An 89-year-old patient is taking an antihypertensive medication. What should the nurse include when providing home care teaching?
a. Get up out of bed slowly.
b. Take hot baths.
c. Report sexual dysfunction immediately.
d. Stop taking the drug if side effects occur.
A
Patients taking antihypertensive medications should get up slowly to prevent falling. They should avoid hot baths because they promote vasodilatation, and they should never stop the drug abruptly. Sexual dysfunction is a possible side effect, but it does not have to be reported imme-diately.
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