MARK KLIMEK AUDIO LECTURES LECTURE 9
PSYCH MEDICATIONS 2026 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ Which drugs are phenothiazines?
Answer: They all end in -zine!
Thorazine, Compazine... etc.
◉ What are the S/E of antipsychotics?
Answer: "ABCDEFG"
Anticholinergic
Blurred vision
Constipation
Drowsiness
EPS (tremors, Parkinson)
Foto sensitivity
aGranulocytosis (low WBC count, immunosuppressed)
, ◉ What is the nursing action when someone presents with a S/E of
an antipsychotic?
Answer: "ABCDEF" - Teach them about SAFETY.
"G" - Teach them how to recognize and report sore throat and
symptoms of infection.
◉ What is the nursing action when someone presents with a toxic
effect of an antipsychotic?
Answer: HOLD DRUG and notify HCP
◉ What is Decanoate or "Caprate?"
Answer: Long-acting form of a drug
IM form is given if they are non-compliant
Often court-ordered
◉ What are tricyclic antidepressants (TCA)?
Answer: Non-selective serotonin reuptake inhib (NSSRI)
Mood elevators (Happy pills)
Elavil, Trofranil, Aventyl, Desyrel
Elavil: Amitriptyline
Trofanil: Imipramine
PSYCH MEDICATIONS 2026 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ Which drugs are phenothiazines?
Answer: They all end in -zine!
Thorazine, Compazine... etc.
◉ What are the S/E of antipsychotics?
Answer: "ABCDEFG"
Anticholinergic
Blurred vision
Constipation
Drowsiness
EPS (tremors, Parkinson)
Foto sensitivity
aGranulocytosis (low WBC count, immunosuppressed)
, ◉ What is the nursing action when someone presents with a S/E of
an antipsychotic?
Answer: "ABCDEF" - Teach them about SAFETY.
"G" - Teach them how to recognize and report sore throat and
symptoms of infection.
◉ What is the nursing action when someone presents with a toxic
effect of an antipsychotic?
Answer: HOLD DRUG and notify HCP
◉ What is Decanoate or "Caprate?"
Answer: Long-acting form of a drug
IM form is given if they are non-compliant
Often court-ordered
◉ What are tricyclic antidepressants (TCA)?
Answer: Non-selective serotonin reuptake inhib (NSSRI)
Mood elevators (Happy pills)
Elavil, Trofranil, Aventyl, Desyrel
Elavil: Amitriptyline
Trofanil: Imipramine