Which of the following classes of antipsychotic medication is the most useful in the treatment of the manic phase of manic-depressive personality disorder?
A. Thioxanthenes
B. Atypical antipsychotics
C. Butyrophenones
D. Phenothiazines
Answer: C
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When teaching a patient about her plan of care, which action will confirm for the nurse that learning has taken place?
a. Ask the patient if she understands the information. b. Have the patient repeat the information learned. c. Allow the patient to take the lead. d. Let the patient evaluate her own level of learning.
What sympathetic responses to pain might be assessed by the nurse?
a. Increased blood pressure, increased pulse, and increased respiratory rate b. Decreased blood pressure, decreased pulse, and increased respiratory rate c. Increased blood pressure, decreased pulse, and increased respiratory rate d. Decreased blood pressure, decreased pulse, and decreased respiratory rate
The nurse instructs a family that the blood being brought by the incoming capillaries into the kidney, which contains nitrogenous substances to be excreted as waste, involves a process of:
1. active transport. 2. diffusion. 3. filtration. 4. osmosis.