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QUESTION 1
1. 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).



A “You have to take your medication to become stable.”
.
B “ Medications work by increasing the types of neurotransmitters produced
by the human brain.”
.
C “Most medications that work in the brain will result in restoring an imbalance
of one or more
. neurotransmitters that your body already produces helping to alleviate your
symptoms .”
D “Why do you believe that your medication is poison?”
.


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points
QUESTION 2

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1.


Ms. Hill is currently being treated for schizophrenia but has
stopped taking her medications due to some side effects she
claims she was experiencing. She presents to the clinic today
with worsening symptoms. She is experiencing anhedonia,
agitation, attentional impairment, and affective blunting. Which
one of the symptoms mentioned is considered a positive
symptom of schizophrenia?




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A Anhedonia
.
B Agitation
.
C Attentional Impairment
.
D Affective Blunting
.


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points
QUESTION 3
1. Which statement about neurotransmitters and medications is
true?

A Endorphins were discovered before morphine which lead to the use of the
opioids for pain
. control.
B Several psychiatric medications have been developed after discoveries of
endogenous
. neurotransmitters and defining their function in the brain.
C Medications work by sending messages to neurotransmitters enabling them


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to work more
. effectively.
D An imbalance of serotonin has been directly linked to depression. Following
the discovery of this
. neurotransmitter, pharmacologists were able to develop a well-known
drug- Prozac as the first medication used to restore the balance of
serotonin.


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points
QUESTION 4
1. When an unstable patient asks why it is necessary to add
medications to his current regimen, the PMHNP’s best response
would be:

A "More often than you would think, multiple medications should always be
tried together to see
. what happens.”
B “Due to this being your first hospitalization after starting medication
treatment for the first time
. in your life, the only way to effectively manage your symptoms is by
adding additional medications in hopes that it will work for you."

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