A health care provider considers which antipsychotic medication to prescribe for a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia who has auditory hallucinations and poor social function. The patient is also overweight and hypertensive. Which drug should the nurse advocate?

A health care provider considers which antipsychotic medication to prescribe for a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia who has auditory hallucinations and poor social function. The patient is also overweight and hypertensive. Which drug should the nurse advocate?




a. Clozapine (Clozaril)
b. Ziprasidone (Geodon).
c. Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
d. Aripiprazole (Abilify)




Answer: D


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