Antidepressant drugs
1. keep the client from becoming manic.
2. increase certain neurotransmitter activity.
3. cure the problems associated with depression.
4. help the client ignore feelings of depression.
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Physiology of antidepressants
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It sure won't be the same.". What do these comments suggest the patient is experiencing? a. Loss and grief b. Fear and denial c. Depression d. Spiritual distress
The nurse determines that a patient has pain when turning the hand palm down and then palm up. Which documentation is appropriate? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. Pain on forearm supination 2. Cannot extend hand without pain 3. Pain on circumduction of the forearm 4. Pain on pronation of the hand 5. Unable to circumduct the forearm
What is a disruption in the life principle that pervades a person's entire being and integrates and transcends one's biological and psychosocial nature?
a. Mental illness b. Anxiety c. Spiritual distress d. Alterations in individual coping
After an assessment, the nurse determines that a client's sequential compression devices need to be removed. What will the nurse document about this client's status in the medical record?
1. Client ambulating without assistance. 2. Client complains of numbness, tingling, and leg pain with the sequential compression devices. 3. Client requested devices to be removed. 4. Client to wear sequential compression devices during sleep.