Drugs
Therapeutic Communication
Nursing Process
Drug classes
Drug complications
100

Name one SSRI and one SNRI

SSRI: prozac, lexapro, celexa, paxil, zoloft

SNRI: effexor, cymbalta, pristiq, savella

100

Name two pre-existing conditions that affect how a person communicates.

Age, social status, development, gender 

100

What is the nursing process?

Assessment

•Diagnosis

•Outcome Identification (Criteria)

•Planning

•Implementation

•Evaluation

100

Name one atypical antidepressant

Wellbutrin

100

What is the biggest complication of serotonin drugs?

serotonin syndrome

200

What is the gold standard drug for the treatment of bipolar disorder?

Lithium

200

What are 3 types of nonverbal communication?

Physical appearance and dress

●Body movement and posture

●Touch

●Facial expressions

●Eye behavior

●Vocal cues or paralanguage

200

Who developed the standards of practice for nursing?

The ANA

200

Name two MAOIs

Marplan, Nardil etc 

200

What is the biggest complication of MAOIs?

Hypertensive crisis

300

Name one of the two antidepressants that cause the least amount of sexual side effects.

Effexor and Wellbutrin

300

Name 3 therapeutic communication techniques.

Silence, accepting, giving recognition, offering self, giving broad openings etc.

300

Name two benefits of the nursing diagnosis.

Degree of autonomy

•Describes patient responses; facilitates prescriptions; establishes outcome criteria parameters

•Ultimate benefit to patient

300

Name two typical antipsychotics

Haldol, chlorpromazine, fluphenazine etc

300

What drug class can I not eat foods/drinks containing tyramine?

MAOIs

400

Which two antipsychotics need to be monitored regularly through blood tests?

Zyprexa and Clozaril

400

Name 3 techniques of nontherapeutic communication.

giving false reassurance, rejection, agreeing, giving advice etc.

400

A patient with schizophrenia has attempted suicide. Which nursing action is apart of the implementation step of the nursing process?

Maintaining a safe environment for the patient 
400

Name a SARI

Trazodone, vilazodone

400

What are some symptoms of tardive dyskinesia?

Tremors, hand jerking, lip smacking etc.

500

Name 3 mood stabilizers for the treatment of bipolar disorder.

Lithium, Lamictal, Depakote

500

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

500

A patient with schizophrenia is experiencing auditory hallucinations, paranoid delusions, & social withdrawal. Which symptom of the patient requires priority?

auditory hallucinations

500

Name 5 atypical antipsychotics

abilify, rexulti, clozaril, zyprexa, seroquel etc

500

What disorder do antipsychotics cause besides TD?

Metabolic syndrome