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A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia has taken a first generation antipsychotic medication for a year. Hallucinations are less intrusive but the patient continues to have apathy, poverty of thought, and social isolation. The nurse expects a change to which medication?
A) Haloperidol (Haldol)
B) Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
C) Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
D) Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
On Sep 29, 2024