The client has been ordered treatment with Aralen. The nurse notes that the client's blood pressure has decreased from 130/80 to 104/60. What is the nurse's highest priority action?
a. Recognize that this is an expected side effect of the medication and monitor the client.
b. Call the physician; the client is experiencing an adverse reaction to the medication.
c. Recognize that this is a reaction to the dosage of the medication; call the pharmacist.
d. Call the physician; client is experiencing a life-threatening reaction to the medication.
ANS: B
Hypotension is symptomatic of an adverse reaction to treatment with Aralen.
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