Reduction of Risk PotentialQuestion 969 of 2368

A client with treatment-resistant schizophrenia is starting clozapine. Which monitoring should the nurse plan for?

  1. Weekly serum lithium levels
  2. Routine blood tests to detect a very low white blood cell count
  3. Daily blood pressure checks for tyramine reactions
  4. Urine drug screens to detect misuse
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Correct answer: Routine blood tests to detect a very low white blood cell count

Clozapine can cause agranulocytosis, an extremely low white blood cell count, so routine blood testing is required.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Mental Health Conditions: Antipsychotics. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026