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The Nurse Manager on the Psychiatric Unit Was Explaining to the New

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The nurse manager on the psychiatric unit was explaining to the new staff the differences between typical and atypical antipsychotics.The nurse correctly states that atypical antipsychotics:


A) Remain in the system longer
B) Act more quickly to reduce delusions
C) Produce fewer extrapyramidal effects
D) Are risk free for neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)

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