NU 665 Exam 2 – Questions With Fully Explained
Solutions
The client who has been taking Buspirone (Buspar) for one month
returns to the clinic for a follow-up assessment. The nurse
determines that medication is effective if the absence of which
manifestation occurs: Correct Answer - Rapid heartbeat or
anxiety
Classes of antidepressant medications include all except the
following: Correct Answer - Anticholinergics
In order to plan for the care of a client on an acetylcholinesterase
inhibitor, the nurse should assess for which of the following?
A. Memory impairment
B. Level of depression
C. Blood pressure
D. Mania Correct Answer - Memory impairment
In educating the family, what would you teach regarding the
negative symptoms of psychiatric diability? Correct Answer -
These symptoms should not be confused with laziness or
manipulation
Staff has made several verbal attempts to de-escalate a client,
however, the client's level of agitation continues to increase and it
becomes necessary to administer a fast-acting pharmacological
intervention. Which medication would the nurse most likely
provide? Correct Answer - Haloperidol (Haldol)
The client of Asian extraction asks the nurse why the client's dose of
antipsychotic medication is effective yet so much lower than other
, clients who are mostly from European extraction. Which nursing
response is correct? Correct Answer - Often people of Asian
extraction have lower metabolic rates and need lower amounts of
medication.
The client reports the medication must be effective since the
hallucinations are now markedly diminished. The nurse documents
that the client is responding positively to which of the following
medications? Correct Answer - Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
A client who is experiencing difficulties with working memory,
planning and prioritizing tasks. In planning the nursing care, the
nurse will apply knowledge that these symptoms represent
problems with the: Correct Answer - Frontal lobe
A 22 year old male patient is diagnosed with schizophrenia. The
nurse notes that he is often forgetful and seems disinterested in
activities. Furthermore, he has difficulty completing tasks. The nurse
planning of care will address strategies based on the understanding
that these behaviors are due to: Correct Answer - Problems in
cognitive functioning
Which of the following would the nurse suspect when observing a
patient with schizophrenia is tapping his feet, smacking his lips, and
blinking and contorting his face as he speaks to another patient?
A. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
B. Parkinson syndrome.
C. Tardive dyskinesia
D. Torticollis. Correct Answer - C. Tardive dyskinesia
The client asks the nurse how SSRI antidepressant that is prescribed
works. What nursing response is correct? Correct Answer -
Solutions
The client who has been taking Buspirone (Buspar) for one month
returns to the clinic for a follow-up assessment. The nurse
determines that medication is effective if the absence of which
manifestation occurs: Correct Answer - Rapid heartbeat or
anxiety
Classes of antidepressant medications include all except the
following: Correct Answer - Anticholinergics
In order to plan for the care of a client on an acetylcholinesterase
inhibitor, the nurse should assess for which of the following?
A. Memory impairment
B. Level of depression
C. Blood pressure
D. Mania Correct Answer - Memory impairment
In educating the family, what would you teach regarding the
negative symptoms of psychiatric diability? Correct Answer -
These symptoms should not be confused with laziness or
manipulation
Staff has made several verbal attempts to de-escalate a client,
however, the client's level of agitation continues to increase and it
becomes necessary to administer a fast-acting pharmacological
intervention. Which medication would the nurse most likely
provide? Correct Answer - Haloperidol (Haldol)
The client of Asian extraction asks the nurse why the client's dose of
antipsychotic medication is effective yet so much lower than other
, clients who are mostly from European extraction. Which nursing
response is correct? Correct Answer - Often people of Asian
extraction have lower metabolic rates and need lower amounts of
medication.
The client reports the medication must be effective since the
hallucinations are now markedly diminished. The nurse documents
that the client is responding positively to which of the following
medications? Correct Answer - Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
A client who is experiencing difficulties with working memory,
planning and prioritizing tasks. In planning the nursing care, the
nurse will apply knowledge that these symptoms represent
problems with the: Correct Answer - Frontal lobe
A 22 year old male patient is diagnosed with schizophrenia. The
nurse notes that he is often forgetful and seems disinterested in
activities. Furthermore, he has difficulty completing tasks. The nurse
planning of care will address strategies based on the understanding
that these behaviors are due to: Correct Answer - Problems in
cognitive functioning
Which of the following would the nurse suspect when observing a
patient with schizophrenia is tapping his feet, smacking his lips, and
blinking and contorting his face as he speaks to another patient?
A. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
B. Parkinson syndrome.
C. Tardive dyskinesia
D. Torticollis. Correct Answer - C. Tardive dyskinesia
The client asks the nurse how SSRI antidepressant that is prescribed
works. What nursing response is correct? Correct Answer -
