A client receiving haloperidol calls urgently to the nurse and reports that his eyes have rolled up-ward and he cannot redirect his gaze.
The nurse reassures the client that she will obtain medication that will correct this phenomenon, and she contacts the physician to seek an order for:
1. Fluphenazine (Prolixin)
2. Citalopram (Celexa)
3. Benztropine (Cogentin)
4. Risperidone (Risperdal)
Question 2
When following up on SSRI medication side effects, the nurse will need to make specific inquir-ies about:
1. Anticholinergic symptoms
2. Alpha-adrenergic blockade
3. GI tract symptoms
4. Sexual dysfunction
B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
The nurse cares for the postop client in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU).
Using small, circular strokes, exfoliate the client’s neck and back.
Inspection of client
The nurse conveys attentive listening through a posture of involvement
Lobes of the brain, with primary receiving and integrating centers of the human cerebral cortex.