The nurse reviews a client's medical record and notes the following PRN medication prescriptions: acetaminophen, haloperidol, and benztropine. The nurse would administer a dose of benztropine on assessing which client behavior?

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The nurse reviews a client's medical record and notes the following PRN medication prescriptions: acetaminophen, haloperidol, and benztropine.  The nurse would administer a dose of benztropine on assessing which client behavior?

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Benztropine (Cogentin) is an anticholinergic medication used to treat some extrapyramidal symptoms, which are side effects of some antipsychotic medications. These side effects include: Pseudoparkinsonism: Symptoms that resemble parkinsonism (eg, masklike face, shuffling gait, rigidity, resting tremor, psychomotor retardation [bradykinesia])Dystonia: Abnormal muscle movements of the face, neck, and trunk caused by sustained muscular contractions (eg, torticollis, oculogyric crisis, opisthotonos) Pseudoparkinsonism: Symptoms that resemble parkinsonism (eg, masklike face, shuffling gait, rigidity, resting tremor, psychomotor retardation [bradykinesia]) Dystonia: Abnormal muscle movements of the face, neck, and trunk caused by sustained muscular contractions (eg, torticollis, oculogyric crisis, opisthotonos) (Options B, C, and D) Delusions are a symptom of schizophrenia. Tangentiality (deviating from the original topic of discussion) is an abnormal thought process seen in schizophrenia. Waxy flexibility (tendency to remain in an immobile posture) is a motor disturbance seen in schizophrenia. All are treated with antipsychotic medications. Educational objective: Benztropine (Cogentin) is an anticholinergic drug used to treat extrapyramidal symptoms, which are side effects of some antipsychotic medications.

The Nurse Reviews a Client's Medical Record and Notes the Following