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Which activity should the patient be cautioned to avoid while taking an MAO inhibitor?

• Participating in a bowling league
• Sunbathing at the pool
• Eating aged cheese
• Smoking a low-nicotine cigarette - ANSWER-C. Eating aged cheese

Eating foods high in tyramine, including aged cheese, can cause a hypertensive crisis in patients taking MAO inhibitors.

Which statement made by a patient demonstrates a lack of understanding of patient teaching regarding phenothiazine drug therapy?

• "I need to change positions slowly to prevent dizziness." 1 / 4

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• "I will need to wear sunscreen and protective clothing when

outdoors."

• "It is okay to take this drug with a small glass of wine to help relax

me."

• "I should call my doctor if I notice any uncontrollable movements of

my tongue. - ANSWER-C. "It is okay to take this drug with a small glass of wine to help relax me."

Drinking alcohol with phenothiazines puts the patient at risk for increased central nervous system depression.

A patient who has been taking lithium for 6 months has had severe vomiting and diarrhea from gastrointestinal flu. The nurse will assess for which potential problem at this time?

• Anxiety
• Chest pain
• Agitation
• Dehydration - ANSWER-D. Dehydration

When patients are taking selective SSRI's for the first time for depression, which is most important to monitor for during the first few weeks of therapy?

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• Hypertensive crisis
• Suicidal thoughts
• Convulsions
• Orthostatic hypotension - ANSWER-B. Suicidal thoughts

A patient has had an overdose of an intravenous cholinergic drug. The nurse expects to administer which drug as an antidote?

• atenolol (Tenormin)
• bethanechol (Urecholine)
• dobutamine
• atropine sulfate - ANSWER-D. atropine sulfate

Prompt administration of atropine sulfate can reverse a toxic dose of cholinergic drugs. The other drugs listed are not antidotes to cholinergic toxicity.

When monitoring a patient who is taking a cholinergic drug, the nurse will watch for which cardiovascular effect?

• Bradycardia
• Tachycardia
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• Palpitations - ANSWER-A. Bradycardia

The cardiovascular effects of cholinergic drugs are decreased heart rate (not tachycardia) and vasodilation. Palpitations are not effects of cholinergic drugs.

A patient has been taking donepezil (Aricept) for 2 weeks as part of the treatment for early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Her daughter calls the prescriber's office and is upset because "Mother has not improved one bit!" Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

• "Increase the dosage to twice daily."
• "It takes time for the cure to take effect."
• "It may take up to 6 weeks to see an improvement."
• "Take the medication on an empty stomach for improved absorption."
• ANSWER-C. "It may take up to 6 weeks to see an improvement."

Donepezil therapy is not a cure for Alzheimer's disease, but it may help to improve symptoms in the early stages. It may take up to 6 weeks to see improvement. The family should be taught that the medication must be taken exactly as ordered and with meals, and the medication should not be abruptly stopped or the dosage increased without the physician's approval because of the possibility of serious complications.

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