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NURS 222: Quiz 3 - Mental Health (Latest Update ) Review
Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A.
If patient speaks a different language, what are you do - ANS Get interpreter, continue to
speak, soler, have family help, take cultural and spiritual beliefs into consideration, The
patient has hallucinations in anergia well antipsychotic med cost weight gain - ANS
clozapine
You're talking to patient and patient stops talking and stares at you what do you do - ANS
Restate question to make sure you're listening, don't address hallucinations, ask what
the voices are saying, tell them you don't hear anything but ask what they're saying
What are you going to assess before giving medication's - ANS White blood cell count,
neutrophil, vital signs, EKG if vitals have high bp and temp? - ANS hold med contact
MD
Patient has just taken first GEN meds what considerations should you assess for in the
room - ANS Rugs, have them get up slow, anything that could harm them self, take things
off the floor,
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Patient was given Benadryl what is something calm you can have them do - ANS Patient
sit down which is priority, have them your name before, take vital signs before, give
them sugar free candy, do not have them sit and read or anything mentally strenuous
Patient says those two nurses are talking about me what would you do to calm him
down - ANS Make them feel safe, I find it hard to believe... But it must be frightening to
believe that
Patient says my medication is poison - ANS Open medication let them know it was
sealed and safe
Patient says the FBI is out to get me - ANS You are safe here you're in a safe place Patient
says they're always lying to me here and they're trying to kill me - ANS What are they
saying to you, it must be frightening to have those thoughts, do not ask who is saying
that, or why
Blood pressure 140/110 temperature of 102 with muscle rigidity what do you suspect -
ANS NMS, fever, high blood pressure,renal ,muscle rigid ,hyperkalemia dysphasia
Loose association? - ANS Jumping from one topic to another not making sense You're in
unit and the patient is always complaining and the nurses are always complaining
about the patient - ANS Get thoughts from the nurses and from patient, as patient I see
you're feeling upset how can I help
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Atypical second generation - ANS For both positive and negative, if you were EPS
smoking decrease his closet
Olanzapine 2nd - ANS Zyprexa
5-20 mgd 21-54hr
Sedation, orthostatic hypotension, metabolic syndrome increased appetite waking
hyperglycemia hyperlipidemia can increase prolactin leading to the Gyno, ammenorhea,
low libido, tranquil
CLOZapine 2d - ANS Clozaril
6.25-900 mgd 4-12 hr
Sedation, orthostatic hypotension, metabolic syndrome increased appetite waking
hyperglycemia hyperlipidemia can increase prolactin leading to the Gyno, ammenorhea,
low libido, tranquil
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NURS 222
NURS 222: Quiz 3 - Mental Health (Latest Update ) Review
Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A.
If patient speaks a different language, what are you do - ANS Get interpreter, continue to
speak, soler, have family help, take cultural and spiritual beliefs into consideration, The
patient has hallucinations in anergia well antipsychotic med cost weight gain - ANS
clozapine
You're talking to patient and patient stops talking and stares at you what do you do - ANS
Restate question to make sure you're listening, don't address hallucinations, ask what
the voices are saying, tell them you don't hear anything but ask what they're saying
What are you going to assess before giving medication's - ANS White blood cell count,
neutrophil, vital signs, EKG if vitals have high bp and temp? - ANS hold med contact
MD
Patient has just taken first GEN meds what considerations should you assess for in the
room - ANS Rugs, have them get up slow, anything that could harm them self, take things
off the floor,
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Patient was given Benadryl what is something calm you can have them do - ANS Patient
sit down which is priority, have them your name before, take vital signs before, give
them sugar free candy, do not have them sit and read or anything mentally strenuous
Patient says those two nurses are talking about me what would you do to calm him
down - ANS Make them feel safe, I find it hard to believe... But it must be frightening to
believe that
Patient says my medication is poison - ANS Open medication let them know it was
sealed and safe
Patient says the FBI is out to get me - ANS You are safe here you're in a safe place Patient
says they're always lying to me here and they're trying to kill me - ANS What are they
saying to you, it must be frightening to have those thoughts, do not ask who is saying
that, or why
Blood pressure 140/110 temperature of 102 with muscle rigidity what do you suspect -
ANS NMS, fever, high blood pressure,renal ,muscle rigid ,hyperkalemia dysphasia
Loose association? - ANS Jumping from one topic to another not making sense You're in
unit and the patient is always complaining and the nurses are always complaining
about the patient - ANS Get thoughts from the nurses and from patient, as patient I see
you're feeling upset how can I help
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Atypical second generation - ANS For both positive and negative, if you were EPS
smoking decrease his closet
Olanzapine 2nd - ANS Zyprexa
5-20 mgd 21-54hr
Sedation, orthostatic hypotension, metabolic syndrome increased appetite waking
hyperglycemia hyperlipidemia can increase prolactin leading to the Gyno, ammenorhea,
low libido, tranquil
CLOZapine 2d - ANS Clozaril
6.25-900 mgd 4-12 hr
Sedation, orthostatic hypotension, metabolic syndrome increased appetite waking
hyperglycemia hyperlipidemia can increase prolactin leading to the Gyno, ammenorhea,
low libido, tranquil
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