Exam 1: NSG322 / NSG 322 (Latest
Update 2024 / 2025) Behavioral Health Nursing Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - GCU
Question:
nursing considerations for antidepressants
Answer:
- can increase suicidal thoughts in the first few weeks of treatment
- they have a slow onset and must be tapered off
- may cause weight gain and decreased BP
Question:
what is important to know about MAOI's and if the client wants to take an additional antidepressant
Answer:
NEVER mix MAOI with other antidepressants
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Question:
name the SSRI medications
Answer:
SERTraline, CITalopram, ESCITalopram, PARoxetine, FLUoxetine
Question:
side effects of SSRI's, that usually improve after a few months of use
Answer:
sexual dysfunction, GI distress, weight gain, insomnia
Question:
right to treatment
Answer:
- The right to be free from excessive or unnecessary medication
- The right to privacy and dignity
- The right to the least restrictive environment
- the right to an attorney, clergy, and private care providers
- The right to not be subjected to lobotomies, ECT's, and other treatments
without fully informed consent
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Question:
indicators of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder?
Answer:
constant and severe irritability and anger that is present in at least two different environments (ex. at home and at daycare)
Question:
what is transference in psychoanalysis?
Answer:
when the patient "transfers" or associates unconscious feelings towards the nurse that were originally felt towards a significant other during childhood ex. you remind me of my little sister
Question:
how can transference be used positively in psych nursing?
Answer:
it can help the patient understand original relationships, and better understand feelings or behaviors
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Question:
what does the duty to protect include?
Answer:
• Assessing and predicting the patient's danger of violence toward another • Identifying the specific persons being threatened • Taking appropriate action to protect the identified victims
THE NURSE'S RESPONSIBILITY IS TO WARN THE VICTIM
Question:
what should the nurse do in an emergency situation where a dangerous psych patients needs to be restrained, but does not have an order?
Answer:
In emergency, a nurse may place a patient in seclusion or restraint but must get a written or verbal order ASAP after
Question:
how many total hours can a restraint be renewed up to?
Answer:
for a total of 24 hours, after 24 hours the physician or APRN must personally assess the patient's condition
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