A client has been prescribed prochlorperazine (Compazine) for nausea. Possible adverse effects would include
1. diarrhea.
2. dry mouth.
3. hypertension.
4. bradycardia.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Diarrhea is not an adverse effect of prochloperazine.
Rationale 2: Phenothiazines block dopamine, and can cause dry mouth.
Rationale 3: Hypotension, not hypertension, can occur.
Rationale 4: Tachycardia, not bradycardia, can occur.
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