Neuroleptic drugs are prescribed to treat _____ disorders
a. Anxiety
b. Personality
c. Psychotic
d. Somatoform
C
Neuroleptic drugs are also known as antipsychotic drugs and are used to treat psychosis.
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a. Sims b. Prone c. Lithotomy d. Dorsal recumbent
The nurse is completing an admission assessment for a female adult client
When discussing the social history, the nurse identifies that the client is a smoker (one pack/day for 20 years) and has worked at a chemical plant operating a chemical packing machine. When reviewing this assessment, the nurse would consider this client at risk for A) environmental and occupational hazards that may affect life expectancy. B) increased life expectancy because she is female. C) no difference in risk because of her social and occupational circumstances. D) decreased fertility.
A client of Japanese descent describes a family trait of having less relief from analgesics than friends of White/Caucasian descent. The nurse recognizes that, because of this trait, which statement applies?
A) The client may need higher doses of this drug. B) The client may need lower doses of this drug. C) This medication should not be prescribed to this client. D) Biocultural ecology is the study of biologic cultural differences.
A patient is recovering from surgery and has several learning needs. When should the nurse teach this patient?
a. when the patient says, "What are those pills for?" b. following the administration of morning care c. immediately before discharge d. after the patient arrives home