The Nurse Is Concerned That a Client Taking an Antipsychotic

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nurse is concerned that a client taking an antipsychotic medication is experiencing extrapyramidal side effects.For which effects should the nurse notify the health care provider?

• A)Complaints of slight drowsiness
• B)Urinary hesitancy
• C)Muscular spasms of the head and neck
• D)Dry mouth

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Definitions:

Fovea

A small depression in the retina of the eye where visual acuity is highest, due to the concentration of cone cells.

Color Vision

The ability of the eye to distinguish objects based on the wavelengths of light they reflect, emit, or transmit.

Lens

In optics, a lens is a transparent device that refracts or bends light rays to focus them, used in glasses, cameras, and various instruments for magnification or correction.

Fovea

A tiny indent in the eye's retina that features the greatest visual sharpness because of a high density of cones.