A client has recently moved from Vermont to South Florida. The client presents to the clinic reporting “dizzy spells” and weakness. The client tells the nurse that he has been on the same antihypertensive drug for 6 years, with stable blood pressures and no adverse effects. The clinic nurse knows that one possible reason for the change in the effectiveness of the drug could be what?
Ans: The impact of the warmer environment on the client's physical status
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