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A client with schizophrenia comes to the outpatient mental health clinic 5 days after being discharged from the hospital. The client was given a 1-week supply of clozapine (Clozaril). The client tells the nurse that she has too much saliva and frequently needs to spit. The nurse interprets the client's statement as indicating which of the following?

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Rationale: Excessive salivation (sialorrhea) is a common side effect of clozapine, and the nurse should recognize it as an expected adverse effect rather than a delusion or symptom.

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