NRS 3016 Psycho Pharmacology exam with
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correct answers |
A |patient |on |tranylcypromine |(Parnate) |requests |information |on |foods |that |are |acceptable |to |eat |
while |taking |the |medication.The |nurse |tells |the |patient |that |it |is |safe |to |eat: |- |✔✔💯Oranges
A |nurse |is |providing |medication |instructions |to |a |patient |who |is |taking |doxepin |(Sinequan) |daily. |
Which |statement |by |the |patient |indicates |a |need |for |further |instructions? |- |✔✔💯I |need |to |take |the |
medication |in |the |morning |before |breakfast.
A |home |care |nurse |visits |a |client |at |home. |Clonazepam |(Klonopin) |has |been |prescribed |for |the |client, |
and |the |nurse |teaches |the |client |about |the |medication. |Which |statement |by |the |client |indicates |that |
further |teaching |is |necessary? |- |✔✔💯If |I |experience |slurred |speech, |it |will |disappear |in |about |8 |
weeks.
A |patient |who |is |on |chlorpromazine |(Thorazine) |is |preparing |for |discharge. |In |developing |a |health |
promotion |plan |for |the |patient, |the |nurse |instructs |the |patient: |- |✔✔💯To |avoid |prolonged |exposure
|to |the |sun.
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |patient |in |acute |mania |who |is |being |treated |with |carbamazepine |(Tegretol).The
|nurse |reviews |the |laboratory |report |for |the |results |of |the |drug |plasma |level |and |determines |that |the |
plasma |level |is |in |a |therapeutic |range |if |which |of |the |following |is |noted? |- |✔✔💯10 |mcg/ml
A |client |is |taking |a |monoamine |oxidase |inhibitor |(MAOI). |The |nurse |assesses |the |client |closely |
because: |- |✔✔💯Headache, |hypertension, |and |nausea |and |vomiting |may |indicate |toxicity.
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |hospitalized |patient |who |has |been |taking |clozapine |(Clozaril) |for |the |treatment
|of |a |schizophrenic |disorder, |and |the |nurse |reviews |the |laboratory |studies |that |have |been |prescribed |
for |the |patient. |Which |laboratory |study |will |the |nurse |specifically |review |to |monitor |for |an |adverse |
effect |associated |with |the |use |of |this |medication? |- |✔✔💯White |blood |cell |count
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correct answers |
A |patient |on |tranylcypromine |(Parnate) |requests |information |on |foods |that |are |acceptable |to |eat |
while |taking |the |medication.The |nurse |tells |the |patient |that |it |is |safe |to |eat: |- |✔✔💯Oranges
A |nurse |is |providing |medication |instructions |to |a |patient |who |is |taking |doxepin |(Sinequan) |daily. |
Which |statement |by |the |patient |indicates |a |need |for |further |instructions? |- |✔✔💯I |need |to |take |the |
medication |in |the |morning |before |breakfast.
A |home |care |nurse |visits |a |client |at |home. |Clonazepam |(Klonopin) |has |been |prescribed |for |the |client, |
and |the |nurse |teaches |the |client |about |the |medication. |Which |statement |by |the |client |indicates |that |
further |teaching |is |necessary? |- |✔✔💯If |I |experience |slurred |speech, |it |will |disappear |in |about |8 |
weeks.
A |patient |who |is |on |chlorpromazine |(Thorazine) |is |preparing |for |discharge. |In |developing |a |health |
promotion |plan |for |the |patient, |the |nurse |instructs |the |patient: |- |✔✔💯To |avoid |prolonged |exposure
|to |the |sun.
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |patient |in |acute |mania |who |is |being |treated |with |carbamazepine |(Tegretol).The
|nurse |reviews |the |laboratory |report |for |the |results |of |the |drug |plasma |level |and |determines |that |the |
plasma |level |is |in |a |therapeutic |range |if |which |of |the |following |is |noted? |- |✔✔💯10 |mcg/ml
A |client |is |taking |a |monoamine |oxidase |inhibitor |(MAOI). |The |nurse |assesses |the |client |closely |
because: |- |✔✔💯Headache, |hypertension, |and |nausea |and |vomiting |may |indicate |toxicity.
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |hospitalized |patient |who |has |been |taking |clozapine |(Clozaril) |for |the |treatment
|of |a |schizophrenic |disorder, |and |the |nurse |reviews |the |laboratory |studies |that |have |been |prescribed |
for |the |patient. |Which |laboratory |study |will |the |nurse |specifically |review |to |monitor |for |an |adverse |
effect |associated |with |the |use |of |this |medication? |- |✔✔💯White |blood |cell |count
