NCLEX-PN

Category - Pharmacological Therapies

A client is prescribed fluphenazine to control and eliminate delusions and active auditory hallucinations. The client asks the nurse when can she experience some relief and cure. Which of the following responses by the nurse is the most appropriate?
  1. “The symptoms may diminish in 7 to 10 days.”
  2. “The medication’s therapeutic effects will most likely occur in 1 to 3 weeks.”
  3. “It may take years before the effects occur.”
  4. “It can take 3 to 4 weeks before the symptoms decrease.”
Explanation
Answer: D - Therapeutic effects are usually achieved 3 to 4 weeks after the initiation of the therapy. The other options are not correct.
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