The nurse notes that a male client, who is taking an antipsychotic medication, is constantly moving from chair to chair during a group activity, and he complains that he feels "nervous and jittery inside
" The nurse is aware that this client most likely is experiencing: a. Akinesia
b. Dystonia
c. Dyskinesia
d. Akathisia
D
Akathisia is one of the extrapyramidal side effects of antipsychotic medications that the nurse must monitor for and report to the physician. Akinesia refers to the absence of mental or physical movement; dystonia refers to rigidity of muscles; and dyskinesia is involuntary abnormal skeletal muscle movement.
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