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A nurse recalls that the blockage of dopamine by antipsychotic drugs can cause extrapyramidal side effects such as akathisia. which client behaviors reflect the presence of akathisia?
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A nurse recalls that the blockage of dopamine by antipsychotic drugs can cause extrapyramidal side effects such as akathisia. which client behaviors reflect the presence of akathisia?

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Akathisia is the inability to sit still. People will tend to be uneasy and want to be doing something. They'll be fidgety, looking for something to do with their hands, or be looking to get up and walk around.
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