A Client Is Taking a First-Generation Antipsychotic Medication to Treat

question 29

Multiple Choice

A client is taking a first-generation antipsychotic medication to treat his schizophrenia. Which side effect is MORE likely with this drug than with a second-generation antipsychotic?

• A) confusion
• B) memory loss
• C) muscle tremors
• D) muscle contractions

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Definitions:

Basis Points

One basis point is equal to 1/100th of 1%, used primarily to denote the change in interest rates, equity indexes, and the yield of fixed-income securities.

Price Decline

A decrease in the market price of an asset or security.

Duration

A measure of the sensitivity of the price of a bond or other fixed-income investment to a change in interest rates, often expressed in years.

Price Volatility

The rate at which the price of an asset increases or decreases for a given set of returns, indicative of the risk or stability.