The client has been taking his schizophrenia medication for 3 weeks and his hallucinations are gone, but he now feels unable to sit still and complains of inability to make his body do what he wants it to
His nurse suspects that the client is experiencing 1. tardive dyskinesia.
2. the usual side effects.
3. an anticholinergic reaction.
4. extrapyramidal side effects.
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Extrapyramidal side effects
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a. Push knee down to mattress and raise heel off the bed b. Flex knee and extend foot c. Adduct leg and flex foot d. Lift leg and heel off the bed
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The nurse is conducting a neck assessment. Which instructions should be given to the patient when palpating the left thyroid lobe?
1) Ask the patient to lean the neck to the right side. 2) Ask the patient to take a sip of water. 3) Ask the patient to hold her or his breath. 4) Ask the patient to hyperextend the neck.