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What is a decreased effects of the same dose of a drug over time - Tolerance ( mostly patients taking benzo, pain rx etc) Your client Sam is being treated for panic disorder with agorophobia. He is currently prescribed Paroxitine (Paxil CR 37.5, qd) and Clonazepam (Klonopin 0.5 mgqd prn. He has been on Clonazepam for 2 years and admits needing 4 pills to achieve the same effect that 1 pill initially produced What is an electrical stimulus for bipolar which leads to seizure - kindling from ...

Ethical Principal Terms (Justice, Veracity, Respect, Fidelity) - •Justice: Doing what is fair •Veracity: Telling the truth •Respect: Treating everyone with equal dignity •Fidelity: Being true and loyal Inferential statistics - numerical values that enable a researcher to draw conclusions that extend beyond the immediate data alone. Examples include t-test, analysis of variance, Pearson's r correlation, probability, and p-value. Descriptive statistics - are used to describe the ba...

What is the introduction phase of the nurse-client relationship? - Creates a trusting environment, establishing professional boundaries, establishing length of anticipated interaction, providing diagnostic evaluation, and setting mutually agreed-upon treatment objectives What is the working phase of the nurse-client relationship? - Clarifying client objectives and mutually set goals, implementing a treatment plan, monitoring health, undertaking preventative health care, measuring and evalua...

What routes of med admin are parenteral - All Injections ( IM Sub Q IV, Intrathecal), AND Inhaled , transdermal (patches) , transmucosal (sublingual, nasal, rectal) . All PO meds = enteral; Topical is all ointments placed on the skin PO meds absorption pattern - Varies greatly due to: »»Stability and solubility of the medication »»Gastrointestinal pH and emptying time »»Presence of food in the stomach or intestines »»Other medications currently being administered »»Forms of med...

Amygdala - A limbic system structure involved in memory and emotion, particularly fear and aggression. Also plays a part in pleasure circuit and drug dependency. accumbens nucleus - is a brain part involved in functions such as REWARD, motivation, addiction or positive behavioral reinforcement prefrontal cortex - part of frontal lobe responsible for thinking and language hippocampus - Part of Limbic system is associated mainly with memory, in particular long-term memory as well as mood hy...

Which community-based program is a tertiary l evel intervention? A. educational sessions at the local community mental health center. B. national association of mental illness meetings that provide education and support. C. Partial hospitalization program that provides intensive group therapy for rehabilitation. D. 12 step organization support meetings, i.e. AA - C. Partial hospitalization program that provides intensive group therapy for rehabilitation. Utilitarianism - Healthcare resour...

What is an intervention for PTSD? - Breathing What is the production of RBCs - Erythropoesis If a pt has a low BMI, is anorexic, BP 86/50 what do you do? - Admit patient Pt is a cutter, NP instructs pt to do what? - Journal What part of the brain is ADHD found in? - prefrontal cortex Boy wants to be girl? - Pt emotional state vs developmental state Soldier's friend died in the war - Return to activities, prevnar, support groups PT used inhalants and feel funny? What do you do? - Refer to...

positive symptoms of schizophrenia - delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior negative symptoms of schizophrenia - disturbance of affect, blunting (severe reduction in the intensity of affect expression), flat affect, inappropriate affect (might laugh hysterically while describing someones death) nucleus accumbens - a subcortical structure that participates in reward and addiction mesolimbic pathway - subcortical part of the brain involved in cognition and emot...

What part of the brain is associated with OCD? Basal ganglia Depression SIGECAPS Suicidal thoughts Interests decreased Guilt Energy decreased Concentration decreased Appetite increased/decreased Psychomotor changes Sleep disturbance (Increased or decreased) Mania DIG FAST Distractibility Indiscretion Grandiosity Flight of ideas Activity increase Sleep deficit Talkativeness PTSD Traumatic event Re-experience Avoidance Unable to function Month or more of symptoms Arousal i...

List the DSM 5 Criteria for Autism Disorder - A. persistent deficits in social communication and social interactions across multiple contacts as manifested by the following: 1. Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity 2. deficits in non-verbal communicative behaviors 3. Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationship B. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interest, or activities, as manifested by at least 2: 1. stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use or ...