The nurse suspects that a client is experiencing tardive dyskinesia when observing:
a. that the client can't seem to stop moving
b. the client's facial muscles are twisting involuntarily
c. the client not able to get up out of a chair
d. that the client's hand tremors so much that drinking from a cup is difficult
ANS: B
Facial movements and involuntary twisting of the limbs, trunk, neck, and face is the defini-tion of tardive dyskinesia. A compulsion to be in motion is the definition of akathisia. An inability to move is the definition of akinesia. A bilateral tremor and rigidity reflects Parkin-sonian symptoms.
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