A nurse is providing nursing education about the use of atypical antipsychotic agents and their effects on the body. Which statement made by a nurse best demonstrates an accurate understanding of the effects of atypical antipsychotic agents?
a. They cause a higher rate of relapse.
b. They affect only the negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
c. They cause more extrapyramidal symptoms.
d. They pose a risk of weight gain and diabetes mellitus.
ANS: D
Atypical antipsychotics pose a risk of weight gain and the development of diabetes mellitus.
Atypical antipsychotics result in a lower rate of relapse.
Atypical antipsychotic agents have the same effect as conventional antipsychotic agents on positive symptoms of schizophrenia, and they have a greater effect on negative symptoms and cognitive dysfunction.
Atypical antipsychotics cause fewer extrapyramidal symptoms.
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