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A noncompliant patient states, “Why do you want me to put this poison in my body?â€
Identify the best response made by the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner
(PMHNP).
Selected
Answer:
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 .â€
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?
Selected
Answer:
B.
Agitation
Which statement about neurotransmitters and medications is true?
Selected
Answer:
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.
When an unstable patient asks why it is necessary to add medications to his current
regimen, the PMHNP’s best response would be:
Selecte
d
Answer:
C.
“Many psychiatric illnesses involve several dys-functioning neurotransmitter
systemsin the brain. Often, a single medication may only effect one or two of the
dys-functioning systems. The addition of another medication can work with the
current medication in stabilizing multiple neurotransmitter systems and help
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