Drugs
Name one SSRI and one SNRI
SSRI: prozac, lexapro, celexa, paxil, zoloft
SNRI: effexor, cymbalta, pristiq, savella
Name two pre-existing conditions that affect how a person communicates.
Age, social status, development, gender
What is the nursing process?
Assessment
•Diagnosis
•Outcome Identification (Criteria)
•Planning
•Implementation
•Evaluation
Name one atypical antidepressant
Wellbutrin
What is the biggest complication of serotonin drugs?
serotonin syndrome
What is the gold standard drug for the treatment of bipolar disorder?
Lithium
What are 3 types of nonverbal communication?
Physical appearance and dress
●Body movement and posture
●Touch
●Facial expressions
●Eye behavior
●Vocal cues or paralanguage
Who developed the standards of practice for nursing?
The ANA
Name two MAOIs
Marplan, Nardil etc
What is the biggest complication of MAOIs?
Hypertensive crisis
Name one of the two antidepressants that cause the least amount of sexual side effects.
Effexor and Wellbutrin
Name 3 therapeutic communication techniques.
Silence, accepting, giving recognition, offering self, giving broad openings etc.
Name two benefits of the nursing diagnosis.
Degree of autonomy
•Describes patient responses; facilitates prescriptions; establishes outcome criteria parameters
•Ultimate benefit to patient
Name two typical antipsychotics
Haldol, chlorpromazine, fluphenazine etc
What drug class can I not eat foods/drinks containing tyramine?
MAOIs
Which two antipsychotics need to be monitored regularly through blood tests?
Zyprexa and Clozaril
Name 3 techniques of nontherapeutic communication.
giving false reassurance, rejection, agreeing, giving advice etc.
A patient with schizophrenia has attempted suicide. Which nursing action is apart of the implementation step of the nursing process?
Name a SARI
Trazodone, vilazodone
What are some symptoms of tardive dyskinesia?
Tremors, hand jerking, lip smacking etc.
Name 3 mood stabilizers for the treatment of bipolar disorder.
Lithium, Lamictal, Depakote
What is SOLER?
S: Sit squarely facing the patient
●O: Observe an open posture
●L: Lean forward toward the patient
●E: Establish eye contact
●R: Relax
A patient with schizophrenia is experiencing auditory hallucinations, paranoid delusions, & social withdrawal. Which symptom of the patient requires priority?
auditory hallucinations
Name 5 atypical antipsychotics
abilify, rexulti, clozaril, zyprexa, seroquel etc
What disorder do antipsychotics cause besides TD?
Metabolic syndrome