A client is to be treated with Prolixin. The highest priority nursing intervention related to the client's vital signs is to monitor for:
a. bradycardia.
b. hypertension.
c. hypotension.
d. tachypnea.
ANS: C
The phenothiazine group's major side effect is hypotension.
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