A health care provider considers which antipsychotic medication to prescribe for a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia who has auditory hallucinations and poor social functioning. The patient is also overweight and has hypertension. Which drug should the nurse advocate?
A) Clozapine (Clozaril)
B) Ziprasidone (Geodon)
C) Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
D) Aripiprazole (Abilify)
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