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A male client is admitted to the psychiatric unit for recurrent negative symptoms of chronic schizophrenia and medication adjustment of risperidone. When the client walks to the nurse's station in a laterally contracted position, he states that something has made his body contort into a monster. What action should the nurse take?

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Rationale: The client's laterally contracted position and perception of contortion suggest acute dystonia, a side effect of risperidone. Benztropine, an anticholinergic, alleviates dystonia. Hot packs, occupational therapy, or thioridazine do not address this acute reaction.

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