A Patient Is Going Home with a New Prescription for the Beta-Blocker

question 4

Multiple Choice

A patient is going home with a new prescription for the beta-blocker atenolol (Tenormin) . The nurse will include which content when teaching the patient about this drug?

• A) Never stop taking this medication abruptly.
• B) The medication will be stopped once symptoms subside.
• C) If adverse effects occur, stop taking the drug for 24 hours, and then resume.
• D) Be watchful for first-dose hypotension.

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Definitions:

Sympathetic Nervous System Activity

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Subjective Well-Being

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Spillover Effect

The phenomenon where an occurrence in one context or part of life affects another context or part of life.

Physiological Arousal

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