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Pharmacological Management of Anxiety Disorders
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A nurse is caring for a patient with generalized anxiety disorder. The nurse understands that the goal of pharmacological treatment for anxiety disorders is to:
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A nurse is educating a group of nursing students about the pharmacological management of anxiety disorders. The nurse explains that benzodiazepines are often used as second-line agents or as adjuncts to antidepressants for the treatment of anxiety disorders. The nurse further explains that benzodiazepines:
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A nurse is assessing a patient with anxiety disorder. The nurse asks the patient, "How are you feeling right now?" The patient responds, "I feel like something bad is going to happen. My heart is racing, and I can't catch my breath." The nurse documents the patient's statement as:
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A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a patient who has been prescribed an antidepressant medication for the treatment of anxiety disorder. The nurse tells the patient, "It may take several weeks for the medication to start working fully." The nurse's statement is based on which characteristic of antidepressant medications?
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A nurse is caring for a patient with social anxiety disorder. The nurse understands that beta-blockers may be used as an adjunct to antidepressants for the treatment of social anxiety disorder. The nurse further explains that beta-blockers:
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A nurse is caring for a patient with panic disorder. Which of the following medications is often used as a first-line agent for the treatment of panic disorder?
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A nurse is providing education to a patient with generalized anxiety disorder who has been prescribed a benzodiazepine medication. The nurse instructs the patient to avoid consuming alcohol while taking the medication.
Which of the following is the rationale for this instruction?
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A nurse is caring for a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The nurse understands that the pharmacological treatment for OCD often involves the use of which of the following medications? (Select all that apply.)
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