Side Effects
High fever, confusion, rigid muscles, variable blood pressure, sweating, and fast heart rate. Can be Fatal!
What is Neuroleptic malignant syndrome?
The most popular typical First Generation medication used today
What is Haldol/Haloperidol
Because of a higher side effect profile, nurses must consider this when administering and managing a patient taking antipsychotics
What is the possibility of non-adherence
What is schizophrenia?
During early therapy on Seroquel, the nurse would be sure to assess for which tendencies?
Suicide
Inability to remain still ex. rocking back and forth
What is Akathisia?
Weight gain and metabolic syndrome are commonly seen in these antipsychotics
What are second-generation or atypical antipsychotics
Antipsychotic medications help manage delusions, hallucinations, thought disorders, and bizarre behavior, which are classified as these kinds of target symptoms.
What are positive symptoms?
A patient has delusions, and hallucinations, and is talking incoherently.
What is psychosis
A nurse knows not to give seroquel to a patient who has presented to the ED with evidence of abusing ____
Alcohol, antidepressants, benzodiazepines
Tremors, slow movement, shuffling gait, and muscle stiffness
What is Pseudo-parkinsonism?
In the use of antipsychotics, you would prioritize this over medication side effects.
What is relapse prevention?
A patient taking cogentin is experiencing nausea and blurred vision, what are they at risk for?
What is Falls?
When a person's depression symptoms interfere with daily functions and are totally debilitating.
What is severe depression?
A nurse knows that prescribing an antipsychotic is contraindicated in patients with this eye disorder.
What is glaucoma?
Involuntary repetitive body movements, which may include grimacing, sticking out the tongue or smacking the lips
What is Tardive Dyskinesia?
Dystonia, akathisia, and pseudo-parkinsonism
What are extrapyramidal symptoms?
This lab value should be frequently monitored when taking prolixin or thorazine.
What are liver enzymes?
Characterized by manic and depressive episodes.
What are bipolar disorders
A patient taking Haldol is at risk for this.
A neuromuscular (affecting nerves and muscles) disorder that causes tightening of the muscles, painful muscle spasms, involuntary movements, and abnormal postures.
What is dystonia?
The mechanism of action for antipsychotics blocks this at receptor sites.
What is dopamine?
What do you assess with all patients taking antipsychotics?
What are suicidal thoughts and ideations?
Patients who are experiencing an altered reality persistently.
What are delusions?
Patients with this immune disorder affecting blood cells and platelets should not take antipsychotics.
What is bone marrow depression?