Reference no: EM134015728

Question

The nurse is preparing to administer a first generation antipsychotic to a patient. The nurse knows which of the following nursing implications are correct?

Instruct patients that drugs are highly addictive. Inform patients about signs of hypotension (light-headedness, dizziness) and advise them to sit or lie down if these occur. Inform patients that hypotension can be minimized by moving slowly when standing up. Continuously evaluate for successful treatment as indicated by improvement in psychotic symptoms. Evaluate for suppression of hallucinations, delusions, agitation, tension, and hostility, and for improvement in judgment, insight, motivation, affect, self-care, social skills, anxiety management, and patterns of sleeping and eating. Inform patients about early signs of infection (fever, sore throat), and instruct them to notify the prescriber if these develop.