Part 3 Flashcards
Patient Arvin, in his first week of antipsychotic therapy have seen to manifest oculogyric crisis which is accompanied with dystonia. The nurse will evidently observe which of the following definitive features:
A. twisted head and neck
B. eyes rolled back in a locked position
C. tightness of the entire body
B. eyes rolled back in a locked position
Nurse Gian noticed his schizophrenic patient agitated and restless with rigid posture and gait and walks in front of the station to and fro. This is a side effect of the medication regimen called:
A. tardive dyskinesia
B. akathisia
C. hypertensive crisis O dystonia
A. tardive dyskinesia
While nurse Joan is having her rounds before lunch time, she noticed Patient Lyka at the corner of the room stooped posture, festinating gait and pill-rolling movements on thumb and fingers. This is a manifestation of:
A. Extrapyramidal side effects
B. neuroleptic malignant syndrome
C. hypertensive crisis
D. Pseudoparkinsonism
D. Pseudoparkinsonism
Nurse Eugene referred her patient to the physician because of manifestation of extrapyramidal side effects. She expects that the doctor will prescribe?
A. Fluoxetine (Prozac) 40 mg OD
B. Imipramine (Tofranil) 80 mg TID
C. Lorazepam (Ativan) 2 mg TID
D. Aripiprazole (Abilify) 40 mg OD
D. Aripiprazole (Abilify) 40 mg OD
The attending doctor noticed that the patient has tricyclic overdose. He instructed the nurse to perform administration and evacuation of small amount of fluids through an orogastric tube. This procedure is:
A. gastric lavage
B. gastric gavage
C. gastric bypass
D. NGT insertion
A. gastric lavage
The patient is taking Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors for almost 3 weeks since admission. The nurse instructed visitors of Patient Mario is prohibited to eat which among the following foods (SATA):
A. banana which rich in potassium
B. chicken liver cooked in butter
C. cottage cheese
D. yogurt
E. avocado
all
Patient Arnold missed his 8 am dose of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor or SSRI this morning. The nurse instructed Patient Arnold that he can still take the missed dose after:
A. 3 hours
B. 3 days
C. 8 hours
D. 8 days
C. 8 hours
Patient Leonel was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. His doctor upon admission ordered Lithium Carbonate. Which of the following statements of the patient means that he did not understand the instruction of the nurse in regards to Lithium Carbonate regimen?
A. “I will take my lithium with my lunch meal”
B. “I will avoid drinking alcohol containing food or beverages”
C. “I will take my pill with my favorite sandwich, cup of coffee and tea”
D. “I will take my medicine at 10 a because I forgot to take it at 8am”
C. “I will take my pill with my favorite sandwich, cup of coffee and tea”
A client taking lithium reports vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, blurred vision, tinnitus and tremors. The lithium level is 2.5 mEq/L. The nurse plans care based on which representation level?
A. mild
B. moderate
C. severe
D. toxicity level
D. toxicity level
During her duty, student nurse Katrina was being asked by the patient as to how important is the frontal lobe in her everyday life. Which of the following statement of the student nurse needs correction?
A. personality and behavioral traits that are uniquely human emanates here.
B. it decodes visual signal and information.
C. frontal lobe make sense of your memories and emotions.
D. it is responsible for attention and executive decisions.
B. it decodes visual signal and information.
In the middle of her discussion with her groupmates, Joelle was trying to recall a brain structure that is responsible for semantic interpretation of words either written or spoken. Which of the following lobes of the brain with specific structure would you pick for her?
A. Parietal lobe and the nucleus accumbens.
B. Occipital lobe with putamen
C. Temporal lobe and the Wernicke’s area
D. Frontal Lobe with Brocka’s area
C. Temporal lobe and the Wernicke’s area
While having her duty in Neuro ICU, student Nurse Jonelle was trying her best to explain to the patient the drug action given to him. It seemed that the stroke patient understood her explanation and even kept on nodding yet, Jonelle cannot hear his patient say a word or even open his lips. What could be the specific neurobiological meaning of the patient gesture?
A. Stroke damaged his Wernicke’s area.
A. Stroke damaged his Wernicke’s area.
While drawing the Limbic system in the google classwork activity, Quincy must decide which of the following subcortical structure of the brain must she exclude?
A. pons
B. hippocampus
C. amygdala
D. hypothalamus
A. pons
During the Psychiatric nursing club quiz bee, student nurse Gerard was able to name the 6 basal ganglia group. At this point he must eliminate the disability not related to basal ganglia, then what would it be?
A. Tourette’s disease
B. Parkinson’s diseases
C. Huntington’s disease
D. Alzheimer’s disease
D. Alzheimer’s disease
During their synchronous meeting, Anicee was called to recite on the functions of the cerebellum. As she pulled her notes from her file, which of the following cerebellar function would she exclude?
A. piano playing
B. gymnastic skills
C. hitting a home run in baseball.
D. speech and literary prowess
D. speech and literary prowess
