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
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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