The nurse is assessing a client who has been prescribed a nonselective beta-blocking agent. Which adverse effect does the nurse monitor for in this client?
a. Headache
b. Postural hypotension
c. Nonproductive cough
d. Wheezing
D
Nonselective beta blockers can cause bronchoconstriction and impair respiratory effort. Clients with pre-existing pulmonary problems should not take nonselective beta-blocking agents. Clients who develop bronchoconstriction should have their therapy changed. The other manifestations are not adverse effects of this medication.
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