A Client Has Been Diagnosed with Major Depressive Episode

question 10

Multiple Choice

A client has been diagnosed with major depressive episode. After treatment with fluoxetine (Prozac) , the client exhibits pressured speech and flight of ideas. Based on this symptom change, which physician action would the nurse anticipate?

• A) Increase the dosage of fluoxetine.
• B) Discontinue the fluoxetine and rethink the client's diagnosis.
• C) Order benztropine (Cogentin) to address extrapyramidal symptoms.
• D) Order olanzapine (Zyprexa) to address altered thoughts.

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Definitions:

Sensory Input

The information that the brain receives from the senses, including sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch, which it uses to understand the environment.

Perception

The process by which individuals interpret sensory information to make sense of their surroundings and experiences.

Vestibular Sense

A sensory system located in the inner ear that contributes to our sense of balance and spatial orientation.

Horizontal

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