NS 660 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A nurse administers an antihypertensive medication to a patient at the scheduled time of 0900. The nursing assistive personnel (NAP) then reports to the nurse that the patient's blood pressure was low when it was taken at 0830. The NAP states they were busy and did not have a chance to tell the nurse yet. The patient begins to complain of feeling dizzy and light-headed. The blood pressure is rechecked and it has dropped even lower. In which phase of the nursing process did the nurse f...

The core symptoms of ADHD are linked to what area of the brain? : prefrontal cortex Selective attention is due to what area of the PFC malfunctioning? : dorsal ACC (anterior cingulate cortex) sustained attention and problem solving linked to what area of the brain? : DLPFC hyperactivity is linked to what area of the brain? : prefrontal motor cortex what test assessing sustained attention? : N-back test 2 | P a g e where is sustained attention modulated in brain? : CSTC loop in the DL...

mesolimbic pathway : subcortical part of the brain involved in cognition and emotion Name the dopamine pathways and the symptoms associated : 1. NIGROSTRIATAL- to basal ganglia--movements 2. MESOLIMBIC- positive symptoms (assoc w/ euphoria and drug abuse 3.MESOCORTICAL-- with C's VTA-DLPFC - cognitive sympts; VTA-VMPFC- affective symptoms 4. TUBEROINFUNDIBULAR--hypothalamus to anterior pituitary; hyperprolactemia 5. THALAMIC --involved in deep sleep/arousal; no known abnl funct known ...

What is the medication that is the antidote for alprazolam? : flumazenil What is the MOA of pregabalin that makes it alleviate pain for people with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue? : binds to the alpha 2 delta sub-units of voltage sensitive calcium channels What is an antagonist of caffeine : adenosine Diagnose this pt: Patient comes in with a CC of anxiety. She has been excessively worrying, increased arousal, increased tiredness and irritability. What is the primary and least likel...

Prefrontal cortex (PFC)[Mania] : Part of the brain responsible for the following mania symptoms: risks, racing thoughts, grandiosity, distractibility,talkative/pressured speech Amygdala (A) and PFC[Mania] : Part of the brain responsible for the following mania symptom: mood Thalamus (T),Hypothalamus (HY) and Basal Forebrain (BF)[Mania] : Part of the brain responsible for the following mania symptom: decreased sleep/arousal Nucleus accumbens (NA)[Mania] : Part of the brain responsible ...

Which medication is contraindicated with liver impairment? : Atomoxine (Straterra) What is one of the birth defects associated with Litihum? : Ebstein's anomaly Which SSRI drug causes cardiovascular malformations in the first trimester of pregnancy? : Paroxetine (Paxil) Mechanism of action of a stimulant for ADHD Methylphenidate and amphetamine? : increases the intrasynaptic levels of both dopamine and norepinephrine What causes nicotine withdrawal symptoms? 2 | P a g e : Nicotine a...

Which of the following are important to teach to patients about preoperatively? Select all that apply. : -how to effectively use the incentive spirometer -the importance of early ambulation -what devices and drains they can expect to be connected to following surgery -how to effectively cough and deep breathe -plan for postoperative pain control T/F: Legal informed consent must include adequate disclosure, patient understanding of information, and voluntary consent. : true Which of t...

Which medication has the SE of losing hair : Lithium The pt is bipolar, and had a partial response to depakote and now is going to be augmented with an atypical antipsychotic, the effects of atypical antipsychotics in nonpsychotic mania may be due to what : indirect effect on glutamate release via 5H2A antagonism A pt has had some success with his current antidepression medication, has tried many different antidepressants, so you decide to augment with L-methyl-folate. What is the hyp...

dopamine hypothesis : the theory that schizophrenia results from excessive activity of the neurotransmitter dopamine dopamine hypothesis- nigrostriatal pathway : The nigrostriatal dopamine pathway that projects from the substantia nigra to the basal ganglia or striatum, is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and controls motor function and movement. Mesolimbic dopamine hypothesis: Hyperactivity of dopamine neurons in the mesolimbic dopamine pathway cause what symptoms of schizo...

Which medication has the SE of losing hair : Lithium The pt is bipolar, and had a partial response to depakote and now is going to be augmented with an atypical antipsychotic, the effects of atypical antipsychotics in nonpsychotic mania may be due to what : indirect effect on glutamate release via 5H2A antagonism A pt has had some success with his current antidepression medication, has tried many different antidepressants, so you decide to augment with L-methyl-folate. What is the hyp...