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A Nurse Working in the Emergency Department Is Caring for a Client

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A nurse working in the emergency department is caring for a client who has overdosed on cocaine.The nurse receives a prescription to administer an antipsychotic medication from the healthcare provider.Which symptom would this medication help to manage? Select all that apply.


Definitions:

Behavioral Strategies

Techniques used to change potentially self-destructive or unhealthy behaviors through a step-by-step process.

Medication

Substances used to diagnose, treat, or prevent disease and improve health, often prescribed by healthcare professionals.

Impulse Control Disorder

A class of psychiatric disorders characterized by the failure to resist a temptation, urge, or impulse that may harm oneself or others.

Advanced Practice Nurse

A registered nurse with advanced education and clinical training, authorized to perform complex healthcare tasks.

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