A Client Reports Feeling Lightheaded and Dizzy with Palpitations After

question 13

Multiple Choice

A client reports feeling lightheaded and dizzy with palpitations after being instructed to increase the dose of a prescribed beta-adrenergic antagonist.How should the nurse respond to this client's symptoms?
Select all that apply.

• A)This is first-dose phenomenon."
• B)If the dose is increased again,take the medication at bedtime."
• C)This will go away in time."
• D)Maybe you have another health problem that needs to be examined."
• E)You may have taken too much medication."

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