PSYCH 382 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
Psych 382 Exam 2
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1. The client who has been taking buspirone (Buspar) for Rapid heartbeat or anxiety.
one month returns to the clinical for a follow- up as-
sessment. The nurse determines that the medication is
effective if the absence of which manifestation occurs:
2. Classes of antidepressant medication include all ex- anticholinergics
cept the following:
3. In order to plan for the care of a client on an acetyl- memory impairment
cholinesterase inhibitor, the nurse should assess for:
4. In educating the family, what would you teach regard- These symptoms should
ing the negative symptoms of psychiatric disability? not be confused with lazi-
ness or manipulation.
5. Staff has made several verbal attempts to de-escalate a Haloperidol (Haldol).
client, however, the client's level of agitation continues
to increase and it becomes necessary to administer a
fast-acting pharmacological intervention. Which med-
ication would the nurse most likely provide?
6. The client of Asian extraction asks the nurse why the Often people of Asian ex-
client's own dose of antipsychotic medication is effec- traction have lower meta-
tive yet so much lower than other clients who are most- bolic rates and need lower
ly from European extraction. Which nursing response amounts of medication.
is correct?
7. The client reports the medication must be effective Olanzapine ( Zyprexa)
since the hallucinations are now markedly diminished.
The nurse documents that the client is responding
positively to which of the following medications?
8. frontal lobe
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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:
9. A 22 year old male patient is diagnosed with schizo- Problems in cognitive
phrenia,. The nurse notes that he is often forgetful and functioning.
seems disinterested in activities. Furthermore, he has
difficulty completing tasks. The nursing planning of
care will address strategies based on the understand-
ing that these behaviors are due to :
10. Which of the following would be the nurse suspect Tardive dyskinesia
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?
11. The client asks the nurse how SSRI antidepressant that SSRIs allow more of the
is prescribed works. What nursing response is correct? chemical transmitter, sero-
tonin, to be available to ar-
eas of the brain.
12. The Rorschach (inkblot) test and the Blackie pictures Projective personality
are examples of: tests.
13. A patient with schizophrenia approaches the nurse Loose associations.
and says, "Cats eat birds...east now... job is new... you
father." This speech pattern can be assessed as:
14. The therapeutic action of psychotropic drugs is most Neurotransmitters.
often caused by their effect on the activity of:
15. Benzodiazepines are used in the treatment of:
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Psych 382 Exam 2
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1. The client who has been taking buspirone (Buspar) for Rapid heartbeat or anxiety.
one month returns to the clinical for a follow- up as-
sessment. The nurse determines that the medication is
effective if the absence of which manifestation occurs:
2. Classes of antidepressant medication include all ex- anticholinergics
cept the following:
3. In order to plan for the care of a client on an acetyl- memory impairment
cholinesterase inhibitor, the nurse should assess for:
4. In educating the family, what would you teach regard- These symptoms should
ing the negative symptoms of psychiatric disability? not be confused with lazi-
ness or manipulation.
5. Staff has made several verbal attempts to de-escalate a Haloperidol (Haldol).
client, however, the client's level of agitation continues
to increase and it becomes necessary to administer a
fast-acting pharmacological intervention. Which med-
ication would the nurse most likely provide?
6. The client of Asian extraction asks the nurse why the Often people of Asian ex-
client's own dose of antipsychotic medication is effec- traction have lower meta-
tive yet so much lower than other clients who are most- bolic rates and need lower
ly from European extraction. Which nursing response amounts of medication.
is correct?
7. The client reports the medication must be effective Olanzapine ( Zyprexa)
since the hallucinations are now markedly diminished.
The nurse documents that the client is responding
positively to which of the following medications?
8. frontal lobe
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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:
9. A 22 year old male patient is diagnosed with schizo- Problems in cognitive
phrenia,. The nurse notes that he is often forgetful and functioning.
seems disinterested in activities. Furthermore, he has
difficulty completing tasks. The nursing planning of
care will address strategies based on the understand-
ing that these behaviors are due to :
10. Which of the following would be the nurse suspect Tardive dyskinesia
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?
11. The client asks the nurse how SSRI antidepressant that SSRIs allow more of the
is prescribed works. What nursing response is correct? chemical transmitter, sero-
tonin, to be available to ar-
eas of the brain.
12. The Rorschach (inkblot) test and the Blackie pictures Projective personality
are examples of: tests.
13. A patient with schizophrenia approaches the nurse Loose associations.
and says, "Cats eat birds...east now... job is new... you
father." This speech pattern can be assessed as:
14. The therapeutic action of psychotropic drugs is most Neurotransmitters.
often caused by their effect on the activity of:
15. Benzodiazepines are used in the treatment of:
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