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olgavictoria

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A nurse is counseling a 16-year-old client whose mother is getting remarried next month. The client, his mother, and his soon-to-be stepfather have been in counseling with the nurse.
 
  Which teaching by the nurse is important when fostering positive relationships within this new family structure?
  A) Your son should only be disciplined by one parent.
  B) Do not have any more children, since your son is too old for a sibling.
  C) Keep the lines of communication open between all of you.
  D) Allow your son to make all of his own choices, since this new situation will be hard for him.

Question 2

In order to effectively provide appropriate patient teaching regarding the effects of psychotropic medications, the nurse is required to have a thorough understanding of which drug-related topic?
 
  a. Clinical indicators
  b. Pharmacology algorithms
  c. Monotherapeutic symptoms
  d. Doses of all atypical psychotropic drugs



nathang24

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A
In 2003, the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) published a comprehensive set of competencies defining the scope and practice of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs). An example of a competency specific to medication prescribing for PMHNPs states that the PMHNP prescribes psychotropic and related medications based on clinical indicators of a patient's status, including results of diagnostic and lab tests as appropriate, to treat symptoms of psychiatric disorders and improve functional health status.. Knowledge of pharmacology algorithms or of monotherapeutic symptoms is not applicable since they are not required needs. A knowledge of the doses of all atypical psychotropic drugs is too specific to one class of psychotropic medications. Nurses need to know information about all psychotropic medications.



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