A nurse working in a psychiatric center notices a patient walking down the hall with his head tilted to the left, as if having a muscle spasm in his neck.There is no facial expression, and the patient is having difficulty speaking.The nurse checks the patient's MAR and sees that the patient was recently started on fluphenazine (Prolixin) .Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Call the physician and prepare to give biperidin (Akineton) IM.
B) Call the physician and prepare to give chlorpromazine (Thorazine) IM.
C) Distract the patient to confirm that he is not faking a muscle spasm.
D) Engage the patient in open-ended conversation to find out why he is tilting his
Head and acting like he has difficulty speaking.
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