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1. Since the summer weather began, a patient taking lithium for manic
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episodes has been walking daily. What important instruction should the
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nurse provide to this patient? - Correct answer ✔Maintain hydration
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2. A patient with bipolar disorder is being treated with tricyclic medications.
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What should the nurse inform the patient to expect when teaching
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information concerning side effects? - Correct answer ✔Orthostatic
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Hypotension
3. A patient is receiving large doses of chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and
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begins to exhibit extrapyramidal signs of involuntary muscle movement.
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Which classification of drugs should the nurse anticipate will be added to the
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patient's protocol? - Correct answer ✔Anti-parkinsonian
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4. A long - Correct answer ✔time patient with schizophrenia in the inpatient
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unit has developed involuntary movements of his tongue. What has this
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patient developed? |!
- Tardive Dyskinesia
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, 5. A nurse is caring for a client who has paranoid schizophrenia and a new
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prescription for risperidone. The client asks the nurse what the medicine is
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supposed to do. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? -
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Correct answer ✔"This medication will help to clear your thinking."
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6. A nurse is caring for a client who has paranoid schizophrenia and is taking
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quetiapine. The nurse should observe the client for which of the following
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adverse effects? - Correct answer ✔Drowsiness
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7. A nurse is collecting data from a client who has schizophrenia and recently
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stopped taking chlorpromazine after 8 years. The nurse notes choreiform
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movements, lip smacking, and spastic facial distortions. The nurse should
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document these findings as indicating which of the following conditions? -
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Correct answer ✔Tardive dyskinesia
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8. A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is receiving
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clozapine. For which of the following findings should the nurse monitor to
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determine if the medication is having a therapeutic effect? - Correct answer
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✔Decreased auditory hallucinations |! |!
9. A nurse is administering risperidone to a client who has schizophrenia. For
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which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor? - Correct
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answer ✔Increased triglyceride levels
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10. A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and taking
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haloperidol. The nurse observes that the client has developed a stooped
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posture and shuffling gait. The nurse should document these findings as
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