PMHNP Exam Question 186

A patient who has been hospitalized for acute symptoms of schizophrenia has been stabilized. He is being discharged on Zyprexa 5 mg twice daily. Which of the following behaviors, if resumed, is most likely to decrease the efficacy of the psychotropic medication and increase symptoms?
  • PMHNP Exam Question 187

    A 41-year-old Caucasian man was diagnosed with schizophrenia 15 years ago. You have stabilized him on olanzapine 20 mg/day and aripiprazole 10 mg/day for the past four years. He arrives today with complaints of breakthrough auditory hallucinations. During your evaluation, you learn that he recently began smoking cigarettes.
    How does smoking cigarettes affect the level of medication in his body?
  • PMHNP Exam Question 188

    A child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is exhibiting symptoms of catatonia, including immobility, mutism, and staring. The nurse should assess for which of the following?
  • PMHNP Exam Question 189

    A PMHNP is providing care for a patient admitted to a psychiatric hospital. The PMHNP has decided to use milieu therapy as part of the treatment plan. Which of the following best describes the main goal of milieu therapy in a psychiatric hospital setting?
  • PMHNP Exam Question 190

    Your 55-year-old female client has been diagnosed with a delusional disorder that involves the client thinking that a particular famous actor is in love with her. You understand that this is which of the following types of delusional disorder?