A Patient Who Has Recently Begun Taking Captopril (Capoten)to Treat

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient who has recently begun taking captopril (Capoten) to treat hypertension calls a clinic to report a persistent cough.The nurse will perform which action?

• A) Instruct the patient to go to an emergency department because this is a hypersensitivity reaction.
• B) Reassure the patient that this side effect is nothing to worry about and will diminish over time.
• C) Schedule an appointment with the provider to discuss changing to an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB).
• D) Tell the patient to stop taking the drug immediately since this is a serious side effect of this drug.

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