NUR 1211 (NUR1211) Medical Surgical Exam 1 | Questions and Answers Latest 2024
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NUR 1211 (NUR1211) Medical Surgical Exam 1 | Questions and Answers Latest 2024
NUR 1211 (NUR1211) Medical Surgical Exam 1 | Questions and Answers Latest 2024
NUR 1211 (NUR1211) Medical
Surgical Exam 1 | Questions and
Answers Latest 2024
Define tardive dyskinesia. - Correct Answer - A neurological
disorder characterized by involuntary movements of the face and
jaw.
Define akathisia. - Correct Answer - Motor restlessness
Define bradykinesia. - Correct Answer - Slowness of movement
Define serotonin syndrome. - Correct Answer - A potentially life-
threatening syndrome that can occur with any medication that
increases levels of serotonin. S/S: confusion, hypomania,
hallucinations, agitation, sweating, hyperthermia, hypertension,
tachycardia, nausea, diarrhea.
, As a nurse, what do you need to consider/do for a patient
experiencing neuroleptic malignant syndrome? - Correct Answer
- Can be treated with muscle relaxants, centrally acting
dopaminergic, and benzodiazepines. Routinely take
temperatures, encourage adequate water intake, and routinely
assess for rigidity, tremors, and similar symptoms.
What occurs to the patient who is experiencing serotonin
syndrome? What do you do for this patient as a nurse? In which
order would you do it? - Correct Answer - S/S: Confusion,
hypomania, hallucinations, agitations, ataxia, hyperthermia,
hypertension, tachycardia, nausea, diarrhea.
Start symptomatic treatment: administer medications to create a
serotonin receptor blockade and muscle rigidity, cooling blankets,
anticonvulsants, and artificial ventilation.
What is Extrapyramidal side effects? Which patients are at risk for
EPS? - Correct Answer - EPSEs are the result of biochemical
changes from antipsychotics that are similar to those symptoms
found in Parkinson disease.
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