pysch

Question 1

what do you monitor if a client is on a pine drug

Answer 1

WBC

Question 2

age of onset for touretts what meds do they get

Answer 2

2-7 years

antipsychohtics

Question 3

what is alogia

Answer 3

inability to speak

Question 4

what is echolalia

Answer 4

repeating anothers words

Question 5

priorities when a client tells you that they are hearing voices

Answer 5

1. ask what the voices are saying to determine if anyone is at risk
2. instruct client to use an auditory distraction such as music
3. avoid telling them that the voices arent real but dont encourage it.

Question 6

clozapine major side effect

Answer 6

1. agranulocytosis
2. Liver damage (dark urine)… withhold medication the other side effects are not that serious and do not require med to be stopped
3. constipation
4. orthostatic hypotension
5. weight gain

Question 7

what side effects will occur with a overdose on amitriptyline

Answer 7

anticholinergic

1. dry mouth/eyes
2. constipation
3. urinary retention/hesistancy
4. sedation

Question 8

how to handle a demented patient who is having acute confusion

Answer 8

1. redirect attention to activities they enjoy
2. do not confront their confusion
3. go somewhere familiar