A client is diagnosed with schizophrenia.A physician orders haloperidol (Haldol),50 mg bid; benztropine (Cogentin),1 mg prn; and zolpidem (Ambien),10 mg HS.Which client behavior would warrant the nurse to administer benztropine?

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The symptom of tactile hallucinations and reports of hearing disturbing voices would be addressed by an antipsychotic medication such as haloperidol.Tardive dyskinesia,a potentially irreversible condition,would warrant the discontinuation of an antipsychotic medication such as haloperidol.An anticholinergic medication such as benztropine would be used to treat the extrapyramidal symptoms of restlessness and muscle rigidity.

A Client Is Diagnosed with Schizophrenia