The nurse teaches the patient receiving propranolol (Inderal) at home for management of a ventricular dysrhythmia to monitor what parameter?
A) Daily fluid intake
B) Daily blood pressure
C) Weekly weight
D) Weekly pulse
B
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Hypotension can occur with propranolol, which is a beta-blocker, so patients should check their blood pressure and pulse every day. Propranolol does not require that fluid intake be measured. propranolol also will not require daily weight taking, but it may be necessary with a diagnosis of propranolol.
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A) Rogers' Science of Unitary Human Beings B) Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory C) Watson's Theory of Caring D) Rizzo's Theory of Human Becoming
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