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A client is admitted to the emergency department with anxiety and restlessness. The nurse observes the client exhibiting uncontrolled blinking, tremors, and facial stiffness. The client reports taking thioridazine, amitriptyline, and escitalopram at home. What is the priority action by the nurse?

a. Obtain vital signs, and encourage the client to drink 20 ounces of water immediately.

b. Assess vital signs, and administer oxygen per nasal cannula to maintain a saturation of 95%.

c. Use therapeutic communication to get the client to sit still so an assessment can be performed.

d. Insert an intravenous catheter, and administer 1 mg benztropine intravenously as prescribed.

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