NUR 422 Exam Testbank Practice Questions and Answers
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NUR 2024/2025
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NUR 2024/2025
NUR 422 Exam Testbank Practice
Questions and Answers
The nurse manager on the psychiatric unit was explaining to the new staff the differences between
typical and atypical antipsychotics. The nurse correctly states that atypical antipsychotics:
a. Remain in the system longer
b. Act more quickl...
Tricyclic antidepressants block neurotransmitter uptake, increasing the amounts of norepinephrine and
serotonin available. Decreasing dopamine is the action of typical antipsychotic medication. Increasing
monoamine oxidase is not the action of tricyclics.Benzodiazepines, not tricyclics, increase the effects of
GABA.
Which of these statements made by a patient taking the MAOI phenelzine (Nardil) would warrant further
instruction?
a. I often forget to wear sunscreen when I go outside.
b. I need to restrict the amount of sodium in my diet.
c. I should not use over-the-counter cold medications.
d. I usually order liver and onions when my wife and I eat out. - Ans:✔✔-ANS: D
MAOIs require patients to observe a tyramine-free diet to prevent hypertensive crisis. Liver is a food that
contains large amounts of tyramine. The remaining options have no relevance for MAOI therapy.
Which statement made by a patient who will be maintained on lithium following discharge will require
further instruction by the nurse?
a. I will have my blood work done regularly.
b. When I get home, I may go on a salt-free diet.
c. I have learned not to restrict my intake of water.
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