Deck 1 Flashcards
A rare and potentially fatal adverse effect of antipsychotic medication that requires emergency medical intervention.
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
Manifestations of NMS include…
Changes in level of consciousness, seizures and stupor
What may be present in a client who has serotonin syndrome?
Delirium, severe vital sign changes and apnea
What is the priority intervention when taking the airway, breathing, circulation approach to client care?
Preparing for artificial ventilation
What is the immediate priority of a potentially violent client?
Priority is to maintain safety while preventing the behavior from escalating. (Use therapeutic communication to defuse the situation)
Clozapine, Quetapine and Lurasidone are what type of med
Second generation (atypical) antipsychotics
Characteristics of Tardive Dyskinesia
Involuntary movements of the tongue, facial and neck muscles, upper and lower extremities, and truncal musculature, tongue thrusting and protruding, lip smacking, blinking, grimacing and other excessive unnecessary facial movements.
Amitriptyline is used to treat?
Depression
A therapeutic statement shows the nurse’s concern for the client’s safety and responds to the clients priority need. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs states that the client’s physical and safety needs come first. The client must…
Be evaluated immediately
Patient’s lithium level is 1.0 mEq/L is within the expected initial therapeutic range of 0.8 to 1.3 mEq/L. What should you do with the dose?
Go ahead and give the dose.
Indications of Lithium toxicity include…
Diarrhea, vomiting, and lethargy
The nurse should do what in the case of lithium toxicity?
The nurse should inform the client to stop taking the medication if there are any indications of lithium toxicity
While taking haloperidol the client should be monitored for…
Changes in vital signs, tachycardia, and ECG changes, including prolonged QT interval. (Higher risk for cardiac arrest)
The id is the…
First part of one’s personality and is known for instant gratification. (Freud’s psychoanalytic theory)
Mechanical restraints are warranted in order to…
Protect a client from self-destructive behavior when other methods of controlling the client are unsuccessful.
