A 32-year-old female patient informs the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner that she is three months pregnant. She has been stable on fluoxetine hydrochloride (Prozac) for the last two years. The patient asks whether she may safely continue this medication during her pregnancy. The nurse practitioner responds: Choose the best answer

Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment for patients with frequent and dangerous sleepwalking episodes?

A 21 year-old telephones an adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner to report that he has been unusually active, irritable, and unable to sleep for more than a few hours each night. He exhibits pressured speech and you may be concerned with mania based on how this individual is speaking.  This patient has been diagnosed with a major depressive disorder, and was started on fluoxetine (Prozac) a six weeks ago. The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner is most concerned about the possibility that:

A 25 year-old man is brought in to see you because of a change in personality following a boating accident.  He fell off of his boat and landed head first on the dock.  He was previously friendly, happy and high functioning.  Now his speech is pressured and his mood is labile.  He has been irresponsible at work and has been fired from his job.  His memory is intact.  Which one of the following brain areas did he damage?

A patient tells you they are “fantastic, and great” when you do your morning rounds on the behavioral health unit. However you witness them crying and have a very flat affect.  When documenting a MSE (Mental Status Exam), which charting entry would be the most objective and accurate documentation?      

The most sensitive serum measure of iron deficiency is:

The doctor orders Phenobarbital 250 mg.  How many tablets will the nurse administer? Use the fraction for partial tablets.

What is the formula weight of KCl (potassium chloride)?      

The molecules A and B react according to the following chemical equation: A + 2B → C. Identify the limiting reactant under the reaction conditions shown in the molecular art below.A = large white circlesB = small grey circles

Which of the following is NOT a reasonable assumption about the chemical reaction whose energy diagram is depicted below?