While completing the history portion of an admission assessment of a client with schizophrenia, the nurse notices that the client is continually moving in the chair and frequently stands, then sits back down
The nurse knows that this client most likely is experiencing the side effect of: a. Drug-induced parkinsonism
b. Dystonia
c. Akathisia
d. Akinesia
C
Akathisia is an extrapyramidal side effect (EPSE) of antipsychotic drugs that causes an individual to be unable to sit still. The other options are also EPSEs but are not evident in the scenario.
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