Exam 1: NR 326 / NR326 (Latest
Update ) Mental Health |
Questions and Answers | Grade A |
100% Correct – Chamberlain
Question:
What are the typical antipsychotics?
Answer:
Haloperidol (Halol)
Chlorpromazine (thorazine)
Fluphenazine (prolixin)
Question:
what are nursing considerations for typical antipsychotics?
Answer:
-minimize anticholinergic effects
- minimize postural/orthostatic hypotension
- monitor for extrapyramidal Side Effects
,Question:
what are extrapyramidal symptoms?
Answer:
-Pseudoparkinsonism
- Akathisia
- Dystonia
Question:
what is pseudoparkinsonism?
Answer:
tremors, shuffling gait, drooling, rigidity
Question:
what is akathisia?
Answer:
extreme internal/external restlessness. fidgeting
,Question:
what is dystonia?
Answer:
strong muscle spasms causing twisting (can occur in any part of the body)
*monitor for Oculogyric crisis*- NOTIFY PCP ASAP
Question:
what treats extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)
Answer:
anticholinergics: benztropine
Antihistamines: Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) for acute dystonia
Question:
what is Tardive Dyskinesia? (TD)
Answer:
*chronic + irreversible *- but treatment available
symptoms:
- grimacing, tongue movements, lip smacking, excessive eye blinking,
uncontrollable repetitive movement of arms, legs and trunk
, Question:
how to detect Tardive Dyskinesia? (TD)
Answer:
AIMS EXAM
Question:
what are atypical antipsychotics?
Answer:
clozapine (clozaril), risperidone (risperdal), olanzapine (zyprexa),
ziprasidone (geodon), lurasidone
Question:
nursing considerations for atypical antipsychotics?
Answer:
minimize weight gain, monitor BS, lipids (metabolic syndrome)
- report: agitation, dizziness, sedation, insomnia
- agranulocytosis
Update ) Mental Health |
Questions and Answers | Grade A |
100% Correct – Chamberlain
Question:
What are the typical antipsychotics?
Answer:
Haloperidol (Halol)
Chlorpromazine (thorazine)
Fluphenazine (prolixin)
Question:
what are nursing considerations for typical antipsychotics?
Answer:
-minimize anticholinergic effects
- minimize postural/orthostatic hypotension
- monitor for extrapyramidal Side Effects
,Question:
what are extrapyramidal symptoms?
Answer:
-Pseudoparkinsonism
- Akathisia
- Dystonia
Question:
what is pseudoparkinsonism?
Answer:
tremors, shuffling gait, drooling, rigidity
Question:
what is akathisia?
Answer:
extreme internal/external restlessness. fidgeting
,Question:
what is dystonia?
Answer:
strong muscle spasms causing twisting (can occur in any part of the body)
*monitor for Oculogyric crisis*- NOTIFY PCP ASAP
Question:
what treats extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)
Answer:
anticholinergics: benztropine
Antihistamines: Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) for acute dystonia
Question:
what is Tardive Dyskinesia? (TD)
Answer:
*chronic + irreversible *- but treatment available
symptoms:
- grimacing, tongue movements, lip smacking, excessive eye blinking,
uncontrollable repetitive movement of arms, legs and trunk
, Question:
how to detect Tardive Dyskinesia? (TD)
Answer:
AIMS EXAM
Question:
what are atypical antipsychotics?
Answer:
clozapine (clozaril), risperidone (risperdal), olanzapine (zyprexa),
ziprasidone (geodon), lurasidone
Question:
nursing considerations for atypical antipsychotics?
Answer:
minimize weight gain, monitor BS, lipids (metabolic syndrome)
- report: agitation, dizziness, sedation, insomnia
- agranulocytosis
