TEST BANK ON FOUNDATIONS FOR PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING WITH COMPLETE RATIONAL ANSWERS
TEST BANK ON FOUNDATIONS FOR PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING WITH COMPLETE RATIONAL ANSWERS Psychopharmacology 1. The nurse manager on the psychiatric unit was explaining to the new staff the differences between typical and atypical antipsychotics. The nurse correctly states that atypical antipsychotics: A. Remain in the system longer B. Act more quickly to reduce delusions C. Produce fewer extrapyramidal effects D. Are risk free for neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) ANS: C Atypical antipsychotics produce less D2blockade; thus movement disorders are less of a problem. No evidence suggests that the medication remains in the system longer nor that it acts more quicklyto reduce delusions. The atypicals are not risk free for NMS.
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