A Client Diagnosed with Schizophrenia Receives Fluphenazine Decanoate (Prolixin Decanoate)from
A client diagnosed with schizophrenia receives fluphenazine decanoate (Prolixin Decanoate) from a home health nurse.The client refuses medication at one regularly scheduled home visit.Which nursing intervention is ethically appropriate?
A) Allow the client to decline the medication and document.
B) Tell the client that if the medication is refused, hospitalization will occur.
C) Arrange with a relative to add medication to the client's morning orange juice.
D) Call for help to hold the client down while the injection is administered.
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