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A Patient Who Takes a Traditional Antipsychotic Medication Says, "I

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A patient who takes a traditional antipsychotic medication says, "I feel shaky and very warm" and is observed to be diaphoretic.The nurse should further assess for what complication?


A) Acute dystonia
B) Tardive dyskinesia
C) Drug-induced parkinsonism
D) Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)

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