MS2 |! Q13 |! - |! Psychiatric |! Meds |! Exam |!
with |! precise |! detailed |! solutions
Since |! the |! summer |! weather |! began, |! a |! patient |! taking |! lithium |! for |! manic |!
episodes |! has |! been |! walking |! daily. |! What |! important |! instruction |! should |! the |!
nurse |! provide |! to |! this |! patient? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Maintain |! hydration
A |! patient |! with |! bipolar |! disorder |! is |! being |! treated |! with |! tricyclic |! medications. |!
What |! should |! the |! nurse |! inform |! the |! patient |! to |! expect |! when |! treating |!
information |! concerning |! side |! effects? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Orthostatic |!
hypotension
A |! patient |! is |! receiving |! large |! doses |! of |! chlorpromazine |! (Thorazine) |! and |! begins
|! to |! exhibit |! extrapyramidal |! signs |! of |! involuntary |! muscle |! movement. |! Which |!
classification |! of |! drugs |! should |! the |! nurse |! anticipate |! will |! be |! added |! to |! the |!
patient's |! protocol? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Anti-parkinson
A |! long |! time |! patient |! with |! schizophrenia |! in |! the |! inpatient |! unit |! has |! developed |!
involuntary |! movements |! of |! his |! tongue. |! What |! has |! this |! patient |! developed? |! - |!
Correct |! answer |! ✔Tardive |! Dyskinesia
A |! nurse |! is |! caring |! for |! a |! client |! who |! has |! paranoid |! schizophrenia |! and |! a |! new |!
prescription |! for |! risperidone. |! The |! client |! asks |! the |! nurse |! what |! the |! medicine |! is |!
supposed |! to |! do. |! Which |! of |! the |! following |! responses |! should |! the |! nurse |! make? |! - |!
Correct |! answer |! ✔"This |! medication |! will |! help |! to |! clear |! your |! thinking"
