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Chapter 31 Antipsychotic Agents and Their Use in Schizophrenia
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1. A patient with schizophrenia has been taking an antipsychotic drug for several days. The nurse 
enters the patient’s room to administer a dose of haloperidol (Haldol) and finds the patient 
having facial spasms. The patient’s head is thrust back, and the patient is unable to speak. What 
will the nurse do? 
a. Administer the haloperidol as ordered. 
b. Discuss increasing the haloperidol dose with the provider. 
c. Request an order to give diphenhydramine. 
d. Request an order to give levo...
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