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You are working in a mental health facility as a Psychiatric Technician and one of the client’s has a new diagnosis of Hepatitis A.  Which statement best describes this type of Hepatitis?

The client with a new colostomy is upset that “this thing is sticking out of my stomach”.  What is the most important therapeutic response to the client’s concern?

You are working as a Psychiatric Technician in an acute area of a developmental center.  Your client is receiving feedings via gastrostomy tube.  You are administering the morning medications.  Which action is essential prior to administering the medications?

Sarah is 27 years old and smokes 1 marijuana cigarette on average, 2 to 3 days per week. She weighs 145 pounds. She decides to stop smoking for a job interview that includes a urine drug screen. Detection of cannabis in her urine can last up to: 

Cluster A personality disorders are best characterized as: 

Dana, a 44-year-old registered nurse, is preparing to be discharged from a 30-day inpatient treatment facility for alcohol and methamphetamine dependence. She wishes to start a medication to help keep her abstinent from alcohol. She has extensive dental work planned to begin within the next month. Which medication would be contraindicated for use given this information? 

Which of the following is NOT a Cluster B personality disorder? 

Randy, a 32-year-old single manager of a sporting goods store, is being seen for follow-up after a 30-day inpatient stay for alcohol dependence. He has been sober for 45 days and continues to crave alcohol throughout the day. Which medication can be prescribed for Randy as a part of his treatment recovery plan to target alcohol cravings? 

A 66-year-old male with a family history of CAD and a personal history of a recent ST elevation myocardial infarction with cardiac stent placement presents for follow-up post hospitalization:  The patient reports taking the following medications: aspirin 81 mg daily, clopidogrel 75 mg daily, metoprolol succinate 50 mg daily, Lisinopril 40 mg daily, atorvastatin 20 mg daily and ezetimibe 10 mg daily. He reports a low cholesterol diet and walks 2-miles three times a week. Today, his fasting lipid panel results are: LDL-C is 85 mg/dL and triglyceride is 75 mg/dL. The nurse practitioner should make the following recommendation:

A patient with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and depression tells his primary care provider (PCP) that he believes he has developed a tolerance to a benzodiazepine medication his last provider prescribed for him. The patient would like to talk about options to stop taking the benzodiazepine.  The PCP suggests to the patient that he taper off of the benzodiazepine and start buspirone (Buspar). Which of the following statements is the most accurate concerning this approach?