Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 72%
Simulated
The mental health unit nurse is precepting a student nurse. Together they are caring for a client with schizophrenia. The nurse asks the student nurse to select the atypical antipsychotic from the client's medication list. The nurse anticipates the student nurse to select which medication?
Correct answer
C
Rationale
Risperidone is an atypical antipsychotic, effective for schizophrenia with fewer extrapyramidal side effects than typical antipsychotics like loxapine, thioridazine, and haloperidol.