A female client makes an appointment with her health care provider 2 weeks after beginning her prescription antipsychotic therapy. She states that she is still unable to cope and concentrate at work. What statement would be appropriate to include in the nurse’s teaching?

Antipsychotics may take several weeks to achieve maximum therapeutic effect.

Explanation:

Antipsychotics medication is the initial medical treatment administer to people that have psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia). The treatment comes with serious negative symptoms such as change in emotional expressions and lack of concentration. Most patients even reject treatments due to the side effects that comes with it.