PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY - REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
A patient is prescribed haloperidal -Haldol-. The nurse should instruct the patient to: - correct answer
USE SUNSCREEN BECAUSE THE DRUG INCREASES PHOTOSENSITIVITY. -antipsychotics such as haloperidol
increase the patient's sensitivity to the sun.
*wrong: take the medication with food. maintain therapeutic blood levels. abstain from eating aged
cheese- aren't appropriate for taking this drug.
A patient may abuse or develop a dependency on which of the following drugs? - correct answer
ALPRAZOLAM -XANAX- AND PENTOBARBITAL- NEMBUTAL.- long-term use of benzodiazepines, such as
alprazolam, or barbituarates, such as pentobarbital may increase a patient's tolerance for the drug.
Increased tolerance can lead to drug dependency or abuse. *wrong: Lithium -Eskalith- and valproic acid -
Depakote. not associated with abuse. *wrong: Verapamil- Calan and chlorpromazine-Thorazine-. not
associated with dependency. *wrong: clozapine- Clozaril- and amitriptyline- ELAVIL-. not associated with
dependency.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse incorporate into her teaching plan for a patient
taking chlordiazepoxide -Librium? - correct answer DON'T MIX CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE WITH OTHER CNS
DEPRESSANTS OR ALCOHOL. -antianxiety agents such as chlordiazepoxide potentiate the action of other
CNS depressants, which can lead to accidental overdose. *wrong: don't take chlordiazepoxide before
going to sleep.- can be taken before going to sleep. *wrong: don't take chlordiazapoxide on an empty
stomach.-can be taken on an empty stomach. *wrong: don't combine chlordiazepoxide with aged
cheese.-aged cheese has no effect on chlordiazepoxide.
Antiparkinsonian drugs can be indicated for which of the following? - correct answer TO RELIEVE THE
NEUROLOGIC ADVERSE EFFECTS OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS- antiparkinsonian drugs can be indicated to
help relieve the neurologic adverse effects of antipsychotic drugs. *wrong: symptomatic treatment of
depression.-MAO inhibitors are indicated for symptomatic treatment of depression. *wrong: treatment
of bipolar.-antimanic drugs are used to treat bipolar disorder. *wrong: treatment of alcohol withdrawal
syndrome.-benzodizepines help to treat alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
A patient is prescribed haloperidal -Haldol-. The nurse should instruct the patient to: - correct answer
USE SUNSCREEN BECAUSE THE DRUG INCREASES PHOTOSENSITIVITY. -antipsychotics such as haloperidol
increase the patient's sensitivity to the sun.
*wrong: take the medication with food. maintain therapeutic blood levels. abstain from eating aged
cheese- aren't appropriate for taking this drug.
A patient may abuse or develop a dependency on which of the following drugs? - correct answer
ALPRAZOLAM -XANAX- AND PENTOBARBITAL- NEMBUTAL.- long-term use of benzodiazepines, such as
alprazolam, or barbituarates, such as pentobarbital may increase a patient's tolerance for the drug.
Increased tolerance can lead to drug dependency or abuse. *wrong: Lithium -Eskalith- and valproic acid -
Depakote. not associated with abuse. *wrong: Verapamil- Calan and chlorpromazine-Thorazine-. not
associated with dependency. *wrong: clozapine- Clozaril- and amitriptyline- ELAVIL-. not associated with
dependency.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse incorporate into her teaching plan for a patient
taking chlordiazepoxide -Librium? - correct answer DON'T MIX CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE WITH OTHER CNS
DEPRESSANTS OR ALCOHOL. -antianxiety agents such as chlordiazepoxide potentiate the action of other
CNS depressants, which can lead to accidental overdose. *wrong: don't take chlordiazepoxide before
going to sleep.- can be taken before going to sleep. *wrong: don't take chlordiazapoxide on an empty
stomach.-can be taken on an empty stomach. *wrong: don't combine chlordiazepoxide with aged
cheese.-aged cheese has no effect on chlordiazepoxide.
Antiparkinsonian drugs can be indicated for which of the following? - correct answer TO RELIEVE THE
NEUROLOGIC ADVERSE EFFECTS OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS- antiparkinsonian drugs can be indicated to
help relieve the neurologic adverse effects of antipsychotic drugs. *wrong: symptomatic treatment of
depression.-MAO inhibitors are indicated for symptomatic treatment of depression. *wrong: treatment
of bipolar.-antimanic drugs are used to treat bipolar disorder. *wrong: treatment of alcohol withdrawal
syndrome.-benzodizepines help to treat alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
