During a staff meeting on antipsychotic medications, a staff member asks the nurse to explain the difference between the physiological actions of the first- and second-generation antipsychotic medications
Which of the following is the correct nursing response? A) Both enhance the serotonin and norepinephrine available in the neural synapses.
B) Both decrease dopamine or block the overactive receptors, while only the second-generation antipsychotic
medications block the serotonin receptors.
C) Both enhance the available acetylcholine, while the first-generation antipsychotic medications increase the
GABA.
D) Both block norepinephrine, while the first-generation antipsychotic medications enhance the available
dopamine.
B
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The nurse understands that the boundaries of client care regarding intentional torts include: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Assault. 2. Battery. 3. False imprisonment. 4. Invasion of privacy. 5. Misdemeanor.
A novice nurse is working with a client who is admitted to a medical-surgical unit. The nurse is establishing a therapeutic relationship with the client by conveying empathy. Which statement by the nurse best exemplifies empathy?
A) "I wouldn't be afraid, if I were you." B) "You shouldn't have done it that way." C) "You seem to be frightened by the procedure. Tell me how you are feeling." D) "I know just how you feel, as my mother has the same illness."
Which interventions would the nurse plan to support the stabilization of a client's circadian rhythm?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Give medications on time. 2. Use environmental clues for awakening. 3. Support calming bedtime routines. 4. Assure quiet on the unit at night. 5. Offer warm milk or hot cocoa at night.
The nurse correctly assesses a patient's abdomen by following the sequence of
1. Inspection, palpation, and auscultation. 2. Palpation, inspection, and auscultation. 3. Palpation, auscultation, and inspection. 4. Inspection, auscultation, and palpation.