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littleanan

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on: Jul 19, 2018
A patient has schizophrenia and is troubled by negative symptoms, muscle stiffness, and motor restlessness.
 
  His Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) is considering changing the patient's antipsychotic medication, haloperidol (Haldol, a typical or first generation antipsychotic drug). For planning purposes, which medication can the nurse assume that the APN will probably choose? a. Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
  b. Clozapine (Clozaril)
  c. Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
  d. Fluoxetine (Prozac)

Question 2

The friendship from others that helps carry adults through life's more difficult moments is called ____ support.
 
  1. social
  2. financial
  3. spiritual
  4. intellectual


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
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Olanzapine is an atypical antipsychotic that produces few extrapyramidal side effects (EPS) and is effective in treating both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Chlorpromazine often produces EPS and is not effective in treating negative symptoms. Clozapine produces fewer EPS but would not be the drug of choice because of the danger of agranulocytosis. Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant.

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One of the most distressing problems for adults is social isolation, a lack of meaningful in-teractions with others.


littleanan

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

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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