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A patient has not come out of her room for breakfast. The nurse finds the patient moving restlessly about her room in a disorganized manner.
 
  The patient is talking to herself, and her verbal responses to the nurse are nonsensical and suggest disorientation. The nurse notices that the patient's skin is hot and dry, and her pupils are somewhat dilated. All these symptoms are significant departures from the patient's recent presentation. The patient is likely experiencing ________ , and the nurse should ___________. a. anticholinergic toxicitycheck vital signs and prepare to use a cooling blanket stat
  b. relapse of her psychosisadminister PRN antipsychotic drugs and notify her physician
  c. neuroleptic malignant syndromecontact her physician for a transfer to intensive care
  d. agranulocytosishold her antipsychotic and draw blood for a complete blood count
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