Question

A nurse and a nursing student are discussing the plan of care for a patient with schizophrenia. The patient, who has been taking a high-potency FGA for 2 months, has become restless and constantly needs to be in motion. Which statement by the student indicates a need for further education?
a. "Anticholinergic medications may help control these symptoms."
b. "Because this may be an exacerbation of psychosis, the provider may increase the dose of the FGA."
c. "The provider may try a low-potency FGA instead of the high-potency FGA."
d. "This patient may need to take a benzodiazepine or a beta blocker."

Answer 1

Answer:

Because this may be an exacerbation of psychosis, the provider may increase the dose of the FGA.

Explanation:

Schizophrenia may be defined as the medical condition in which the individual is not able to understand the reality and  interpret the reality in the different ways.

FGA (First-generation antipsychotics) is the treatment used for the patients suffering from schizophrenia. This medication is quite reasonable and cheap. Even after the failure of FGA, the patient needs to go for the different treatment. The further increase of FGA doses might affect the individual health.

Thus, the correct answer is option (B).