The Nurse Manager on the Psychiatric Unit Was Explaining to the New

question 15

Multiple Choice

The nurse manager on the psychiatric unit was explaining to the new staff the differences between typical and atypical antipsychotics.The nurse correctly states that atypical antipsychotics:

• A) Remain in the system longer
• B) Act more quickly to reduce delusions
• C) Produce fewer extrapyramidal effects
• D) Are risk free for neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)

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