Author Question: When the cost of a patient's prescribed medication is discussed, the interdisciplinary team is ... (Read 34 times)

melly21297 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

When the cost of a patient's prescribed medication is discussed, the interdisciplinary team is engaging in patient-focused: (Select all that apply.)

a. discharge.
b. participation.
c. collaboration.
d. advocacy.
e. resource utilization.

Question 2

When a pregnant woman is judged to require antidepressant treatment, the medication is usually selected from which of the following groups of antidepressants?

a. MAO inhibitors
b. tricyclic antidepressants
c. SSRIs
d. aminoketones

tuwy · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C, D, E
The standard for resource use states that the psychiatric-mental health nurse/care team should collaborate when considering safety, effectiveness, and cost when planning and delivering patient care. Treatment decisions must be made in such a way as to maximize resources and maintain quality of care while engaging in patient advocacy.

Answer to Question 2

C
SSRIs are usually selected for pregnant women who are judged to require antidepressants. This is because there is enough experience with treating pregnant women with SSRIs to determine that the benefits of the medication outweigh the risks. In contrast, almost all cyclic antidepressant medications, except one (maprotiline), either show evidence of risk to humans or cannot have the evidence of risk be ruled out.