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dejastew

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A nurse is administering haloperidol to a client with schizophrenia. The nurse determines that the drug is effective when there is improvement in which of the following? Select all that apply.
 
  A) Agitation
  B) Alogia
  C) Concrete thinking
  D) Delusions
  E) Hallucinations

Question 2

A client comes to the emergency department and tells the nurse, I've been hiccoughing constantly for the past 6 or 7 hours and nothing I do to stop them seems to work.
 
   The nurse would expect the primary health care provider to prescribe which of the following?
 
  A) Prochlorperazine
  B) Chlorpromazine
  C) Haloperidol
  D) Olanzapine


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: A, D, E
Feedback:
Haloperidol is a conventional antipsychotic that is used to control the positive symptoms of schizophrenia, such as agitation, delusions, and hallucinations. Effectiveness of the drug would lead to a decrease in these positive symptoms. Atypical antipsychotics help to diminish the negative symptoms such as alogia and problems with concrete thinking.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Feedback:
Chlorpromazine may be used to treat uncontrolled hiccoughs. Prochlorperazine may be used as an antiemetic. Haloperidol and olanzapine are not indicated for uncontrolled hiccoughs.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
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