When teaching a client who is to receive antipsychotic therapy, the nurse would include which of the following as a common skin reaction that might occur when initiating therapy? Select all that apply
A) Urticaria
B) Stevens-Johnson syndrome
C) Photosensitivity
D) Hyperpigmentation
E) Toxic epidermal necrolysis
Ans: A, C
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Urticaria and photosensitivity are common skin reactions a nurse should warn a client about when the client is initiated on antipsychotic therapy.
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