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To effectively manage a client's hallucinations, which therapeutic nursing interventions are most appropriate? Select all that apply.
 
  A) Reinforcing the perceptual distortions until the client develops new defenses
  B) Providing an unstructured environment and assigning the client to a private room
  C) Supporting the client and reducing anxiety-producing or stimulating situations
  D) Distracting the client's attention by providing a competing stimulus that is stronger than the hallucination

Question 2

Which neurotransmitter is MOST affected by antipsychotic agents?
 
  a. dopamine
  b. epinephrine
  c. histamine
  d. serotonin



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Answer to Question 1

C, D

Answer to Question 2

A
Dopamine is the neurotransmitter most affected by antipsychotic agents. Specifically, all antipsychotics block dopamine receptor D2 . Illnesses such as schizophrenia (and perhaps other psychoses) involve excessive activation of dopamine receptor D2, and antipsychotics seek to alleviate the illness by blocking such activation. Clozapine also has an effect on dopamine receptors D1 and D4 .




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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


EAN94

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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