QUIZ 13 PSYCH MEDS EXAM 30 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
Maintain hydration - CORRECT ANSWER 1. 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?
Orthostatic Hypotension - CORRECT ANSWER 2. A patient with bipolar disorder is
being treated with tricyclic medications. What should the nurse inform the patient
to expect when teaching information concerning side effects?
Anti-parkinsonian - CORRECT ANSWER 3. 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?
time patient with schizophrenia in the inpatient unit has developed involuntary
movements of his tongue. What has this patient developed?
- Tardive Dyskinesia - CORRECT ANSWER 4. A long
"This medication will help to clear your thinking." - CORRECT ANSWER 5. 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?
, Drowsiness - CORRECT ANSWER 6. A nurse is caring for a client who has paranoid
schizophrenia and is taking quetiapine. The nurse should observe the client for
which of the following adverse effects?
Tardive dyskinesia - CORRECT ANSWER 7. A nurse is collecting data from a client
who has schizophrenia and recently stopped taking chlorpromazine after 8 years.
The nurse notes choreiform movements, lip smacking, and spastic facial
distortions. The nurse should document these findings as indicating which of the
following conditions?
Decreased auditory hallucinations - CORRECT ANSWER 8. A nurse is caring for a
client who has schizophrenia and is receiving clozapine. For which of the following
findings should the nurse monitor to determine if the medication is having a
therapeutic effect?
Increased triglyceride levels - CORRECT ANSWER 9. A nurse is administering
risperidone to a client who has schizophrenia. For which of the following adverse
effects should the nurse monitor?
Pseudo parkinsonism - CORRECT ANSWER 10. A nurse is caring for a client who
has schizophrenia and taking haloperidol. The nurse observes that the client has
developed a stooped posture and shuffling gait. The nurse should document these
findings as which of the following extrapyramidal side effects of haloperidol?
"Tell me more about this decision." - CORRECT ANSWER 11. A nurse is caring for a
client who states, "I am not going to take my medication anymore." Which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
Maintain hydration - CORRECT ANSWER 1. 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?
Orthostatic Hypotension - CORRECT ANSWER 2. A patient with bipolar disorder is
being treated with tricyclic medications. What should the nurse inform the patient
to expect when teaching information concerning side effects?
Anti-parkinsonian - CORRECT ANSWER 3. 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?
time patient with schizophrenia in the inpatient unit has developed involuntary
movements of his tongue. What has this patient developed?
- Tardive Dyskinesia - CORRECT ANSWER 4. A long
"This medication will help to clear your thinking." - CORRECT ANSWER 5. 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?
, Drowsiness - CORRECT ANSWER 6. A nurse is caring for a client who has paranoid
schizophrenia and is taking quetiapine. The nurse should observe the client for
which of the following adverse effects?
Tardive dyskinesia - CORRECT ANSWER 7. A nurse is collecting data from a client
who has schizophrenia and recently stopped taking chlorpromazine after 8 years.
The nurse notes choreiform movements, lip smacking, and spastic facial
distortions. The nurse should document these findings as indicating which of the
following conditions?
Decreased auditory hallucinations - CORRECT ANSWER 8. A nurse is caring for a
client who has schizophrenia and is receiving clozapine. For which of the following
findings should the nurse monitor to determine if the medication is having a
therapeutic effect?
Increased triglyceride levels - CORRECT ANSWER 9. A nurse is administering
risperidone to a client who has schizophrenia. For which of the following adverse
effects should the nurse monitor?
Pseudo parkinsonism - CORRECT ANSWER 10. A nurse is caring for a client who
has schizophrenia and taking haloperidol. The nurse observes that the client has
developed a stooped posture and shuffling gait. The nurse should document these
findings as which of the following extrapyramidal side effects of haloperidol?
"Tell me more about this decision." - CORRECT ANSWER 11. A nurse is caring for a
client who states, "I am not going to take my medication anymore." Which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
