During Change-Of-Shift Report,the Nurse Obtains the Following Information About a Hypertensive

question 21

Multiple Choice

During change-of-shift report,the nurse obtains the following information about a hypertensive patient who received the first dose of nadolol (Corgard) during the previous shift. Which information indicates that the patient needs immediate intervention?

• A)The patient's pulse has dropped from 68 to 57 beats/min.
• B)The patient complains that the fingers and toes feel quite cold.
• C)The patient has developed wheezes throughout the lung fields.
• D)The patient's blood pressure (BP) reading is now 158/91 mm Hg.

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