A nurse is caring for a patient who has recently moved from Vermont to south Florida. The patient has been on the same antihypertensive drug for 6 years and has had stable blood pressures and no adverse effects
Since her move, however, she reports "dizzy spells and weakness" and feels that the drug is no longer effective. The nurse suspects that the change in the effectiveness of the drug is related to
A) the impact of the placebo effect on the patient's response.
B) the accumulative effect of the drug if it has been taken for many years.
C) the impact of the warmer climate on the patient's physical state.
D) problems with patient compliance with the drug regimen due to the move.
C
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