After teaching a class on antipsychotic agents, the instructor determines that the education was successful when the class identifies which of the following as an example of a second-generation antipsychotic agent?
A) Fluphenazine
B) Thiothixene
C) Quetiapine
D) Chlorpromazine
Ans: C
Quetiapine is an example of a second-generation antipsychotic agent. Fluphenazine, thiothixene, and chlorpromazine are examples of first-generation antipsychotic agents.
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A) Inhalation B) Contact with skin C) Ingestion of undercooked foods D) Blood-borne exposure
A nurse reads that a patient's breast tumor is a stage II. What should the nurse realize about this tumor?
a. It is smaller than 2 cm, with no positive lymph node involvement and no metasta-sis evident. b. It measures between 2 and 5 cm, with no or one positive lymph node involvement and no metastasis evident. c. It is larger than 5 cm, with no positive lymph node involvement and no metasta-sis evident. d. It measures between 2 and 5 cm, with positive axillary lymph node involvement and metastasis evident.
A client expecting a baby informed the nurse that she occasionally smokes and drinks alcohol. Which risk associated with smoking and drinking alcohol is of highest priority and to which the nurse should alert the client?
A) The newborn may develop a genetic disorder. B) The newborn may develop hip dysplasia. C) The newborn may have a low birth weight. D) The newborn may develop blurred vision.
All patients should be considered potentially infectious.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)