NUR 3251 Pharmacology for Nurses II

Module 10 Psychotherapeutic Agents

Terms to Know Definitions

psychotic disorders (anti-

psychotics: 1st
generation, traditional,
atypical)
bipolar disorders
(epileptic)
substance abuse
disorders
(benzodiazepines)
mood stabilizers (lithium,
anti-convulsants)
mania

dyskinesia

extrapyramidal effects

Medications to Know Descriptions

chlorpromazine

fluphenazine

haloperidol

clozapine

olanzapine
Medications to Know Descriptions

risperidone

lamotrigine

lithium

risperidone

methylphenidate

quetiapine

Questions Answers

Outline mental disorders and

their classifications
(schizophrenia, bipolar disorder,
narcolepsy, attention deficit
disorder).

Discuss the most common

psychosis and the
characterizations of this
psychosis.
Questions Answers

Define the term

psychotherapeutic agent and list
the conditions that these agents
are used to treat.

Outline the key differences

between typical and atypical
antipsychotics.

Describe the contraindications

and cautions for the use of
antipsychotics/neuroleptic drugs.

Discuss the risks of herbal and

alternative therapies to
psychotherapeutic agents.

Compare and contrast the

nursing considerations and
teaching needs for patients
receiving each class of
psychotherapeutic agents.
Questions Answers

Discuss safe medication

administration and name
confusion as it relates to
Risperdal / Requip and
chlorpromazine /
chlorpropamide.

Discuss psychotherapeutic
agents across the lifespan.

Outline the clinically important

drug-drug interactions
antipsychotic/neuroleptic drugs.

Outline psychosis as a thought

disorder and the hallmark signs
and symptoms.

Discuss the nursing

considerations that are essential
for the client taking lithium.
Questions Answers

Outline the adverse effects for

the client taking lithium.

Describe mania within a patient

assessment.

Outline the clinically important

drug-drug interactions in bipolar
disorder.

Discuss the cultural

considerations of antipsychotic
drugs and drugs for bipolar
disorder.

Compare and contrast the

contraindications and cautions
for CNS depression, underlying
disease and the use of
antipsychotic drugs.
Questions Answers

Describe the adverse effects

associated with antipsychotic
drugs.

Outline CNS Stimulants and the

clinically important drug-drug
interactions.

Discuss nursing considerations

for patients receiving CNS
stimulants.