A Patient Is Taking an Alpha Blocker as Treatment for Benign

question 8

Multiple Choice

A patient is taking an alpha blocker as treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia. The nurse will monitor for which potential drug effect?

• A) Orthostatic hypotension
• B) Increased blood pressure
• C) Decreased urine flow
• D) Discolored urine

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Definitions:

Decreases

A reduction in size, quantity, or degree of something.

Neuroticism

A personality trait characterized by anxiety, moodiness, worry, envy, and jealousy.

Rational Unconscious

A concept that suggests that the unconscious mind is capable of logical thought and can affect conscious decision making.

Preconscious

Part of Freud's theory of the mind, referring to the thoughts and feelings not presently in conscious awareness but that can be accessed easily.