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ANCC PMHNP NP Review Questions exam edge 3 exam questions and answers correct and verified A+ANCC PMHNP NP Review Questions exam edge 3 exam questions and answers correct and verified A+ What is NOT a sign of delirium? - correct answer-Loss of cognitive function The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner will be prescribing lithium for a patient with bipolar disorder. He knows that lithium is contraindicated in persons with certain medical problems. Each of the following is a contraindication for using lithium except: - correct answer-chronic respiratory disease Controlled drugs are classified as Schedule I to V. Under which classification would benzodiazepines like Xanax and Librium fall? - correct answer-schedule IV Schedule IV drugs have less abuse potential than Schedule III drugs AND - correct answer-C) A&B All of the following statements in regard to informed consent are true with the exception of: - correct answer-Informed consent absolves clinicians from allegations of malpractice. The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner is explaining to an adult male patient who has Parkinson's disease that it is related to a deficit of one of the common central nervous system (CNS) neurotransmitters that regulate the function of fine muscle action. This neurotransmitter is: - correct answer-dopamine What has stated that " The patient has the right to refuse treatment to the extent permitted by law"? - correct answer-Patient's Bill of Rights. The right to refuse medication was created by the _____. - correct answer-AHA The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner is working with a patient who experienced a significant event and now forgets each successive event after it happens. This patient is suffering from a type of amnesia known as: - correct answer-continuous amnesia Localized amnesia is for ________ - correct answer-a short time _____ amnesia pertains to a whole lifetime of experiences; - correct answer-generalized amnesia ______ amnesia occurs for some, but not all events - correct answer-selective forgets successive events as they occur, but is alert at the time of the event - correct answer-C ) A&B Sensations that manifest as tactile sensations of tingling or tickling that have no physical basis are known as which of the following? - correct answer-parasthesia is described as unnatural tactile sensations manifested by tingling, tickling or creeping sensations that have no physical basis. - correct answer-D) All of the above Alzheimer's disease accounts for what percentage of old-age dementias? - correct answer-70% The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner has a 9-year-old male patient who has been diagnosed with Bipolar I disorder. When deciding which treatment would be best for this patient, the nurse practitioner eliminates lithium. This is because: - correct answer-Lithium is not likely to have a positive outcome for patients of this age. Although lithium has a 50 to 80 percent response rate for bipolar I disorder in adults and adolescents, positive outcomes with lithium in preadolescent bipolar patients are considerably - correct answer-C) A&B _____ was the first medication to be approved by the US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of mania in bipolar disorder for youths ages 12-17 years. - correct answer-A) Lithium what meds are FDA approved for children ages 10-17 with bipolar disorder? - correct answer-D) all of the above _______ is approved in children with bipolar disorder 13 to 17 years. - correct answer-Olanzapine (Zyprexa) Aripiprazole is an atypical antipsychotic that is approved for bipolar disorder in ages ________ - correct answer-C) A&B For children younger than 10 years with bipolar disorder, the safety and efficacy has not been established for this drug - correct answer-Abilify The neuropsychological functioning test that consists of a series of pictures of relatively ambiguous themes to which subjects are requested to make up stories or fantasies concerning it, is which of the following? - correct answer-Thematic Apperception Test is a projective psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation, complex algorithms, or both. - correct answer-Rorschach test The Rorschach test is used to examine what: - correct answer-C) A&B _______ is a short and convenient estimate of cognitive functions, principally attention and working memory. - correct answer-Trail-Making Test Which of the following is NOT a reason that lithium carbonate is the gold standard for treating manic episodes? - correct answer-wide therapeutic window _______________ test is among the most widely used, researched, and taught projective tests in existence. It consists of a series of pictures of relatively ambiguous scenes to which subjects are requested to make up stories or fantasies concerning what is, has, and is going to happen, along with a description of the thoughts and feelings of the various characters depicted. - correct answer-C) The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) __________ test is a widely used neuropsychological test for the evaluation of visuospatial constructional ability and visual memory. - correct answer-The Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test (ROCF) The Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test (ROCF) is used in what dx? - correct answer-C) A&B The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner is working with a group of children of alcoholic parents. One of the teenage girls in the group tells you that she would like to invite her friends for a sleepover but she is afraid to do this because her mother and father both drink excessively at home. This teenager is having a crisis that would be classified as: - correct answer-dispositional the result of the unexpected trauma such as losses, illness or displacement. Because of the unexpected shock, one typically experiences these events as more stressful. - correct answer-Situational crisis Which of the following causes the body to age? - correct answer-Damage to tissues. crisis is an acute response to an external situational stressor. In this case, it is distress resulting from a problematic situation, i.e., alcohol abuse by family members which affects the other family members. Report a problem with this question - correct answer-dispositional ______ crisis: one's psychopathology significantly impairs or complicates the way one deals with a situation, inflating it to crisis proportions. - correct answer-Psychopathological crisis Also things like ________ and _________ impacts can cause the body to age. - correct answer-C) A&B Bupropion can cause seizures at a rate four times that of other antidepressants. The risk for seizures increases when the dosage exceeds how many milligrams per day? - correct answer-450 mg/day other causes of increased seizure risk with wellbutrin: - correct answer-D) all of the above All of the following groups are covered under Medicare EXCEPT: - correct answer-individuals under age 65 who have been injured on the job Individuals under age 65 who have been injured on the job would be covered under - correct answer-Workers' Compensation Laws. During the evaluation step, the nurse will do all of the following except what? - correct answer-admit the pt Admitting the patient is done when? - correct answer-C) prior to the evaluation step During the evaluation step of the nursing process, the patient will be: - correct answer-C) A&B What is NOT one of the five steps of the scientific process? - correct answer-Productivity Scientific inquiry involves five steps: - correct answer-F) all of the above Morphine can be detected in the urine for how long? - correct answer-48 - 72 hours Of the following, which would be the major inhibitory calmingneurotransmitter in the central nervous system? - correct answer-GABA There are three major types of GABA receptors which are targets of - correct answer-D) All of the above The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner is exp