Of the patients the nurse will see at the mental health center, which one should be assessed most carefully for extrapyramidal side effects (EPSEs) ?
A) 59-year-old man with a 20-year history of severe mental who is prescribed olanzapine.
B) 18-year-old woman experiencing a first episode of schizophrenia who is prescribed haloperidol.
C) 26-year-old man diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder who is prescribed lorazepam.
D) 30-year-old woman diagnosed with depression who is prescribed amitriptyline.
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Q1: An older adult patient who takes trihexyphenidyl
Q2: Which statement by the nurse indicates an
Q3: The nurse caring for a patient receiving
Q4: A patient who is receiving an antipsychotic
Q5: The nurse providing patient teaching regarding an
Q7: When developing a teaching plan for a
Q8: A patient who has taken three doses
Q9: A patient has taken perphenazine for a
Q10: A patient prescribed haloperidol for a diagnosis
Q11: A patient who is receiving an antipsychotic
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