Nursing considerations / Patient teaching - Assess: Mental status: mood, behavior, orientation, presence of delusions, hallucinations: baseline, periodically. Prolactin, CBC, urinalysis, ophthalmic exam before and during prolonged therapy. B/P standing, lying: take pulse, respirations during initial treatment; report drops of 20mm hg, Dizziness, faintness, palpitations, tachycardia on rising, Extrapyramidal symptoms: including akathisia (inability to sit still, no pattern to movements), tardive dyskinesia ( bizarre movements of jaw, mouth tongue, extremities),pseudoparkinsonism (rigidity, tremors, pill rolling, shuffling gait) Dehydration: I&O, daily weight, lethargy, decreased thirst, low intake