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MirandaLo

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The nurse administering medications to mental health clients would recognize which of the following to be TRUE regarding psychotropic and tranquilizing medications?
 
  a. Asian Americans may need higher doses of psychotropic and tranquilizing medications.
  b. Pacific Islanders should never be prescribed tricyclic antidepressants.
  c. Up to 20 of Blacks may metabolize Valium poorly.
  d. Agranulocytosis is seldom seen in Jewish American clients receiving clozapine.

Question 2

A nurse is applying King's model to a nursepatient interaction by identifying the outcome as which of the following?
 
  A) Transaction
  B) Adaptation
  C) Transpersonal caring
  D) Self-system


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
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The nurse administering psychotropic and tranquilizing medications would recognize that up to 20 of Blacks may metabolize Valium poorly. Asian Americans may need lower doses of these medications. Asians and Pacific Islanders may need only the usual dose of tricyclic antidepressants. In addition, Jewish North Americans and other Ashkenazi may develop agranulocytosis when clozapine is used for schizophrenia.

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MirandaLo

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Excellent

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