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• Which of the following neurotransmitters is elevated in schizophrenia?

○ Dopamine ○ Serotonin ○ Histamine

○ GABA

• Which of the following medications requires a tyramine restricted diet?

○ Fluoxetine ○ Lithium ○ Phenelzine ○ Amitriptyline

• A client taking fluphenazine presents with a BP of 200/110, a HR of 130, a temp of 103.4

and muscle rigidity. What is the possible cause for these symptoms?○ Acute dystonic reaction ○ Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ○ Serotonin syndrome ○ Hypertensive crisis

• A 44 year old male with a past alcohol addiction is being prescribed a medication to

decrease his anxiety. Which of the following medications would be appropriate for this client?○ Flurazepam ○ Alprazolam ○ Lorazepam ○ Buspirone

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• A client taking olanzapine should have which lab value monitored closely?

○ White blood cell count ○ Glucose ○ Temperate

○ TSH

• Which of the following assessment findings is most concerning with a client taking

clozapine?○ 96.6 temperature [because of agranulocytosis]

○ WBC 11,000

○ 2lb weight gain

• A new client admitted to the mental health unit is taking ziprasidone. Which of the

following labs/diagnostics should be in the chart?

○ TSH

○ EKG

○ Glucose

○ RBC

• Andrea has been diagnosed with depression and her physician is starting her on a

medication based on a decision tree clinical resource. Which of the following resources did Dr. Finch most likely use? a. Clinical steps

• Clinical practice Guidelines
• Clinical

algorithm

• Clinical pathway

• Mandy is 22 years old female with schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive personality disorder

and diabetes. Her cat went missing on thursday and this caused Mandy to attempt suicide.According to DSM IV which of the following is labeled correctly?○ Axis II Schizophrenia (mental retardation)

• Axis IV Cat went missing

(stressor)

• Axis III OCPD
• Axis III Diabetes

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• Dr Arnold states “ Patient Rodney reminds me of my dad and I hate my dad “. What is Dr

Arnold exhibiting?○ Depression 一 Transference ( pt to you) 二 Anxiety

• Countertransference (me to the

pt)

• Which of the following psychiatric nursing diagnosis is labeled correctly?
• Recurrent thoughts R/T traumatic

experience

• Depression R/T weight gain
• Risk for falls R/T Hypotension
• Disturbed thought process R/T ineffective coping

• Ron wants to go out with his friends and when she asks Stacy (his wife) she says “ go ahead,

i’ll just sit here and fold your clothes, it's fine, really” . Which type of message is Stacy sending?○ Double message 一 Spoken word

• Double-bind

message

• Double-blind message
• During which phase of the nurse-patient relationship would mutual goals be agreed upon?
• Orientation

phase

• Termination phase
• Pre Orientation phase
• Working phase
• Which of the following responses is an example of empathy?

○ My father went through that too and it was horrible 一 You should lie down and take a nap so that you feel better 二 Why do you think that you feel that way?

• I had a similar experience, how does it make you

feel

• Sandy tells you that her husband ahs been cheating on her for five months and he makes her

feel horrible. Which of the following responses is more appropriate?

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