Free NCLEX RN Questions on Health Promotion and Maintenance Nursing Practice Question
A client who is taking an antipsychotic medication is preparing for discharge. To facilitate health promotion for this client, what instruction should the nurse provide?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Antipsychotic medications improve the thought processes and behaviors of a client with psychotic symptoms, especially a client with schizophrenia. Photosensitivity is a side effect of antipsychotic medications. Maintaining a strict tyramine-restricted diet is applicable to monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). Antipsychotics are not used to treat depression. Lithium is a mood stabilizer that requires monitoring of medication blood levels.