Psychiatric Nursing

Module 1 • 20 Questions

Question 1

A nurse provides instructions to a client taking fluoxetine (Prozac) a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) antidepressant. The nurse tells the client to take the medication:

Question 2

A client with depression who has been taking amitriptyline for three months returns to the clinic for a follow-up. The nurse observes the client in which of the following symptoms?

Question 3

A client is prescribed with sertraline (Zoloft). To guarantee a safe administration of the medication, a nurse would administer the dose-

Question 4

A client arrives in the emergency room with a tricyclic antidepressant overdose. Which of the following measures should the nurse do, except?

Question 5

A newly admit client has started taking bupropion (Wellbutrin). The nurse monitors in which of the following side effects that would indicate an overdosage of the medication?

Question 6

A nurse is giving discharge instructions to a client who is prescribed with isocarboxazid (Marplan). The nurse will tell the client to anticipate which of the following side effects of this medication?

Question 7

A client with depression is taking phenelzine (Nardil). The nurse advises the client to avoid consuming which foods while taking the medication

Question 8

Patients taking MAOIs have the tendency to experience hypertensive crisis especially during an interaction with other drugs such as epinephrine. Which of the following is a sign of hypertensive crisis?

Question 9

During a hypertensive crisis, the nurse make sure which of this medicine is readily available?

Question 10

A nurse is giving discharge instructions to a client who will be taking phenobarbital (Luminal). The nurse would educate the client in which of the following that directly correlates with the safety of the client?

Question 11

A client who has been taking buspirone (BuSpar) for two months returns to the clinic for a follow-up. The nurse determines that the medication is effective if there is an absent display of?

Question 12

Which of the following medications that treat Alzheimer's disease causes slowing of the heart rate and fainting episodes?

Question 13

Methylphenidate (Ritalin) is prescribed to an 8-year-old child for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The nurse will most likely monitor which of the following during the medication therapy?

Question 14

A client with schizophrenia has been started on medication therapy with clozapine (Clozaril). A nurse assesses the results of which laboratory study to monitor for adverse effect related to this medication?

Question 15

A nurse notes that a client with schizophrenia and receiving an antipsychotic medication is having uncontrolled movement of the lips and tongue. The nurse determines that the client is experiencing?

Question 16

A nurse is giving instructions to a client taking risperidone (Risperdal). The nurse advise the client to which of the following?

Question 17

Which of the following symptoms is classified as a mild lithium toxicity:

Question 18

A nurse is giving instructions to a client receiving lithium citrate. The nurse tells the client to do which of the following to prevent lithium toxicity:

Question 19

Marco approached Nurse Trisha asking for advice on how to deal with his alcohol addiction. Nurse Trisha should tell the client that the only effective treatment for alcoholism is:

Question 20

Nurse Hazel is caring for a male client who experience false sensory perceptions with no basis in reality. This perception is known as:

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