A client receiving haloperidol calls urgently to the nurse and reports that his eyes have rolled up-ward and he cannot redirect his gaze
The nurse reassures the client that she will obtain medication that will correct this phenomenon, and she contacts the physician to seek an order for:
1. Fluphenazine (Prolixin)
2. Citalopram (Celexa)
3. Benztropine (Cogentin)
4. Risperidone (Risperdal)
ANS: 3
The nurse should recognize the client's problem as dystonia and know the treatment is IM ad-ministration of an antiparkinson drug such as benztropine or an antihistamine such as diphenhy-dramine (Benadryl) for which a physician's order is necessary. Option 1 would worsen the con-dition. Options 2 and 4 would not be useful.
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