A 72-year-old man is being treated with doxazosin (Cardura) for his BPH. What nursing diagnosis would be important to include in this patient's plan of care?
A) Sexual dysfunction
B) Chronic pain
C) Disturbed sensory perception
D) Risk of impaired urinary elimination
A
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Nursing diagnoses related to drug therapy might include sexual dysfunction related to drug effects, acute pain related to headache, central nervous system (CNS) effects, and GI effects of the drug, risk for injury related to blockage of alpha receptors, and deficient knowledge regarding drug therapy. The nursing diagnosis of risk of impaired urinary elimination would not be appropriate because the effect of the drug is to improve urinary elimination issues.
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