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PSYCH 382 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS/NEWEST UPDATE
The client who has been taking buspirone (Buspar) for one month returns to the
clinical for a follow- up assessment. The nurse determines that the medication is
effective if the absence of which manifestation occurs: - ...(ANSWERS)....Rapid
heartbeat or anxiety.
Classes of antidepressant medication include all except the following: -
...(ANSWERS)....anticholinergics
In order to plan for the care of a client on an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, the
nurse should assess for: - ...(ANSWERS)....memory impairment
In educating the family, what would you teach regarding the negative symptoms
of psychiatric disability? - ...(ANSWERS)....These symptoms should not be
confused with laziness or manipulation.
Staff has made several verbal attempts to de-escalate a client, however, the
client's level of agitation continues to increase and it becomes necessary to
administer a fast-acting pharmacological intervention. Which medication would
the nurse most likely provide? - ...(ANSWERS)....Haloperidol (Haldol).
The client of Asian extraction asks the nurse why the client's own dose of
antipsychotic medication is effective yet so much lower than other clients who
are mostly from European extraction. Which nursing response is correct? -
...(ANSWERS)....Often people of Asian extraction have lower metabolic rates and
need lower amounts of medication.
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The client reports the medication must be effective since the hallucinations are
now markedly diminished. The nurse documents that the client is responding
positively to which of the following medications? - ...(ANSWERS)....Olanzapine (
Zyprexa)
A client who is experiencing difficulties with working memory, planning and
prioritizing tasks. In planning the nursing care, the nurse will apply knowledge
that these symptoms represent problems with the: - ...(ANSWERS)....frontal lobe
A 22 year old male patient is diagnosed with schizophrenia,. The nurse notes that
he is often forgetful and seems disinterested in activities. Furthermore, he has
difficulty completing tasks. The nursing planning of care will address strategies
based on the understanding that these behaviors are due to : -
...(ANSWERS)....Problems in cognitive functioning.
Which of the following would be the nurse suspect when observing that a patient
with schizophrenia is tapping his feet, smacking his lips, and blinking and
cortorting his face as he speaks to another patient? - ...(ANSWERS)....Tardive
dyskinesia
The client asks the nurse how SSRI antidepressant that is prescribed works. What
nursing response is correct? - ...(ANSWERS)....SSRIs allow more of the chemical
transmitter, serotonin, to be available to areas of the brain.
The Rorschach (inkblot) test and the Blackie pictures are examples of: -
...(ANSWERS)....Projective personality tests.
PSYCH 382 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS/NEWEST UPDATE
The client who has been taking buspirone (Buspar) for one month returns to the
clinical for a follow- up assessment. The nurse determines that the medication is
effective if the absence of which manifestation occurs: - ...(ANSWERS)....Rapid
heartbeat or anxiety.
Classes of antidepressant medication include all except the following: -
...(ANSWERS)....anticholinergics
In order to plan for the care of a client on an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, the
nurse should assess for: - ...(ANSWERS)....memory impairment
In educating the family, what would you teach regarding the negative symptoms
of psychiatric disability? - ...(ANSWERS)....These symptoms should not be
confused with laziness or manipulation.
Staff has made several verbal attempts to de-escalate a client, however, the
client's level of agitation continues to increase and it becomes necessary to
administer a fast-acting pharmacological intervention. Which medication would
the nurse most likely provide? - ...(ANSWERS)....Haloperidol (Haldol).
The client of Asian extraction asks the nurse why the client's own dose of
antipsychotic medication is effective yet so much lower than other clients who
are mostly from European extraction. Which nursing response is correct? -
...(ANSWERS)....Often people of Asian extraction have lower metabolic rates and
need lower amounts of medication.
, 2
The client reports the medication must be effective since the hallucinations are
now markedly diminished. The nurse documents that the client is responding
positively to which of the following medications? - ...(ANSWERS)....Olanzapine (
Zyprexa)
A client who is experiencing difficulties with working memory, planning and
prioritizing tasks. In planning the nursing care, the nurse will apply knowledge
that these symptoms represent problems with the: - ...(ANSWERS)....frontal lobe
A 22 year old male patient is diagnosed with schizophrenia,. The nurse notes that
he is often forgetful and seems disinterested in activities. Furthermore, he has
difficulty completing tasks. The nursing planning of care will address strategies
based on the understanding that these behaviors are due to : -
...(ANSWERS)....Problems in cognitive functioning.
Which of the following would be the nurse suspect when observing that a patient
with schizophrenia is tapping his feet, smacking his lips, and blinking and
cortorting his face as he speaks to another patient? - ...(ANSWERS)....Tardive
dyskinesia
The client asks the nurse how SSRI antidepressant that is prescribed works. What
nursing response is correct? - ...(ANSWERS)....SSRIs allow more of the chemical
transmitter, serotonin, to be available to areas of the brain.
The Rorschach (inkblot) test and the Blackie pictures are examples of: -
...(ANSWERS)....Projective personality tests.
