One of the MOST commonly used drugs for the management of mania is:
a. doxepin (Adapin)
b. fluoxetine (Prozac)
c. lithium (Lithobid)
d. phenelzine (Nardil)
C
Lithium is one of the most commonly used drugs for treating mania. Other commonly used drugs for treating mania are carbamazepine (Tegretol), valproic acid (Depakene), and divalproex (Depakote).
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a. a sedative effect throughout the body. b. cell activity in the body to cease. c. insensitivity to tobacco and tobacco smoke. d. mutation and cellular changes in body cells.
A nurse recognizes that the increase in complexity of skills performed by a person is called
1. Growth. 2. Regression. 3. Ambivalence. 4. Development.
When a patient is put on a sulfa drug, the nurse adds interventions to the nursing care plan to increase the daily fluid intake to a minimum of _____ mL/day
a. 1500 b. 2000 c. 2500 d. 3000
The nurse completes an assessment of renal and urinary function with an 86-year-old male patient. Which finding should the nurse report to the healthcare provider?
1. urinary incontinence 2. urinary frequency 3. urinary urgency 4. nocturia