Nursing Question:
A client with paranoid schizophrenia has persecutory delusions and auditory hallucinations and is extremely agitated. He has been given a PRN dose of Thorazine IM. Which of the following would indicate to the nurse that the medication is having the desired effect?
Answer:
* A. Complains of dry mouth
* B. State he feels restless in his body
* C. Stops pacing and sits with the nurse
* D. Exhibits increase activity and speech
C. Stops pacing and sits with the nurse
* B. State he feels restless in his body
* C. Stops pacing and sits with the nurse
* D. Exhibits increase activity and speech
C. Stops pacing and sits with the nurse