Medications Are Used with Extreme Caution in Clients with Personality

question 19

Multiple Choice

Medications are used with extreme caution in clients with personality disorders because of their questionable effectiveness.If a client is receiving an antipsychotic medication,it is especially important for the nurse to monitor the client for side effects of:

• A)Increased thirst and urination,nausea,and anorexia
• B)Dry mouth,altered taste,sexual dysfunction,and dizziness
• C)Bone marrow depression,gastrointestinal symptoms,and confusion
• D)Extrapyramidal movements,dry mouth,blurred vision,and photophobia

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