General
What is the name of the pharmacy that we use here at BrightQuest ?
4Front Pharmacy
This mental illness severely impacts a person’s ability to regulate their emotions.
Borderline personality disorder
Where should you store your medication if you are in pathways?
In your medication box.
What should you do if you forget to take your medication?
Call the pharmacist
true/false: you should increase your medication dosage without consulting your doctor.
false. You must consult your doctor before changing your prescription dose.
What is the most commonly prescribed mood stabilizer?
Lithium
a serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally.
What is Schizophrenia
if you forget the code to your medication box, what should you do?
Contact the med team. Do not ever share the code to your medication box.
What does the medical term PRN mean?
The PRN prescription stands for 'pro re nata,' which means that the administration of medication is not scheduled. Instead, the prescription is taken as needed.
True/false: You should not share your medication with anyone else.
Here at Brightquest there are 5 Levels. Which level is considered the highest level of care.
VisionQuest
This is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ADHD
Who should you contact if you need to request a PRN?
The med team. Caryn or Angie
This medication can treat anxiety and depression but is also prescribed for insomnia.
Trazodone
true/false: you can stop taking your medication without consulting your doctor if you don't like the way it makes you feel.
false. You must consult your doctor before stopping your medications
Who should you contact if you want to change your walking structure.
Primary Therapist
is a common, chronic, and long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and/or behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Why are pill bottles orange?
to protect the pills from damaging UV lights
Why it is important to take your medications at their scheduled time.
Taking medicine on time, as prescribed, is essential to making sure your body has an effective amount of the drug at all times. If not, this can cause the disease to develop a resistance to the medicine or simply prolong the amount of time it takes to feel better.
true/false: you can mix alcohol with your medications
false. Alcohol should not be mixed with any medications.
True or False: Intrusive thoughts are just your brain reminding you of the things you easily forget.
False. intrusive thoughts are unwanted thoughts, images, impulses, or urges that can occur spontaneously or that can be cued by external/internal stimuli
this is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).
Bipolar Disorder
true/false:If you decide not to utilize a PRN that you requested you can just throw it in the trash.
False. If you requested a PRN and did not take it, please let caryn or angie know immediately.
Where can you find information about side effects and black box warnings?
on the information sheet given with your prescription.
true/false: As long as you attend 25% of programming you can move through levels of care quickly.
false. Clients need to attend all groups and sessions to progress through different levels of care appropriately.