Pharmacology Psychiatric/Mental Final HESI Evolve
Which drug is contraindicated in a pregnant client diagnosed with bipolar disorder?
Paroxetine
A nurse notes that haloperidol is most effective for clients who exhibit which type of behavior?
Overactive
A client has been prescribed lithium. What important nursing intervention must be implemented while this medication is being administered?
Regularly testing the level of the drug in the client's blood
A healthcare provider prescribes aripiprazole 15 mg by mouth once a day for a client with the diagnosis of schizophrenia. The hospital pharmacy sends aripiprazole 5 mg/tablet. How many tablets will the nurse administer? Record your answer as a whole number. ____ tablet(s)
3 tablets
A client receiving the medication buspirone is admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of possible hepatitis. The nurse identifies that the client's sclerae look yellow. What will be the nurse's initial action?
Withhold the medication
A client with schizophrenia is given an antipsychotic drug. The nurse recalls all the extrapyramidal effects associated with this type of medication and anticipates that the drug will be discontinued if which occurs?
Tardive dyskinesia
Which statement is true regarding antipsychotic drugs?
Clozapine is more effective than other second-generation antipsychotics.
A primary healthcare provider prescribes oxazepam for a client who is beginning to experience withdrawal symptoms while undergoing detoxification. What are the primary reasons that oxazepam is given during detoxification?
Reduces the anxiety-tremor state and prevents more serious withdrawal symptoms
During an interview and assessment, a 60-year-old client reports to the nurse, "I've been using St. John's wort to try to feel more like myself again. I'm not sure whether it's going to work." The nurse will pursue an assessment related to the client's report of which symptom?
Depression
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