NURSING 6005

Chapter 31: Antipsychotic Agents and Their Use in Schizophrenia Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient with schizophrenia has been taking an antipsychotic drug for several days. The nurse enters the patient’s room to administer a dose of haloperidol (Haldol) and finds the patient having facial spasms. The patient’s head is thrust back, and the patient is unable to speak. What will the nurse do? a. Administer the haloperidol as ordered. b. Discuss increasing the haloperidol dose with ...

Quiz 10. Hormone Replacement Therapy  Question 1 1 out of 1 points A male patient is trying to decide if he should use finasteride (Proscar) to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). When providing information about the drug, the nurse will include which of the following as a risk associated with finasteride therapy? Response Feedback : Adverse effects are usually uncommon with finasteride therapy. However, there is a risk of sexual dysfunction related to the use of the drug. E...

Angela is a 54-year-old married woman with three adult children. She has been the office manager of a small law firm for 20 years and has enjoyed her work until this past year. She has rheumatoid arthritis with minimal impairment that has been managed well with NSAIDs. She has been taking conjugated estrogens for 8 years and decided to stop taking them because of her concern of their risks without sufficient medical benefit. She has tolerated the discontinuation without difficulty. Assessm...

uestion 2. Lifestyle changes are the first step in the treatment of GERD. A food that may aggravate GERD is: Eggs Honey Dew Chocolate Chic

1 1)Incorporating IT into a patient encounter takes skill and tact. During the encounter, the provider can make the patient more comfortable with the IT the providers using by: : A Turning the screen around so the patient can see material being recorded B Not placing the computer screen between the provider and the patient C Both A and B 2Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by: 1 . The National Council of State Boards of Nursing 2 . The U.S. Drug Enforcement Adminis...

A male patient is trying to decide if he should use finasteride (Proscar) to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). When providing information about the drug, the nurse will include which of the following as a risk associated with finasteride therapy? Response Feedback : Adverse effects are usually uncommon with finasteride therapy. However, there is a risk of sexual dysfunction related to the use of the drug. Excess fluid volume related to potential effects of drug therapy and hype...

QUE ST ION 1 1. A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a patient who will be taking fludrocortisone at home. The nurse will encourage the patient to eat a diet that is 2. A . low in proteins. B . high in iron. C . low in sodium and potassium. D . low in sodium, high in potassium. 1 points QUE ST ION 2 1. A teenage boy has undergone a diagnostic workup following several months of persistent, bloody diarrhea that appears to lack an infectious etiology. The boy has als...

What drug therapy could a provider select to administer to a client seeking treatment for partial seizures? carbamazepine quinidine metronidazole nitrofurantoin Question 2 What drug therapy could a provider select to administer to a client seeking treatment for narcolepsy? sulfonylureas antimuscarinics antitussives psychostimulants Question 3 What drug therapy could a provider select to administer to a client seeking treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? atomoxeti...

What group of anti-fungal medications would a provider most likely choose for a client seeking treatment for onychomycosis (a fungal nail infection)? Azoles Infants and young children are at higher risk of developing antibiotic-resistant infections due to: Children this age are more likely to be in daycare and exposed to pathogens from other children What group of anti-infectives would a provider most likely choose for a client with bacterial resistance to tetracyclines? Glycylcyclines?