A client is being discharged home with a prescription for chlorpromazine (Thorazine). What should the nurse instruct this client to avoid?
1. Increased fiber intake
2. Chewing gum
3. Caffeine
4. Increased fluids
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Rationale 1:This medication does not affect the gastrointestinal system.
Rationale 2: Chewing gum helps to relieve dry mouth.
Rationale 3: Caffeine negates the effects of antipsychotics.
Rationale 4:Increased fluids is incorrect because this is needed to regulate the gastrointestinal system.
Global Rationale: Caffeine negates the effects of antipsychotics. The client should be instructed to monitor caffeine intake. Fiber and fluids will assist the gastrointestinal system and should not be avoided. Chewing gum helps to relieve dry mouth which is an anticholinergic effect of phenothiazines and nonphenothiazine drug therapy.
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