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Showing 15 questions, Sign in for moreA nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and exhibits a lack of grooming and a flat affect. The nurse should anticipate a prescription of which of the following medications?
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for buspirone to treat anxiety. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for phenelzine for depression. Which of the following foods should the nurse instruct the client to avoid while taking this medication? (Select all that apply.).
A patient has been prescribed an SSRI for depression and reports feeling more anxious since starting the medication. The nurse should:
A patient has been prescribed an SNRI for depression and reports feeling more fatigued since starting the medication. The nurse should:
Select all that apply: A client has been prescribed an MAOI for depression and reports eating aged cheese and drinking red wine at dinner last night.
A nurse is caring for a client who has been taking lorazepam (Ativan) for anxiety and insomnia for several months. The client tells the nurse that he wants to stop taking the medication because he feels better now. Which of the following responses should the nurse give?
A nurse is teaching a client who has been prescribed hydroxyzine (Vistaril) for anxiety and pruritus due to an allergic reaction. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
A client with bipolar disorder is prescribed lithium carbonate (Lithobid). Which of the following laboratory values should be monitored regularly while taking this medication?
A client with bipolar disorder is prescribed carbamazepine (Tegretol). Which of the following adverse effects should be reported immediately?
A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is prescribed lamotrigine (Lamictal). Which of the following instructions should be included in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is taking lithium carbonate (Lithobid). Which of the following laboratory tests should be monitored periodically while the client is taking this medication?
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for imipramine (Tofranil). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and is taking risperidone (Risperdal). Which of the following findings should alert the nurse to a potential adverse effect of this medication? (Select all that apply.)
A client is prescribed clozapine (Clozaril). The nurse should closely monitor the client for which potential adverse effect?
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