During a Teaching Session About Self-Monitoring While Taking a Beta

question 2

Multiple Choice

During a teaching session about self-monitoring while taking a beta blocker at home,the nurse has taught the patient to take his apical pulse daily for 1 minute.If the pulse rate decreases to less than 60 beats/min,the nurse will instruct the patient to:

• A) notify his prescriber.
• B) reduce the dose of his beta blocker by half.
• C) continue the medication because this is an expected effect.
• D) skip the medication dose that day,and check his pulse again the next day.

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