During a psychiatric emergency,IM ziprasidone (Geodon)is administered to an assaultive patient.During the next 2 hours,it is of primary importance that the nurse assess for:

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The side effect most likely to appear is orthostatic hypotension related to alpha? receptor blockade preventing peripheral blood vessels from automatically responding to positional change.Anticholinergic effects are of lesser concern.The remaining options are less likely to occur at this point in therapy.

During a Psychiatric Emergency,IM Ziprasidone (Geodon)is Administered to an Assaultive