What is the nurse's priority to assess before giving a female patient her prescription for an angiotensin II–receptor blocker (ARB)?
A) "Do you eat something when you take your medications?"
B) "How much physical exercise do you get?"
C) "When was your last menstrual period (LMP)?"
D) "Have you always weighed 130 pounds since you grew up?"
C
Feedback:
It would be important to know when the patient's LMP occurred and that the patient was not pregnant. These drugs can cause fetal abnormalities and fetal death. The other questions are appropriate and would help the nurse plan care for the patient; however, it would not be as important as assessing for the possibility of pregnancy before beginning of therapy. The nurse should teach the patient the need to avoid pregnancy using a barrier contraceptive.
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