Practice Question
A nurse is collecting data from a group of clients who have anxiety disorders and have prescriptions for various psychotropic medications. The nurse should recognize which of the following clients as having an increased risk for suicide?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
A client who has an obsessive-compulsive disorder and takes fluoxetine.
Rationale:
🔷 Fluoxetine, an SSRI, increases serotonin levels, but during initial therapy, it may cause activation syndrome, characterized by restlessness and increased impulsivity.
🔷 This heightened activation can trigger suicidal ideation, especially in younger adults and those with coexisting psychiatric conditions.
🔷 Clients with OCD often have underlying anxiety and depressive symptoms, which may worsen temporarily before therapeutic effects begin.
🔷 Close monitoring during the first weeks of therapy is essential to prevent self-harm.
🔷 Nurses should provide frequent mental health assessments and education on reporting mood changes immediately.
Want to practice more questions like this?
This question is from Custom: Mental Health Med-know Exam which contains 24 questions.
More Questions from This Exam
A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted with acute psychosis and is being treated with haloperidol. The nurse should suspect that the client may be experiencing tardive dyskinesia when the client exhibits which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
Answer Choices:
What mental health disorder does valproic acid treat?
Answer Choices:
A nurse is caring for a client who has been hospitalized for treatment of bipolar disorder and will be discharged with a prescription for lithium. The nurse’s discharge teaching should include information cautioning against which of the following factors that may cause lithium toxicity?
Answer Choices:
What mental health disorder is amphetamine/dextroamphetamine sulfate used to treat?
Answer Choices:
What are the mental health therapeutic uses for selegiline?
Answer Choices:
Question Details
- Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: LPN ATI Exams
- Domain: Mental Health
- Answer Choices: 4