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Test Bank: Antiparkinsonian Drugs Keltner: Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A psychiatric nurse should base care of patients diagnosed with Parkinson disease and patients demonstrating extrapyramidal side effects (EPSEs) caused by antipsychotic drug therapy on what premise concerning symptoms? a. Both conditions share similar symptoms. b. Both sets of symptoms result from deficits in dopamine synthesis. c. Both sets of symptoms result from acetylcholine and dopamine...

Test Bank: Antidepressant Drugs Keltner: Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A secondary amine tricyclic antidepressant is prescribed for a patient. The medication will significantly increase the availability of which neurotransmitter? a. GABA b. Glutamate c. Serotonin d. Norepinephrine ANS: D Secondary amines increase the availability and enhance the action of norepinephrine. They do have a similar effect on any of the other options. DIF: Cognitive level: Unders...

Test Bank: Antipsychotic Drugs Keltner: Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Considering potency, what should the nurse closely monitor a patient receiving a traditional high-potency antipsychotic medication for: a. adrenergic effects. b. extrapyramidal side effects. c. anticholinergic side effects. d. changes in pain perception. ANS: B High-potency antipsychotics are more likely to cause extrapyramidal side effects (EPSEs) than low-potency antipsychotics. The other ...

Test Bank: Antimanic Drugs Keltner: Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Maintenance of a therapeutic serum level of lithium is dependent on adequate serum levels of which electrolyte? a. Sodium b. Chloride c. Potassium d. Magnesium ANS: A It is believed that lithium substitutes for the sodium (Na) ion in neurons. Reductions or increases in Na intake affect the serum lithium level. The other options have not been identified as critical to lithium level. DIF: Cogni...

Test Bank: Introduction to Psychotropic Drugs Keltner: Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which patient would be most at risk for adverse reactions when administered a highly protein bound medication? a. A healthy adolescent b. A 76-year-old patient with malnutrition c. A woman in the second trimester of pregnancy d. An adult with a fractured femur from a sporting accident ANS: B The older malnourished patient would have fewer serum proteins to bind the drug; there...

Test Bank: Introduction to Psychopathology Keltner : Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which argument effectively supports the importance of funding services for persons with mental illness in the United States? a. During any given year 25% of adult Americans are affected by mental disorders. b. Increasing toxins in the environment are increasing the incidence of mental illness. c. The high prevalence of mental illness is directly linked to increasing violence in ...

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