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Question
The physician orders haloperidol 5 mg IM stat for a client and tells the nurse that the dose can be repeated in 1-2 hours if needed. The most likely rationale for this order is:
Options
- AThe client will settle down more quickly if he thinks the staff is medicating him
- BThe medication will sedate the client until the physician arrives
- CHaloperidol is a minor tranquilizer and will not oversedate the client
- DRapid neuroleptization is the most effective approach to care for the violent or potentially violent
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