A nurse is caring for a patient taking chlorpromazine (Thorazine) who is to be discharged from the hospital. What information about chlorpromazine (Thorazine) would be most important for the nurse to include in the discharge teaching?
a. Do not drive for 6 months.
b. Avoid excessive exposure to sunlight and wear sunscreen.
c. This medication may actually enhance your libido.
d. Monitor your blood pressure frequently to avoid hypertension.
B
Drugs in the phenothiazine class, such as chlorpromazine, can sensitize the skin to ultraviolet light and increase the risk of severe sunburn. Patients should be instructed to avoid excessive exposure to sunlight, to apply sunscreen, and to wear protective clothing when outside.
Chlorpromazine has no effect on a patient's ability to drive a car.
Antipsychotic agents, such as chlorpromazine, can actually impair the libido, orgasm, and ejacu-lation.
Orthostatic hypotension, not hypertension, is a side effect of antipsychotics such as chlorproma-zine.
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