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Haloperidol (Haldol) Nursing Considerations


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haloperidol

Trade Name

Haldol

Indication

Schizophrenia, mania, aggressive and agitated patient

Action

Alters the effect of dopamine

Therapeutic Class

Antipsychotic

Pharmacologic Class

butyrophenones

Nursing Considerations

• extrapyramidal symptoms, tardive dyskinesia • use caution in QT prolongation • may cause seizures, constipation, dry mouth, agranulosytosis • assess for hallucinations • monitor hemodynamics • monitor for neuroleptic malignant syndrome (fever, muscular rigidity, altered mental status, and autonomic dysfunction) • monitor CBC with differential

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