Health Care > EXAM > Lehne's Pharmacology Exam 2 2023 with 100% correct answers (All)
A patient in who, drug therapy has failed several times in the past is readmitted to a hospital to begin therapy for schizophrenia. What will the nurse to to help improve adherence? Teach the patient... about drug side effects and how to manage them. A patient is taking and FGA for schizophrenia. The nurse notes that the patient has trouble speaking and chewing and observes slow, worm like movements of the tongue. The nurse recognizes which adverse effect in the this patient? Tardive dyskinesia A patient who is taking a first-generation antipsychotic (FGA) drug for schizophrenia comes to the clinic for evaluation. The nurse observes that the patient has a shuffling gait and mild tremors. The nurse will ask the patient's provider about which course of action? giving an anticholinergic medication 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? request and order to give diphenhydramine A patient with schizophrenia receives a dose of risperidone (risperdal consta) IM. The nurse teaching this patient about this medication will make which statement? you will need to take an oral antipsychotic drug for 3 weeks A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students abour tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs). Which statement by a student indicates a need for further teaching? TCAs have many side effects, but none of them are serious. A patient is brought to the emergency department after taking a handful of TCA pills. The nurse will expect to provide what when caring for this patient? cardiac monitoring cholinesterase inhibitors gastric lavage and activated charcoal [Show More]
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