RN Mental Health

NCLEX-RN

RN Mental Health

Difficulty: Medium Average Score: 63% Simulated

When administering antipsychotics to a client with paranoid schizophrenia, the nurse understands that the newer atypical antipsychotics, such as olanzapine (Zyprexa) and risperidone (Risperdal), are more effective than the older medications in treating the negative symptoms of schizophrenia because of which of the following?

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