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Importance of patient education on medication purpose, dosage, and side effects
Importance of patient education on medication purpose, dosage, and side effects ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is teaching a client who has hypertension about the purpose of taking a beta blocker. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
Is incorrect because beta blockers do not dilate blood vessels.
Beta blockers work by blocking the effects of adrenaline on the heart and blood vessels, which results in a lower heart rate and blood pressure.
Is incorrect because beta blockers do not increase urine output.
Is incorrect because beta blockers do not reduce the fluid in the lungs.
Beta blockers work by blocking the effects of adrenaline on the heart and blood vessels, which results in a lower heart rate and blood pressure.
A) is incorrect because beta blockers do not dilate blood vessels.
C) is incorrect because beta blockers do not increase urine output.
D) is incorrect because beta blockers do not reduce the fluid in the lungs.