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rl

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A client with chronic schizophrenia has had a stroke involving the hippocampus. The client will be discharged on low doses of haloperidol.
 
  The nurse who must provide medication teaching will need to adjust the teaching plan to account for client problems with:
  1. Memory
  2. Expressive aphasia
  3. Emotional control
  4. Poor balance and coordination

Question 2

The client asks how psychotropic drugs work. The nurse's answer will be based on information that the therapeutic action of psychotropic drugs is the result of their effect on the activity of:
 
  1. The cerebellum
  2. Dendrites
  3. Neurotransmitters
  4. The peripheral nervous system


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stano32

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1
The hippocampus plays a major role in short-term memory and, hence, in learning. The other de-fects mentioned (options 2, 3, and 4) originate in other parts of the brain.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
Medications used to treat psychiatric disorders operate in and around the synaptic cleft and have action at the neurotransmitter level.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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