Medication adherence is also complicated in clients with schizophrenia because all antipsychotic medications have side effects that can interfere with normal daily functioning. Using your knowledge of antipsychotic,
what is the side effect of most concern that must be addressed in patient teaching with first-generation antipsychotics?
A) Tardive dyskinesia
B) Akathisia
C) Dystonia
D) Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
A
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The nurse assesses the patient's lungs to find high-pitched musical sounds on inspiration and expiration. Which description does the nurse use to document the findings?
a. Rhonchi b. Wheezes c. Crackles d. Friction rub
How should the nurse accurately describe a nurse practitioner to a student nurse?
a. "The nurse practitioner is a student nurse who is near graduation from a basic program." b. "The nurse practitioner is a registered nurse with a master's degree in nursing and specialty certification." c. "The nurse practitioner is a registered nurse with doctoral preparation in research methodology." d. "The nurse practitioner is a nurse who practices exclusively in a university medical center."
When we create a holding environment for employees we are using which adaptive leader behavior?
a. Identify adaptive challenges b. Get on the balcony c. Protect leadership voices from below d. Regulate distress
When the clinician mentions that a client has anhedonia, the nurse can expect that the client
A. has poor retention of recent events. B. has weight loss of 10 lb or more from anorexia. C. obtains no pleasure from previously enjoyed activities. D. has difficulty with tasks requiring fine motor skills.