A Nursing Home Patient Who Currently Takes Furosemide Is Now

question 26

Multiple Choice

A nursing home patient who currently takes furosemide is now prescribed to receive the first dose of losartan. You are aware that both drugs are used to manage hypertension. What is your best action?

• A)Give both drugs as prescribed.
• B)Give the drugs at least 6 h apart.
• C)Notify the healthcare provider that this patient already takes a drug for hypertension.
• D)Assess the patient's blood pressure to determine whether his or her hypertension is classified as normal, prehypertension, stage I, or stage II.

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