Mental health review Exam 1
A nurse administering a benzodiazepine should understand that the therapeutic effect of
benzodiazepines results from potentiating the neurotransmitter:
a. GABA
b. dopamine
c. serotonin
d. acetylcholine
e. a and c - ✔✔ correct answer A
Venlafaxine (Effexor) exerts its antidepressant effect by selectively blocking the reuptake of:
a. GABA.
b. dopamine
c. serotonin
d. norepinephrine
e. c and d - ✔✔ correct answer E
The nurse administers each of the following drugs to various patients. The patient who should be
most carefully assessed for fluid and electrolyte imbalance is the one receiving:
a. lithium
b. clozapine
, Mental health review Exam 1
c. diazepam
d. amitriptyline - ✔✔ correct answer A
Which drug group calls for nursing assessment for development of abnormal movement disorders
among individuals who take therapeutic dosages?
a. SSRIs
b. Antipsychotics
c. Benzodiazepines
d. Tricyclic antidepressants - ✔✔ correct answer B
Blockage of dopamine transmission can lead to increased pituitary secretions of prolactin. In women,
this hyperprolactinemia can result in:
a. dry mouth
b. amenorrhea
c. increased production of testosterone
d. blurred vision - ✔✔ correct answer B
Which of the following factors contribute to the movement of patients out of large state institutions
and into community-based mental health treatment? Select all that apply.
a. States desire to save money by moving the patients to the community, where the federal
government would pick up more of the cost.
A nurse administering a benzodiazepine should understand that the therapeutic effect of
benzodiazepines results from potentiating the neurotransmitter:
a. GABA
b. dopamine
c. serotonin
d. acetylcholine
e. a and c - ✔✔ correct answer A
Venlafaxine (Effexor) exerts its antidepressant effect by selectively blocking the reuptake of:
a. GABA.
b. dopamine
c. serotonin
d. norepinephrine
e. c and d - ✔✔ correct answer E
The nurse administers each of the following drugs to various patients. The patient who should be
most carefully assessed for fluid and electrolyte imbalance is the one receiving:
a. lithium
b. clozapine
, Mental health review Exam 1
c. diazepam
d. amitriptyline - ✔✔ correct answer A
Which drug group calls for nursing assessment for development of abnormal movement disorders
among individuals who take therapeutic dosages?
a. SSRIs
b. Antipsychotics
c. Benzodiazepines
d. Tricyclic antidepressants - ✔✔ correct answer B
Blockage of dopamine transmission can lead to increased pituitary secretions of prolactin. In women,
this hyperprolactinemia can result in:
a. dry mouth
b. amenorrhea
c. increased production of testosterone
d. blurred vision - ✔✔ correct answer B
Which of the following factors contribute to the movement of patients out of large state institutions
and into community-based mental health treatment? Select all that apply.
a. States desire to save money by moving the patients to the community, where the federal
government would pick up more of the cost.
