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Sportsfan2111 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A 17-year-old boy is admitted as an inpatient after being diagnosed with Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome. The nurse recognizes this as a life-threatening neurological disorder and includes which of the following in her plan of care?

1. Ask what antipsychotic medications and dosages the patient is taking at home
2. Assess and monitor the patient's vital signs, including temperature
3. Monitor the patient's creatine phosphokinase levels
4. All of the above.

Question 2

When caregivers of a child with a chronic health care condition look for meaning in their situation, they most often:

a. feel small, helpless, and hopeless in the face of such a long-term responsibility
b. find they have little or nothing to be thankful for and drop out of their religion
c. give up and adopt a martyr-like existence because any meaning is depressing or demeaning
d. find positive outcomes, such as family relationships being strengthened due to working together

s.meritte · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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1. The drug needs to be stopped immediately, and supportive care and relief of symptoms should be provided.
2. Signs and symptoms are summarized by the acronym FEVER: fever, encephalopathy, vitals unstable, elevated enzymes (CPK), and rigidity of muscles.
3. Signs and symptoms are summarized by the acronym FEVER: fever, encephalopathy, vitals unstable, elevated enzymes (CPK), and rigidity of muscles. The drug needs to be stopped immediately, and supportive care and relief of symptoms should be provided.
4. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a life-threatening disorder most often caused by an adverse reaction to antipsychotic medications. Signs and symptoms are summarized by the acronym FEVER: fever, encephalopathy, vitals unstable, elevated enzymes (CPK), and rigidity of muscles. The drug needs to be stopped immediately, and supportive care and relief of symptoms should be provided.

Answer to Question 2

D

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A Incorrect: When caregivers of a child with a chronic health care condition look for meaning in their situation, they will not most often feel small, helpless, and hopeless in the face of such a long-term responsibility.
B Incorrect: When caregivers of a child with a chronic health care condition look for meaning in their situation, they will not most often find they have little or nothing to be thankful for and drop out of their religion.
C Incorrect: When caregivers of a child with a chronic health care condition look for meaning in their situation, they will not most often give up and adopt a martyr-like existence because any meaning is depressing or demeaning.
D Correct: When caregivers of a child with a chronic health care condition look for meaning in their situation, they most often find positive outcomes, such as family relationships being strengthened due to working together. Caregivers typically make sense of and find meaning in their situation.