Introduction
Introduction ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia and is taking haloperidol. The client says, “I feel restless and I can’t sit still.” How should the nurse document this finding?
Choice A is wrong because it does not identify the specific type of movement disorder the client is experiencing.
The client exhibits signs of akathisia, which is a common extrapyramidal side effect of haloperidol and other first-generation antipsychotics. Akathisia is characterized by restlessness, agitation, and difficulty staying still.
Choice C is wrong because tardive dyskinesia is a different type of extrapyramidal side effect that involves involuntary movements of the tongue, lips, face, and limbs.
Choice D is wrong because neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a rare but life-threatening reaction to antipsychotics that causes high fever, muscle rigidity, altered mental status, and autonomic instability.
The client exhibits signs of akathisia, which is a common extrapyramidal side effect of haloperidol and other first-generation antipsychotics. Akathisia is characterized by restlessness, agitation, and difficulty staying still.
Choice A is wrong because it does not identify the specific type of movement disorder the client is experiencing.
Choice C is wrong because tardive dyskinesia is a different type of extrapyramidal side effect that involves involuntary movements of the tongue, lips, face, and limbs.
Choice D is wrong because neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a rare but life-threatening reaction to antipsychotics that causes high fever, muscle rigidity, altered mental status, and autonomic instability.