The health-care provider prescribes lithium carbonate (Eskalith) and olanzapine (Zyprexa) for a client with severe manic episodes. The client's spouse asks the nurse how Zyprexa works. Which response would the nurse make?
A) "Zyprexa in combination with Eskalith cures bipolar disorder symptoms."
B) "Zyprexa prevents extrapyramidal side effects."
C) "Zyprexa increases the effectiveness of the immune system."
D) "Zyprexa calms the agitation associated with mania."
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Q1: The nurse is assessing a teenaged client
Q2: The client taking lithium carbonate (Lithobid) presents
Q4: The client diagnosed with bipolar disorder: manic
Q5: The nursing instructor is teaching about bipolar
Q6: _ is an alteration in mood that
Q7: Which information would the nurse include in
Q8: The client diagnosed with bipolar disorder intentionally
Q9: The client with bipolar disorder refuses to
Q10: A highly agitated client paces the unit
Q11: Which information should the nurse include when
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