Exam 13: Central and Peripheral Nervous System Medications

Clonazepam (Klonopin),a benzodiazepine,is used on certain patients with which disorders of the central nervous system?

Antipsychotic drugs are listed in which similar broad categories? (Select all that apply.)

The desired effect of an antidepressant drug will usually occur within which period?

The nurse is instructing a patient about the use of her oral antimigraine agent.The instruction should include the best effective action of the drug.Which represents the best way to take this agent?

Which is the drug of choice for status epilepticus?

Which statement is true regarding benzodiazepines?

Long-acting barbiturates are used to treat status epilepticus and seizures caused by which conditions? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is observing a nursing home patient who is taking a dopaminergic agent.The nurse should teach the patient to be on the outlook for which early signs of toxicity from this medication?

Which drugs are tetracyclic compounds? (Select all that apply.)

CNS depression,decreased respiratory rate,constricted pupils,tachycardia,and areflexia are symptoms of overdose with which drugs?

The nurse should include which instructions when teaching an adult patient about an antivertigo agent?

Which medication is classified as a benzodiazepine?

The nurse gives a patient in the emergency department (ED)who has nausea and vomiting prochlorperazine (Compazine)IM,as ordered by the physician.The patient is discharged 2 hours after the administration of this medication.The nurse asks the friend of the patient to drive him home.This action is necessary for which reason?

The physician has ordered phenobarbital (Luminal)100 mg three times a day for a patient with seizures.To help the nurse develop an appropriate care plan for this patient,which best describes the action of this drug in the body?

A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse she might be pregnant.She has migraine headaches.The physician prescribes dihydroergotamine (DHE 45).The nurse explains to the patient that this drug is being used for which reason?

Long-term use of dopaminergic drugs often leads to which condition?

What is the mechanism of action for antimigraine agents?

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)is an antiemetic; it is also used for which other conditions?

Which is the main action of benzodiazepines?

The nurse instructs a patient about monoamine oxidase (MAO)inhibitors before discharge.The nurse tells the patient to avoid certain foods and beverages while she is on the MAO inhibitors because they could cause which problems?