Mouth are also adverse effects not diarrhea and

mouth are also adverse effects, not diarrhea and increased
secretions. Facial flushing is not an identified adverse effect of
phenelzine.
 Question 11
1 out of 1 points
The wife of a patient who is taking haloperidol calls the clinic and reports that her
husband has taken the first dose of the drug and it is not having a therapeutic effect.
An appropriate response by the nurse would be
Response
Feedback:
The nurse should instruct the wife to continue offering her husband
the drug and that it will probably take several days to reach its full
therapeutic effect. The dosage would not be increased, decreased, or
discontinued.
 Question 12
1 out of 1 points

An elderly woman is slated for a hemiarthroplasty (hip replacement surgery) after
falling and breaking her hip on the stairs outside her home. The woman's pain in the
time since her injury has been severe, and her care team has been treating it with
morphine. Which of the following administration schedules is most likely to control
the patient's pain?
Response
Feedback:
The use of long-acting analgesia combined with short-acting opioids
for breakthrough pain is a proactive pain management technique that
maximizes therapeutic benefit while minimizing the risks of adverse
effects.
 Question 13
1 out of 1 points
A homeless man who is well known to care providers at the local hospital has been
admitted to the emergency department after having a seizure outside a mall. The
man is known to be a heavy alcohol user and is malnourished with a very low body
mass index. How are this patient's characteristics likely to influence possible
treatment with phenytoin?
Response
Feedback:
A protein deficit puts the patient at greater risk for having greater
amounts of free, active drug in the blood because less protein albumin
is available for binding than would normally be expected. Alcohol does
not compete with phenytoin for binding sites and the drug is not
necessarily contraindicated with recent alcohol intake, though alcohol
does influence the metabolism of phenytoin. Oral phenytoin would not
significantly minimize the risk of adverse effects.
 Question 14
1 out of 1 points
A 26-year-old professional began using cocaine recreationally several months ago
and has begun using the drug on a daily basis over the past few weeks. He has
noticed that he now needs to take larger doses of cocaine in order to enjoy the same
high that he used to experience when he first used the drug. A nurse should
recognize that this pattern exemplifies
Response
Feedback:
With drug use over time, tolerance develops. Tolerance occurs when
the body develops a natural resistance to the drug's physical or
euphoric effects, making it necessary to take increasing doses more
frequently to achieve the desired effect.
 Question 15
1 out of 1 points
A patient who is experiencing withdrawal from heavy alcohol use have developed
psychosis and been treated with haloperidol. Which of the following assessment
findings should prompt the care team to assess the patient for neuroleptic malignant
syndrome?