ATI PN Mental Health Practice.

ATI PN Mental Health Practice.A nurse is reinforcing teaching about food that contains tyramine with a client who has a prescription for phenelzine. Which of the following foods should the nurse instruct the client to void? A. Fried chicken B. Oranges C. Smoked sausage D. Lentils C. Smoked sausage RAT: Smoked sausages are high in tyramine. Clients who are prescribed monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) should avoid food that contain tyramine because consuming them can cause a hypertensive crisis. A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for electro conclusive therapy ECT. Which of the following actions should the nurse take prior to the procedure? A. Keep the client in a side-lying position. B. Administer morphine IV. C. Prepare the client for intubation. D. Administer atropine sulfate IM. D. Administer atropine sulfate IM. RAT: In preparation for ECT, the nurse should administer atropine sulfate IM 30 min prior to the procedure. This will decrease secretions in order to prevent aspiration that can be caused by the vagal stimulation induced by ECT