A nurse is assessing a patient who was recently prescribed an antipsychotic medication. Which side effects could the nurse expect to observe?
a. Constipation, decreased sweating, and increased sensitivity to heat
b. Increased moisture around the eyes, vomiting, and frontal headache
c. Slurred speech, hand tremors, and severe occipital headache
d. Sleeplessness, irritability, and muscle weakness
A
The most common side effects of antipsychotic medications include the following: dry mouth, blurred vision, nasal stuffiness, weight gain, difficulty urinating, infection, decreased sweating, increased sensitivity to sunlight, yellowing of the eyes (especially the whites of the eyes), breast enlargement/lactation, skin rash, anhedonia, itchy skin, and constipation.
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