PATHO HESI EXIT EXAM ACTUAL COMPLETE REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS TOP
RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY A+ GRADED | 2025/2026
NEW!!{REVISED}
Which drug would be used to treat a client with severe motor
tics, barking cries, and outbursts of obscene language?
1
Loxapine
2
Pimozide
3
Thiothixene
4
Thioridazine - ANSWER-Severe motor tics, barking cries, and
outbursts of obscene language are signs of Tourette syndrome.
Pimozide is a high-potency drug used to treat this syndrome.
Loxapine is a medium-potency agent indicated only for
schizophrenia. Thiothixene is a high-potency agent indicated for
schizophrenia. Thioridazine is a low-potency first-generation
antipsychotic indicated for schizophrenia.
,After taking a typical antipsychotic medication for 1 month, a
client reports, "I feel stiff, my hands shake, and I started
drooling." The picture illustrates the client's physical status
observed by the nurse in the clinic. What extrapyramidal side
effect does the nurse conclude that the client has developed? 1
Dystonia
2
Akathisia
3
Tardive dyskinesia
4
Pseudoparkinsonism - ANSWER-Pseudoparkinsonism has
adaptations similar to those of Parkinson disease (e.g., shuffling
gait, tremors, rigidity, bradykinesia). Pseudoparkinsonism, an
extrapyramidal side effect of typical antipsychotics, can occur
any time after initiation of therapy. Dystonia is muscle spasms of
the face, tongue, head, neck, jaw, and back, usually causing
exaggerated posturing of the head. Akathisia is exhibited by
motor restlessness. Tardive dyskinesia is exhibited by facial,
ocular, oral/buccal, lingual/masticatory, and systemic
movements.
A nurse is caring for several clients who have severe psychiatric
disorders. What is the major reason that a primary healthcare
,provider prescribes an antipsychotic medication for these
clients?
1
To improve judgment
2
To promote social skills
3
To diminish neurotic behavior
4
To reduce the positive symptoms of psychosis - ANSWER-
Antipsychotics are used to decrease positive signs and
symptoms associated with psychoses, including hallucinations,
delusions, paranoia, and disorganized speech. These drugs are
used to minimize psychotic, not neurotic, signs and symptoms.
Improved judgment and social skills are not prime reasons that
antipsychotic drugs are used.
A depressed client has been prescribed a tricyclic
antidepressant. How long does the nurse inform the client that it
usually takes before clients notices a significant change in the
depression?
1
4 to 6 days
2
2 to 4 weeks
, 3
5 to 6 weeks
4
12 to 16 hours - ANSWER-It takes 2 to 4 weeks for the tricyclic
antidepressant to reach a therapeutic blood level. Time spans of
4 to 6 days and 12 to 16 hours are both too short for a
therapeutic blood level of the drug to be achieved. Improvement
in depression should be demonstrated sooner than 5 to 6 weeks.
The nurse cares for a client with schizophrenia and who is
receiving ziprasidone. Which conditions in the client may
indicate discontinuation of the drug? Select all that apply. 1
Leukopenia
2
Tachycardia
3
Hypokalemia
4
Hypermagnesemia
5
Prolonged QT interval - ANSWER-Ziprasidone is a second
generation antipsychotic drug indicated for schizophrenia. The
drug may cause leukopenia, hypokalemia, and
hypomagnesemia. This drug may cause a prolonged QT interval,
QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS TOP
RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY A+ GRADED | 2025/2026
NEW!!{REVISED}
Which drug would be used to treat a client with severe motor
tics, barking cries, and outbursts of obscene language?
1
Loxapine
2
Pimozide
3
Thiothixene
4
Thioridazine - ANSWER-Severe motor tics, barking cries, and
outbursts of obscene language are signs of Tourette syndrome.
Pimozide is a high-potency drug used to treat this syndrome.
Loxapine is a medium-potency agent indicated only for
schizophrenia. Thiothixene is a high-potency agent indicated for
schizophrenia. Thioridazine is a low-potency first-generation
antipsychotic indicated for schizophrenia.
,After taking a typical antipsychotic medication for 1 month, a
client reports, "I feel stiff, my hands shake, and I started
drooling." The picture illustrates the client's physical status
observed by the nurse in the clinic. What extrapyramidal side
effect does the nurse conclude that the client has developed? 1
Dystonia
2
Akathisia
3
Tardive dyskinesia
4
Pseudoparkinsonism - ANSWER-Pseudoparkinsonism has
adaptations similar to those of Parkinson disease (e.g., shuffling
gait, tremors, rigidity, bradykinesia). Pseudoparkinsonism, an
extrapyramidal side effect of typical antipsychotics, can occur
any time after initiation of therapy. Dystonia is muscle spasms of
the face, tongue, head, neck, jaw, and back, usually causing
exaggerated posturing of the head. Akathisia is exhibited by
motor restlessness. Tardive dyskinesia is exhibited by facial,
ocular, oral/buccal, lingual/masticatory, and systemic
movements.
A nurse is caring for several clients who have severe psychiatric
disorders. What is the major reason that a primary healthcare
,provider prescribes an antipsychotic medication for these
clients?
1
To improve judgment
2
To promote social skills
3
To diminish neurotic behavior
4
To reduce the positive symptoms of psychosis - ANSWER-
Antipsychotics are used to decrease positive signs and
symptoms associated with psychoses, including hallucinations,
delusions, paranoia, and disorganized speech. These drugs are
used to minimize psychotic, not neurotic, signs and symptoms.
Improved judgment and social skills are not prime reasons that
antipsychotic drugs are used.
A depressed client has been prescribed a tricyclic
antidepressant. How long does the nurse inform the client that it
usually takes before clients notices a significant change in the
depression?
1
4 to 6 days
2
2 to 4 weeks
, 3
5 to 6 weeks
4
12 to 16 hours - ANSWER-It takes 2 to 4 weeks for the tricyclic
antidepressant to reach a therapeutic blood level. Time spans of
4 to 6 days and 12 to 16 hours are both too short for a
therapeutic blood level of the drug to be achieved. Improvement
in depression should be demonstrated sooner than 5 to 6 weeks.
The nurse cares for a client with schizophrenia and who is
receiving ziprasidone. Which conditions in the client may
indicate discontinuation of the drug? Select all that apply. 1
Leukopenia
2
Tachycardia
3
Hypokalemia
4
Hypermagnesemia
5
Prolonged QT interval - ANSWER-Ziprasidone is a second
generation antipsychotic drug indicated for schizophrenia. The
drug may cause leukopenia, hypokalemia, and
hypomagnesemia. This drug may cause a prolonged QT interval,
