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Pharmacology and the Nursing Process 10th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 16 : Psychotherapeutic Drugs Questions
Question 1 of 5
A patient has been admitted to the emergency department with a suspected overdose of a tricyclic antidepressant. The nurse will prepare for what immediate concern?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Tricyclic antidepressant overdoses are notoriously lethal. The primary organ systems affected are the central nervous system and the cardiovascular system, and death usually results from either seizures or dysrhythmias.
Question 2 of 5
The wife of a patient who has been diagnosed with depression calls the office and says, -It's been an entire week since he started that new medicine for his depression, and there's no change! The medicine is not working! What is the nurse's best response?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Patients and family members need to be told that antidepressant drugs commonly require several weeks before full therapeutic effects are noted. The other answers are incorrect.
Question 3 of 5
Clozapine, an atypical antipsychotic, is prescribed for a patient. The nurse will monitor for which adverse effect during this drug therapy?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Atypical antipsychotics may cause severe neutropenia. The other effects are adverse effects of conventional antipsychotics.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is reviewing the food choices of a patient who is taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). Which food choice would indicate the need for additional teaching?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Cured meats such as salami contain tyramine. Patients who are taking MAOIs need to avoid tyramine-containing foods because of a severe hypertensive reaction that may occur. The other foods listed do not contain tyramine.
Question 5 of 5
A patient wants to take a ginseng dietary supplement. The nurse instructs the patient to look for which potential adverse effect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Elevated blood pressure, chest pain or palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, headache, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea are potential adverse effects of ginseng. Drowsiness, difficulty with urination, and constipation are not potential adverse effects of ginseng.