ATI RN
Use of Psychotropic Medications Questions
Question 1 of 5
A patient with borderline personality disorder approaches you and voices concern that she is being ignored and feels unimportant. The patient blames the nursing staff for these feelings because the nurses are not paying attention to her. Your best therapeutic response to this patient is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Theodore, a 45-year-old male, is admitted to a mental health unit displaying inappropriate behavior. The patient has been responding to voices when no one is in the room and isolating himself in his room. Which of the following best describes this patient?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is giving discharge instructions to a client prescribed isocarboxazid (Marplan). The nurse will tell the client to anticipate which side effect?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse notes that a client with schizophrenia receiving an antipsychotic medication is having uncontrolled movement of the lips and tongue. The nurse determines that the client is experiencing:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following is one of the advantages of the newer antipsychotic medication risperidone (Risperdal)?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.