NUR 3450 EXAM 3 COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED SET

NUR 3450 EXAM 3 COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED SET

●● Side effects of light therapy
Answer: Eye strain, insomnia, headache, irritability.


●● Lithium
Answer: Used for treatment of bipolar disorder, especially manic phase.


●● Therapeutic lithium level
Answer: 0.6-1.2 mEq/L.


●● Lithium toxicity signs
Answer: Nausea, vomiting, tremors, confusion, seizures.


●● Vegetative symptoms of depression
Answer: Inability to eat, speak, or perform daily activities; lying in bed
all day.


●● Signs & symptoms of depression

, Answer: Sadness, anhedonia, fatigue, sleep changes, appetite changes,
suicidal thoughts.


●● Danger of tricyclic antidepressants
Answer: Lethal in overdose due to cardiotoxicity.


●● Items not allowed for suicidal patients
Answer: Belts, jewelry, shoe strings, hair ties, sharp objects.


●● Signs of lithium toxicity to monitor
Answer: GI upset, coarse tremor, confusion, seizures.


●● Seasonal Affective Disorder
Answer: Depression occurring in fall/winter due to reduced sunlight.


●● Priority concern in psychiatric care
Answer: Safety.


●● Action when patient lashes out in group
Answer: Remove audience first, then the patient.


●● ECT