A Patient Has a New Order for the Adrenergic Drug

question 13

Multiple Choice

A patient has a new order for the adrenergic drug doxazosin (Cardura) . When providing education about this drug, the nurse will include which instructions?

• A) "Weigh yourself daily, and report any weight loss to your prescriber."
• B) "Increase your potassium intake by eating more bananas and apricots."
• C) "The impaired taste associated with this medication usually goes away in 2 to 3 weeks."
• D) "Be sure to lie down after taking the first dose, because first-dose hypotension may make you dizzy."

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