Author Question: A health-care provider orders quetiapine fumarate (Seroquel) for a client to diminish the action of ... (Read 78 times)

fbq8i · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A health-care provider orders quetiapine fumarate (Seroquel) for a client to diminish the action of dopamine and serotonin, two of the brain's chief chemical messengers.

A nurse administers the medication because an increase in dopamine activity may play a significant role in which illness?
A) Alzheimer disease
B) Schizophrenia
C) Anxiety disorders
D) Depression

Question 2

Certain client psychiatric diagnoses have been associated with risk factors for assaultive behaviors. Which diagnoses have been associated with violent behavior? Select all that apply.

A) Schizophrenia
B) Bipolar disorder
C) Somatization disorder
D) Dependent personality disorder
E) Borderline personality disorder
F) Substance use disorder