What will the nurse instruct the client to do to prevent the development of tolerance to nitroglycerin?
a. Apply the nitroglycerin patch every other day.
b. Switch to sublingual nitroglycerin when the client's systolic blood pressure elevates to more than 140 mm Hg.
c. Apply the nitroglycerin patch for 14 hours and remove it for 10 hours at night.
d. Use the nitroglycerin patch for acute episodes of angina only.
Answer: c. Apply the nitroglycerin patch for 14 hours and remove it for 10 hours at night.
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