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The Psychiatric Nurse Is Educating an Elderly Patient and Family

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The psychiatric nurse is educating an elderly patient and family about antipsychotic drug therapy.When providing this education, the nurse will include which statement(s) ? (Select all that apply.)


A) Hallucinations may be reduced within 1 week of starting.
B) Rapid increase in dosages will increase frequency of adverse effects.
C) Older patients should be observed for hypertension.
D) Tardive dyskinesia may be reversible in early stages
E) Full therapeutic response may require 6 to 8 weeks to be achieved.

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