<span>The nurse must instruct the client to take the
medication with meal or snack to prevent stomach ulcer and to avoid lying down
for 4-5 hours after taking the drug to prevent supine hypertension. In
addition, onset of headache should be reported and blood pressure should be
constantly monitored.</span>
Answer:
First, before determining which variable is which, we go over the definition of each. The independent variable is the one which is intentionally changed in order to investigate its effect on the dependent variable. The dependent variable is monitored and changes occur in it due to the changing conditions of the independent variable. In this case, the location of the African violets is the independent variable as it is intentionally changed, while the rate of growth of the African violets is the dependent variable as it is being measured.
