ATI mental health final Exam WITH QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Hypertension when assessing a client who recently used cocaine, what should the nurse suspect? cocaine a stimulant that decreases appetite, increases body temperature, and causes feelings of exhilration and increased energy. nurse should report this asap as it is a LIFE THREATING adverse reaction of the medication a client who is taking LAMOTRIGINE(anticonvulsant used as MOOD STABILIZER) and devloped a RASH nothing this is a normal WBC. (clozapine can result in agranulocytosis and WBC must be monitored) a client taking CLOZAPINE and has a WBC of 7,500/mm3, what shoudl nurse do? nurse should identify that decreased platelet is ADVERSE EFFECT of medication (150,000-450,000)= normal platelet range a client taking VALPORATE(treatment of bipolar disorder) and has DECREASED PLATELET COUNT. nurse should identify? this level is in therapetic range (0.4-1.5) a client who is taking LITHIUM(mood stabilization for bipolar) and have a level of 1.2 "what are the voices saying?" ...safety first...determine if client and other clients are at risk. -can instruct client to use distractions when voices are talking like music a nurse on a mental health unit is admitting a client that is anxious and says, "i hear voice