NURSING 180 EXAM 2 CORRECT
100%
Clonazepam - ANSWER (benzo) Antianxiety
- Take PRN
- May cause Rhinitis (runny nose) (not a medical emergency), drowsiness.
- check w/ dr for over the counter medication
- No alcohol
How should you discontinue clonazepam? - ANSWER Gradually to prevent seizures
What do you take before giving clonazepam? - ANSWER Liver function test (LFT)
Alprazolam - ANSWER (Benzo, antianxiety, anxielytic )
Take PRN
Side effects:
purpra (spot of blood under skin)
Jaundice - liver function
Report these immediately
lorazepam (Ativan) What is it given for - ANSWER (antianxiety)
Taken PRN
given to alcohol addicted pt to prevent seizures that occur form withdrawals.
.
Thiamine - B (what is it given for) - ANSWER Can be given PO IV and IM
Prevents alcoholics from getting these two:
Wernicke encephalopathy (acute and reversible)
Korasoff syndrome - chronic
Buspirone - ANSWER Non benzo
Usually given for anxiety before benzo
Taken daily
Takes 4 weeks for improvement
, Usually taken short term
Do not take with benzo
Side effects: diziness, insomnia nervousness
Fluxetine (SSRI) - ANSWER Antidepressent
Time release ( do not open capsule)
Weight change
Monitor suicidal tendencies
No aspirin ( may cause gi bleed)
Only drug for children with depression
Side effects: diziness and drowsiness
Rationalization (defense mechanism) example - ANSWER A student justifies failing an
examination by saying there was too much material to cover
Regression (defense mechanism) example - ANSWER A 4 year old whose parents are
going through a divocce start to suck his thumb and wet his pants.
Suppression (defense mechanism) example - ANSWER A woman with a family history
of breast cancer "forgets" her appointment for a mammogram.
Stages of grief - ANSWER Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
Types of loss - ANSWER Anticapatory
Situational
Maturational
Complicated
Anticipatory (types of loss example) - ANSWER Girl is sad that mom is dying before
she passes.
Situational (types of loss example) - ANSWER Divorce and death
Maturational (types of loss example) - ANSWER Maturity elderly man goes to a nursing
home
Complicated (types of loss example) - ANSWER Mood and self esteem
Children and terminal illness - ANSWER Children more concerned with parents being
sad
100%
Clonazepam - ANSWER (benzo) Antianxiety
- Take PRN
- May cause Rhinitis (runny nose) (not a medical emergency), drowsiness.
- check w/ dr for over the counter medication
- No alcohol
How should you discontinue clonazepam? - ANSWER Gradually to prevent seizures
What do you take before giving clonazepam? - ANSWER Liver function test (LFT)
Alprazolam - ANSWER (Benzo, antianxiety, anxielytic )
Take PRN
Side effects:
purpra (spot of blood under skin)
Jaundice - liver function
Report these immediately
lorazepam (Ativan) What is it given for - ANSWER (antianxiety)
Taken PRN
given to alcohol addicted pt to prevent seizures that occur form withdrawals.
.
Thiamine - B (what is it given for) - ANSWER Can be given PO IV and IM
Prevents alcoholics from getting these two:
Wernicke encephalopathy (acute and reversible)
Korasoff syndrome - chronic
Buspirone - ANSWER Non benzo
Usually given for anxiety before benzo
Taken daily
Takes 4 weeks for improvement
, Usually taken short term
Do not take with benzo
Side effects: diziness, insomnia nervousness
Fluxetine (SSRI) - ANSWER Antidepressent
Time release ( do not open capsule)
Weight change
Monitor suicidal tendencies
No aspirin ( may cause gi bleed)
Only drug for children with depression
Side effects: diziness and drowsiness
Rationalization (defense mechanism) example - ANSWER A student justifies failing an
examination by saying there was too much material to cover
Regression (defense mechanism) example - ANSWER A 4 year old whose parents are
going through a divocce start to suck his thumb and wet his pants.
Suppression (defense mechanism) example - ANSWER A woman with a family history
of breast cancer "forgets" her appointment for a mammogram.
Stages of grief - ANSWER Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
Types of loss - ANSWER Anticapatory
Situational
Maturational
Complicated
Anticipatory (types of loss example) - ANSWER Girl is sad that mom is dying before
she passes.
Situational (types of loss example) - ANSWER Divorce and death
Maturational (types of loss example) - ANSWER Maturity elderly man goes to a nursing
home
Complicated (types of loss example) - ANSWER Mood and self esteem
Children and terminal illness - ANSWER Children more concerned with parents being
sad
