The nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about the use of antipsychotic drugs for antiemetic purposes. The nurse will explain that, when given as antiemetics, these drugs are given
a. in smaller doses.
b. less frequently.
c. with anticholinergics.
d. with antihistamines.
ANS: A
Antipsychotic medications have antiemetic properties in smaller doses.
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