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Jramos095

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on: Jul 19, 2018
Priority teaching for a patient taking clozapine (Clozaril) should include which instruction?
 
  a. Report sore throat and fever immediately.
  b. Avoid foods high in polyunsaturated fat.
  c. Use water-based lotions for rashes.
  d. Avoid unprotected sex.

Question 2

A nurse caring for a patient taking a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) will develop outcome criteria related to:
 
  a. mood improvement
  b. logical thought processes
  c. reduced levels of motor activity
  d. decreased extrapyramidal symptoms


upturnedfurball

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

ANS: A
Clozapine therapy may produce agranulocytosis; therefore signs of infection should be immediately reported to the health care provider. In addition, the patient should have white blood cell levels measured weekly. The other options are not relevant to clozapine administration.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
SSRIs affect mood, relieving depression in many patients. SSRIs do not act to reduce thought disorders. SSRIs reduce depression but have little effect on motor hyperactivity. SSRIs do not produce extrapyramidal symptoms.


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