When reviewing the medications being taken by an elderly patient diagnosed with Alz-heimer's disease, the nurse should consult with the patient's physician when noting a prescription for:
a. Risperidone (Risperdal)
b. Fluphenazine (Prolixin)
c. Lorazepam (Ativan)
d. Sertraline (Zoloft)
ANS: A
Patients with dementia-related psychosis who were treated with atypical (second-generation) antipsychotics such as Risperdal were at an increased risk of death as compared with patient taking a placebo. The other medications are not currently known to have that risk.
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