NCLEX RN PSYCHIATRICS DRUGS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS || 2025/2026 UPDATE
\Q\.Anxiolytics-ANSWER-✔Benzodiazepines "zepam", "zolam", Chlordiazepoxide (Librium),
Chlorazepate (Tranxene)
Non–Benzodiazepine Buspirone (Buspar)
\Q\.General Side Effect of Anxiolytics-ANSWER-✔Drowsiness
\Q\.What needs to be monitored in a patient taking Chlordiazepoxide Librium?-ANSWER-
✔Bilirubin
\Q\.What delays absorption of Chlorazepate Tranxene?-ANSWER-✔Antacids
\Q\.What do you monitor in a patient taking Diazepam Valium?-ANSWER-✔Phenytoin and
Levodopa Levels
\Q\.What do you monitor in a patient taking Clonazepam Klonopin?-ANSWER-✔Renal and Liver
Enzymes
\Q\.Lower Doses of Anxiolytics should be considered for?-ANSWER-✔Elderly
\Q\.What is restricted on patient's taking MAO Inhibitors?-ANSWER-✔Tyramine
, \Q\.What happens on stoppage of Benzodiazepines after 3–4 months of daily use?-ANSWER-
✔Withdrawal Symptoms:
>> Insomnia
>> Irritability
>> Nervousnes
>> Dry Mouth
>> Tremors
>> Convulsions
>> Confusion
\Q\.Antidepressants-ANSWER-✔Tricyclic Antidepressants
"tryptiline", "mine/franil", "pin"
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
Parnate, Marplan, Nardil
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
"xetine, "pram", "ine"
\Q\.Common S/E of Amitryptyline Elavil, Clomipramine Anafranil, Doxepin Sinequan,
Imipramine Tofranil-ANSWER-✔Orthostatic hypotension
>give at bedtime to decrease risk
\Q\.General Contraindication of Tricyclic Antidepressants-ANSWER-✔Acute MI
100% CORRECT ANSWERS || 2025/2026 UPDATE
\Q\.Anxiolytics-ANSWER-✔Benzodiazepines "zepam", "zolam", Chlordiazepoxide (Librium),
Chlorazepate (Tranxene)
Non–Benzodiazepine Buspirone (Buspar)
\Q\.General Side Effect of Anxiolytics-ANSWER-✔Drowsiness
\Q\.What needs to be monitored in a patient taking Chlordiazepoxide Librium?-ANSWER-
✔Bilirubin
\Q\.What delays absorption of Chlorazepate Tranxene?-ANSWER-✔Antacids
\Q\.What do you monitor in a patient taking Diazepam Valium?-ANSWER-✔Phenytoin and
Levodopa Levels
\Q\.What do you monitor in a patient taking Clonazepam Klonopin?-ANSWER-✔Renal and Liver
Enzymes
\Q\.Lower Doses of Anxiolytics should be considered for?-ANSWER-✔Elderly
\Q\.What is restricted on patient's taking MAO Inhibitors?-ANSWER-✔Tyramine
, \Q\.What happens on stoppage of Benzodiazepines after 3–4 months of daily use?-ANSWER-
✔Withdrawal Symptoms:
>> Insomnia
>> Irritability
>> Nervousnes
>> Dry Mouth
>> Tremors
>> Convulsions
>> Confusion
\Q\.Antidepressants-ANSWER-✔Tricyclic Antidepressants
"tryptiline", "mine/franil", "pin"
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
Parnate, Marplan, Nardil
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
"xetine, "pram", "ine"
\Q\.Common S/E of Amitryptyline Elavil, Clomipramine Anafranil, Doxepin Sinequan,
Imipramine Tofranil-ANSWER-✔Orthostatic hypotension
>give at bedtime to decrease risk
\Q\.General Contraindication of Tricyclic Antidepressants-ANSWER-✔Acute MI
