fracture. Answer: skin not intact. classified by degree of damage
type I-III
◉ comminuted fracture. Answer: > 2 fragments
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY TEST
BANK 3 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
◉ frailty, polypharmacy and serous comorbitities.. Answer: older adults
are at highest risk for falls due to
◉ older adults have. Answer: higher risk of morbidity/mortality form
fall
◉ Fall risk factors that include. Answer: age, frailty, comorbidities,
medications and "Up and Go test"
◉ Assessment after a fall. Answer: assess for significant injury with
focus on the head and neck.
◉ In falls the ROS will assess. Answer: neurological injury, detailed and
comprehensive assessment of related systems such as cardio, musk,
neuro, infection.
◉ PE will include. Answer: areas injured, basic neurologic screening for
deficits contributing to fall and adverse outcomes from a fall.
,◉ What are the 6 p's in orthopedic injury. Answer: pain, pallor
paresthesia, poikilothermia, paralysis, pulselessness.
◉ after a fall why would you consider blood and cardiac testing.
Answer: to evaluate for underlying etiologies contributing to a fall.
◉ After a fall you would consider x-ray for. Answer: assessment of
fracture, head/spine assessment.
◉ If you suspect cardiac cause of fall what do you do. Answer: cardiac
exam, EkG, echo and consider 24 hour cardiac monitoring.
◉ labs to consider after a fall. Answer: blood for anemia, infection,
metabolic disease such as hypoglycemia, DM, and thyroid. Chem and
coag panels.
◉ Eval after a fall. Answer: assess recent changes to medications or
meds associated with increased fall risk ..BEERS
◉ What is Beers criteria. Answer: potentially inappropriate medication
list, guidelines from american geriatrics society.
◉ List of beers criteria medications. Answer: benzodiazepines, non
benzodiazepin receptor agonists, antipshychotic, TACs, SSRIS,
anticonvulsive, opioids
, ◉ Dislocation. Answer: joint is malaligned (articulating surface out of
anatomic position).
◉ Most common site of dislocation. Answer: Shoulder.. Hip common
after MVC.
◉ Subluxation. Answer: partial/incomplete dislocation
◉ Sprain. Answer: tear in a ligament that surrounds joint
◉ strain. Answer: overstretching injury to muscle/tendon
◉ most common site for sprain or strain. Answer: wrist
◉ The most common risk factor for falls and fracture is. Answer:
osteoporosis
◉ Closed fracture. Answer: skin intact
◉ open fracture. Answer: skin not intact. classified by degree of damage
type I-III
◉ comminuted fracture. Answer: > 2 fragments
