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A Client Has Been Taking Thioridazine (Mellaril) for Acute Schizophrenia

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A client has been taking thioridazine (Mellaril) for acute schizophrenia for a month when she comes to the hospital with a broken leg. The nurse notices that the client is slurring her words, keeps wiping her mouth with tissues to control the drooling, and has trouble holding a glass of water. The nurse documents the client's assessment and notifies the physician that the nurse suspects


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Equilibrium

A state of balance or stability within a system, where forces are equal and opposing, resulting in no net change.

Id Impulses

The innate and primitive behaviors and instincts that drive one's actions, according to Freudian psychology.

Stable Sense

A reliable and unchanging perception or awareness, often signifying a balanced and undisturbed emotional or cognitive state.

Accommodation

Piaget’s term for changes in a cognitive structure to include new information.

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