When teaching clients about the newer, "atypical" antipsychotic medications, the nurse evaluates whether the clients have correctly learned that as a group these medications:
a. are not all alike in how they work and which side effects they produce
b. are newer, more receptor-site-selective versions of the older "classical" antipsychotics
c. are cheaper to purchase than the older "classical" antipsychotics
d. are all virtually free of serious adverse effects when taken correctly
A
Atypical (also known as "second generation") antipsychotic medications are not uniform in how they work or what side effects they produce. The atypical antipsychotics have differing and often fewer side effects than the first-generation (also known as "classical") antipsychotic medications. In addition, they are often significantly more costly.
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