When a client with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has developed self-harming thoughts and actions, the emergency department nurse should expect to administer which medication to assist with the client's anxiety/panic?
A) Benzodiazepines such as lorazepam
B) Antipsychotics such as lithium carbonate
C) Analgesics such as morphine sulfate
D) Tricyclic antidepressants such as amoxapine
Ans: A
Although only individuals with severely debilitating symptoms or self-harming thoughts and actions are hospitalized, clients may experience intense anxiety symptoms to the point of panic. In such an emergency, benzodiazepines and other anxiolytics can be used.
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