A client is being discharged home with a prescription for chlorpromazine (Thorazine). What should the nurse instruct this client to avoid?

Question

1. Increased fiber intake
2. Chewing gum
3. Caffeine
4. Increased fluids

Answer 1

Correct Answer: 3

Rationale 1: Increased fiber intake is incorrect because this is needed to regulate bowels.
Rationale 2: Chewing gum is incorrect because this is used to relieve dry mouth.
Rationale 3: Caffeine negates the effects of antipsychotics.
Rationale 4: Increased fluids is incorrect because this is needed to regulate bowels.

Global Rationale: Caffeine negates the effects of antipsychotics. Increased fiber intake is incorrect because this is needed to regulate bowels. Chewing gum is incorrect because this is used to relieve dry mouth. Increased fluids is incorrect because this is needed to regulate bowels.