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What are the benefits of using atypical antipsychotics (ariprazole, oplanzapine, risperidone) with
lithium for bipolar disorder? correct answers To lower physical activity. Once lithium is
effective, atypical antipsychotics are tapered off
What medication should NOT be given for acute and mixed mania in bipolar disorder? correct
answers alprazolam!! (leads to agitation and aggression)
What is the normal range for lithium? correct answers 0.6-1.2 mEq/L
What are important components to remember when taking lithium? correct answers -Do not limit
sodium intake
-Do not take with diuretics
-Monitor for dehydration
What complications can excess lithium lead to? correct answers Renal damage and
hypothyroidism (goiter)
What complication can result from Lamotrigine? correct answers Steven-Johnsons Syndrome
Bipolar 1 disorder correct answers full manic and major depressive episodes that least at least 2
weeks (dysphoric or mixed mania)
Bipolar II disorder correct answers pattern of depressive episodes and hypomania
What neurotransmitters are affected in bipolar disorder? correct answers dopamine, serotonin,
and noradrenaline
,Illusion correct answers misinterpretation of real sensory experience
ex: believes that a hose is a snake
delusion correct answers false belief or opinion
ex: belief that someone is being drugged
For a patients experiencing schizophrenia, what dialogue would you state regarding the sounds
they hear? correct answers use "your voices" instead of "the voices"
Negative effects in schizophrenia correct answers *lack of characterisitics
Anergia: lack of energy
Anhedonia: inability to feel pleasure
Apathy: lack of interest
Avolition: lack of motivation
Dopamine correct answers influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion
Acetycholine correct answers enables muscle action, learning, and memory
norepinephrine correct answers helps control alertness and arousal
What medication is used to treat nightmares in patients experiencing PTSD? correct answers
Prazosin
What should be included in patient teaching regarding the intake of MAOIs? correct answers
Avoiding foods that contain tyramine (aged cheese, chocolate, cured meats, pickled foods, beer,
yeast) --> hypertensive crisis
, What should be included in patient teaching for a client taking benzodiazepines? correct answers
The sedative effects (dont drive after taking, dont operate heavy machinery, etc)
What medication might be given to someone with anxiety that is unable to tolerate
benzodiazepines because of the sedative effects? correct answers buspirone (long-term)
TCAs correct answers block presynaptic receptor transporter for norepinephrine and serotonin
(used in mood disorders)
What lab values may be increased when a client takes Clozapine? correct answers WBC will be
decreased (agranulocytosis)
What is the most common method of suicide? correct answers Hanging
Benefits of mileu therapy correct answers Patients are able to be in a safe, structured group
setting to learn healthier ways of thinking, acting, and behaving in social environments
Can an RN counsel therapies? correct answers No
Beneficence correct answers doing good
Autonomy correct answers respecting the rights of others to make their own decisions
Justice correct answers fairness
Fidelity correct answers faithfulness
Veractiy correct answers truthfulness
What are the benefits of using atypical antipsychotics (ariprazole, oplanzapine, risperidone) with
lithium for bipolar disorder? correct answers To lower physical activity. Once lithium is
effective, atypical antipsychotics are tapered off
What medication should NOT be given for acute and mixed mania in bipolar disorder? correct
answers alprazolam!! (leads to agitation and aggression)
What is the normal range for lithium? correct answers 0.6-1.2 mEq/L
What are important components to remember when taking lithium? correct answers -Do not limit
sodium intake
-Do not take with diuretics
-Monitor for dehydration
What complications can excess lithium lead to? correct answers Renal damage and
hypothyroidism (goiter)
What complication can result from Lamotrigine? correct answers Steven-Johnsons Syndrome
Bipolar 1 disorder correct answers full manic and major depressive episodes that least at least 2
weeks (dysphoric or mixed mania)
Bipolar II disorder correct answers pattern of depressive episodes and hypomania
What neurotransmitters are affected in bipolar disorder? correct answers dopamine, serotonin,
and noradrenaline
,Illusion correct answers misinterpretation of real sensory experience
ex: believes that a hose is a snake
delusion correct answers false belief or opinion
ex: belief that someone is being drugged
For a patients experiencing schizophrenia, what dialogue would you state regarding the sounds
they hear? correct answers use "your voices" instead of "the voices"
Negative effects in schizophrenia correct answers *lack of characterisitics
Anergia: lack of energy
Anhedonia: inability to feel pleasure
Apathy: lack of interest
Avolition: lack of motivation
Dopamine correct answers influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion
Acetycholine correct answers enables muscle action, learning, and memory
norepinephrine correct answers helps control alertness and arousal
What medication is used to treat nightmares in patients experiencing PTSD? correct answers
Prazosin
What should be included in patient teaching regarding the intake of MAOIs? correct answers
Avoiding foods that contain tyramine (aged cheese, chocolate, cured meats, pickled foods, beer,
yeast) --> hypertensive crisis
, What should be included in patient teaching for a client taking benzodiazepines? correct answers
The sedative effects (dont drive after taking, dont operate heavy machinery, etc)
What medication might be given to someone with anxiety that is unable to tolerate
benzodiazepines because of the sedative effects? correct answers buspirone (long-term)
TCAs correct answers block presynaptic receptor transporter for norepinephrine and serotonin
(used in mood disorders)
What lab values may be increased when a client takes Clozapine? correct answers WBC will be
decreased (agranulocytosis)
What is the most common method of suicide? correct answers Hanging
Benefits of mileu therapy correct answers Patients are able to be in a safe, structured group
setting to learn healthier ways of thinking, acting, and behaving in social environments
Can an RN counsel therapies? correct answers No
Beneficence correct answers doing good
Autonomy correct answers respecting the rights of others to make their own decisions
Justice correct answers fairness
Fidelity correct answers faithfulness
Veractiy correct answers truthfulness
