Exam 14: Antipsychotic Drugs

When assessing for a positive outcome to drug therapy with fluphenazine, the nurse would look primarily for improvement in which focus area?

A patient is to be discharged on a maintenance dose of a high-potency antipsychotic medication. Which remark indicates that discharge teaching about the medication was effective?

A patient prescribed which medication should be counseled about the drug's tendency to cause weight gain? (Select all that apply.)

Which information should the nurse include in the teaching plan for a patient receiving clozapine?

A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia has experienced good symptom control through medication therapy. Today, the patient is admitted with paranoia and auditory hallucinations. The nurse should initially determine if the patient's symptoms are related to which possible trigger?

Which medication from the patient's pharmacologic profile would most likely led to the development of neuroleptic malignant syndrome?

Which patient receiving antipsychotic medication has the greatest risk for the development of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) and should be most carefully monitored for this serious adverse reaction?

A 60-year-old female patient who has taken traditional antipsychotic medication for 20 years should be screened for which potential side effect?