Which anticonvulsant mood stabilizer often prescribed for bipolar disorder carries a
black box warning that includes pancreatitis?
Answer Valproic acid
2. Administration of which medication calls for careful nursing assessment of fluid and
electrolyte balance?
Answer Lithium
3. Which imaging ...
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Colorado Mental Health Jurisprudence Exam
Chapter 4 Questions & Answers
1. Which anticonvulsant mood stabilizer often prescribed for bipolar disorder carries a
black box warning that includes pancreatitis?
Answer Valproic acid
2. Administration of which medication calls for careful nursing assessment of fluid and
electrolyte balance?
Answer Lithium
3. Which imaging techniques require an injection of a substance that is then traced to
gather data regarding brain function? Select all that apply.
Answer Positron emission tomography (PET)
Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
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4. Which is the priority nursing intervention when administering risperidone?-
Answer Monitoring for abnormal involuntary movements
5. Which of the following neurotransmitters are destroyed by being taken back into the
presynaptic cell in the process referred to as reuptake? Select all that apply.
Answer Dopamine
Norepinephrine Serotonin
6. How does a tricyclic antidepressant help to relieve depression?
Answer It prevents the destruction of norepinephrine.
7. What is the basic functional unit of the nervous system?
Answer Neuron
8. Based on the current understanding of neurotransmitters, what event is responsible
for a client's symptoms of profound depression?
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