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torybrooks · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A patient in a residential treatment facility who was behaving aggressively was prescribed risperidone. How should this patient be monitored? Select all that apply.

1. IQ test
2. Lab panels
3. Physical exam
4. Baseline EKG
5. Pulmonary function evaluation

Question 2

A nurse is providing community mental health services to families identified as at risk for attachment disorder. What treatment might a nurse consider as most effective?

1. Mindfulness education
2. Parenting skills education
3. Brief solution-focused therapy
4. Cognitive-behavioral therapy

xMRAZ · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 2, 3, 4
Explanation: Monitoring conducted before and throughout medication therapy with children and adolescents includes the following: physical assessment; lab panels, such as a complete blood count; a baseline electrocardiogram for drugs that may cause cardiac changes. Risperidone has not been associated with significant cognitive problems, or pulmonary function decreases in children or adolescents.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 2
Explanation: Early attachment relationships appear to help shape early mental health in children and adolescents and parenting skills can help parents provide a healthy psychological foundation to foster self-confidence and calm to minimize fears and rejection. Mindfulness education teaches stress reduction. Brief solution-focused therapy is therapy directed at achieving a specific goal. Cognitive-behavioral therapy addresses dysfunctional thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.