Medications are used with extreme caution in clients with personality disorders because of their questionable effectiveness
If a client is receiving an antipsychotic medication, it is especially important for the nurse to monitor the client for side effects of: a. Increased thirst and urination, nausea, and anorexia
b. Dry mouth, altered taste, sexual dysfunction, and dizziness
c. Bone marrow depression, gastrointestinal symptoms, and confusion
d. Extrapyramidal movements, dry mouth, blurred vision, and photophobia
D
These side effects are characteristic of antipsychotic medications and should be assessed because they sometimes become irreversible. Increased thirst, urination, nausea, and anorexia are side effects most commonly seen with lithium; dry mouth, altered taste, sexual dysfunction, and dizziness are commonly seen with antidepressants; and bone marrow depression, gastrointestinal symptoms, and confusion are seen most frequently with anticonvulsants.
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