Psychotic Disorders no. 4051
QUESTION: The nurse knows that the physician has ordered the liquid form of the drug chlorpromazine (Thorazine) rather than the tablet form because the liquid:
✓O a.) has a more predictable onset of action.
✘O b.) produces fewer anticholinergic effects.
✘O c.) produces fewer drug interactions.
✘O d.) has a longer duration of action.
RATIONALERATIONALE: A liquid phenothiazine preparation will produce effects in 2 to 4 hours. The onset with tablets is unpredictable.NURSING PROCESS STEP: EvaluationCLIENT NEEDS CATEGORY: Physiological integrityCLIENT NEEDS SUBCATEGORY: Pharmacological and parenteral therapiesCOGNITIVE LEVEL: Analysis