A patient with generalized anxiety disorder needs immediate relief of symptoms. Which class of medications is the drug of choice?
A. Buspirone
B. Antipsychotics
C. Antidepressants
D. Benzodiazepines
Answer: D. Benzodiazepines
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a. Cushing triad. b. decerebrate posturing (abnormal extension). c. a decrease in the level of consciousness. d. an increase in pupillary size.
After a tonic-clonic seizure, it would not be unusual for a child to display which symptom?
a. Irritability and hunger b. Lethargy and confusion c. Nausea and vomiting d. Nervousness and excitability
A client, who retired from work this year, asks the nurse the secret to successful aging. Which of the following responses by the nurse is most helpful?
A) "Later life can be a time of engagement, contribution and well-being, you must work to make it so." B) "Life is a bowl of cherries, if you are in the pits, crawl out." C) "Studies show that volunteering and helping others improve satisfaction with life." D) "The body is senescent and you will find you slow down each year."
An advanced practice psychiatric nurse must have a(n) ____ degree to practice
a. Associate's b. Baccalaureate's c. Master's d. Doctoral