A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has been taking an antipsychotic medication for 1 week. The nurse notifies the primary care provider that the client has muscle rigidity that resembles Parkinson's disease. Which agent would the nurse expect the primary health-care provider to prescribe?

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Unless the client develops akathisia, the primary care provider will likely order an anticholinergic medication such as benztropine to increase the acetylcholine. An anxiolytic, anticholinergic, or beta-blocker would not be used.

A Nurse Is Caring for an Older Adult Client Who