« previous next »

Author Question: A 50-year-old client with severe and persistent mental illness has been taking antipsychotic ... (Read 677 times)

luvbio

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 623
on: Jul 19, 2018
A 50-year-old client with severe and persistent mental illness has been taking antipsychotic medication for 20 years.
 
  The nurse observes that the client's behavior includes repetitive movements of the mouth and tongue, facial grimacing, and rocking back and forth. The nurse recognizes these behaviors as indicative of: A) Extrapyramidal side effects
  B) Loss of voluntary muscle control
  C) Posturing
  D) Tardive dyskinesia

Question 2

A client visits the clinic and complains of chronic pain in her leg as a result of a fall 6 months ago. A priority assessment for the nurse to make about activities of daily living is the client's:
 
  A) Sleep pattern.
  B) Health maintenance pattern.
  C) Exercise pattern.
  D) Value pattern.


nhea

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 305
Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback: The client's behaviors are classic signs of tardive dyskinesia. Extrapyramidal side effects are reversible movement disorders induced by antipsychotic or neuroleptic medication. The client's behavior is not a loss of voluntary control or posturing.

Answer to Question 2

A


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.

Did you know?

About 600,000 particles of skin are shed every hour by each human. If you live to age 70 years, you have shed 105 pounds of dead skin.

Did you know?

When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).

Did you know?

The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Client receiving hemodialysis. Client receiving hemodialysis.
Serotonin and Risk-Taking Behavior Serotonin and Risk-Taking Behavior
Participating in religious services is related to better coping skills, less severe stress ... Participating in religious services is related to better coping skills, less severe stress ...
Top Eleven Countries in Year 2009 According to Three Different Measures Top Eleven Countries in Year 2009 According to Three Different Measures
Measuring the client’s blood pressure Measuring the client’s blood pressure
Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness (9th Edition) Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness (9th Edition)
Video: Chronology of leptin research (A history of leptin research)

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library