In Order to Effectively Provide Appropriate Patient Teaching Regarding the Effects

question 5

Multiple Choice

In order to effectively provide appropriate patient teaching regarding the effects of psychotropic medications,the nurse is required to have a thorough understanding of which drug-related topic?

• A) Clinical indicators
• B) Pharmacology algorithms
• C) Monotherapeutic symptoms
• D) Doses of all atypical psychotropic drugs

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances in the nervous system that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another, influencing mental states and behavior.

Alleles

Variants of a gene that occur at the same place on a chromosome, contributing to the diversity of traits in a population.

Dominant

Pertaining to a trait, allele, or characteristic that overrides or masks another in genetic expression.

Recessive

A term often used in genetics to describe a trait that is not expressed unless two copies of the gene are present.