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Svet_ta [14]
3 years ago
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The nurse is caring for a patient who has been ordered an adrenergic drug to treat asthma. When assessing the patient prior to a

dministering the first dose of the drug, the nurse finds that the patient’s blood pressure is 180/90 mm Hg. What is the nurse’s highest priority action?
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1 answer:
SCORPION-xisa [38]3 years ago
4 0
The nurse needs to get the BP under control by reducing it to normal level, closer to 120/80. The adrenergic agonist has a tendency to increase BP by increasing heart rate, amongst other things.
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