When a client diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia was discharged from the unit 6 months ago,
the plan was for him to take chlorpromazine (Thorazine) 300 mg po daily.
He tells the nurse he
stopped taking his pills after a few months because they made him feel like a "zombie.". The
common side effects the nurse should validate with the client include
a. sweating, nausea, and diarrhea.
b. sedation and muscle stiffness.
c. headache, watery eyes, and runny nose.
d. mild fever, sore throat, and skin rash.
B
Phenothiazines often produce sedation and extrapyramidal side effects such as stiffness and gait
disturbance, effects the client might describe as making him feel like a "zombie.". The side effects
mentioned in the other options are usually not associated with phenothiazine therapy or would not
have the effect described by the client.
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