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The psychiatric technician is providing care for a client with a seizure disorder for which phenytoin has been prescribed. What should be included in teaching this client?

A client who has a history of a bleeding ulcer is complaining of headache. The psychiatric technician is aware that certain medications must be avoided.  Of the following analgesic medications, which one is least likely to aggravate the ulcer condition?

What instruction listed below should be given to a client who is taking phenytoin for epileptic seizures?

When a client is receiving Dilantin, what are some of the symptoms that the psychiatric technician should be alert for that will indicate blood dyscrasias?

Which of the following medications is most often used for the treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

At 0900, a client requests medication for pain. The P.T. sees that the medication Demerol is supplied in a 100 milligram per milliliter pre-filled syringe.  The client’s order is for 50 milligrams of Demerol.  The pre-filled syringe has 1 milliliter in it.  What should the P.T. do?

A client is complaining of swollen and painful joints. The psychiatric technician performs and assessment and finds that the joints are also warm to the touch.  Which of the following medications that has analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effects, is the physician most likely to prescribe?

A client that is being discharged has been prescribed Temazepam for insomnia. Which of the following instructions should the psychiatric technician give to the client?

The psychiatric technician is preparing an IM injection of Demerol 10 milligrams from a vial. Which of the following actions should be taken first, after removing a dose of narcotic medication from the double locked cabinet?

Which of the following signs/symptoms indicate to the psychiatric technician that a client who is taking large doses of Aspirin may be experiencing salicylism?