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Roach's Introductory Clinical Pharmacology 11th Edition
Chapter 22 Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse would assess a client treated with an antipsychotic medication for which of the following behaviors if the antipsychotic medication was stopped? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,B,C,E
Rationale: Antipsychotic medications help control symptoms associated with psychotic disorders such as hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, behavior disturbances, social withdrawal, flattened affect, and anhedonia. Dystonia would be noted as an adverse reaction with antipsychotic drugs.
Question 2 of 5
After teaching a group of nursing students about antipsychotic drugs, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify aripiprazole (Abilify) as exerting its effect on which of the following in the brain? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,B
Rationale: Atypical antipsychotic drugs like aripiprazole (Abilify) are thought to act on serotonin and dopamine receptors in the brain. The conventional, or first-generation, antipsychotics (FGAs) work to diminish the positive symptoms by blocking dopamine transmission.
Question 3 of 5
A client is prescribed an antipsychotic drug that also has an antiemetic effect. Which of the following would the nurse identify as having this effect? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: C,D
Rationale: Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and prochlorperazine (Compazine) are antipsychotic medications that have antiemetic effects. Lithium, aripiprazole, and clozapine do not.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse should be able to differentiate between the typical and atypical antipsychotics. Which of the following would the nurse identify as an atypical antipsychotic? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B,E
Rationale: Aripiprazole (Abilify) and clozapine (Clozaril) are classified as atypical antipsychotics.
Question 5 of 5
After teaching a group of nursing students about antipsychotics, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as a typical antipsychotic? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: C,D,E
Rationale: Chlorpromazine, haloperidol, and fluphenazine are classified as typical antipsychotics.