A nurse is monitoring a client who is prescribed milrinone for heart failure. The nurse determines that the client is experiencing an adverse reaction based on assessment of which of the following?
A) Edema
B) Hypotension
C) Bradycardia
D) Cyanosis
Ans: B
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When caring for clients taking milrinone, the development of hypotension indicates an adverse reaction. Edema and cyanosis need to be assessed by the nurse as part of the preadministration assessment. Edema, bradycardia, and cyanosis are not adverse reactions associated with milrinone.
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