Meds (I know your fav!)
These medications are dopamine antagonists as opposed to their newer counterparts that are dopamine and serotonin antagonists.
What are 1st generation or typical antipsychotics?
Most severe and fatal side effect of clozapine?
What is agranulocytosis? ( bone marrow doesn't produce enough white blood cells)
Starting client on valproic acid. Monitor these levels before starting therapy and at frequent intervals.
What is liver function tests?
Nurse states, "How are you?"
Client states, "How are you....you...you...you...?"
What is echolalia?
What to monitor return of after electroconvulsive treatment.
What is the gag reflex?
This medication will diminish positive signs of schizophrenia and lessen negative signs.
What is a 2nd generation or atypical antipsychotic medication.
Temperature of 104.6 F, muscle rigidity, leukocytosis, elevated creatine phosphokinase.
What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
Time release form of IM med for maintenance therapy in schizophrenia.
What is a depot injection?
The client states, "I have no joy or pleasure in my life."
What is anhedonia?
May experience this after electroconvulsive therapy.
What is short term memory loss?
Acute dystonia, akathisia, and parkinsonism.
What is extrapyramidal side effects?
Avoid foods that contain tyramine when taking this medication.
What are monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)?
Nurse gives Zyprexa Relprevv 210 mg to a client. This is the priority action by the nurse.
What is direct observation for 3 hours after the injection?
Delusions, hallucinations, disordered thought process
What are positive signs of schizophrenia?
Priority intervention for the client with suicidal tendencies?
What is safety?
Late appearing side effect of antipsychotic meds with abnormal involuntary movements (lip smacking, tongue protrusion, etc.)
What is tardive dyskinesia?
This may happen if you take an MAOI with a SSRI.
What is serotonin syndrome?
Client on antipsychotic medications- experiences an oculogyric crisis. Priority action by the nurse.
What is administer diphenhydramine or benztropine?
The nurse can provide education, role modeling, and practice.
How to help the client develop social skills?
Hypomania is associated with this disorder.
Dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, and urinary retention.
What are anticholinergic symptoms?
Carbamazapine, topiramate, gabapentin, lamotrigine.
What are mood stabilizing drugs?
Client experiencing akathisia and will stop taking meds. These meds can be prescribed to help with the symptoms.
Beta blocker and/or benzodiazepine
Best response for a client that is having hallucinations and states, "Do you see the spiders covering the wall?"
"I do not see spiders on the wall."
Onset of action for lithium.
What is 5-14 days?