The client has been started on propranolol (Inderal). What finding does the nurse expect?
1. Increased respiratory rate
2. Lowered heart rate
3. Stabilized oxygen saturation
4. Increased blood pressure
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Increased respiratory rate is incorrect because propranolol reduces heart rate, slows conduction velocity, and lowers blood pressure.
Rationale 2: Propranolol reduces heart rate, slows conduction velocity, and lowers blood pressure.
Rationale 3: Stabilized oxygen saturation is incorrect because propranolol reduces heart rate, slows conduction velocity, and lowers blood pressure.
Rationale 4: Increased blood pressure is incorrect because propranolol reduces heart rate, slows conduction velocity, and lowers blood pressure.
Global Rationale: Propranolol reduces heart rate, slows conduction velocity, and lowers blood pressure. Increased respiratory rate is incorrect because propranolol reduces heart rate, slows conduction velocity, and lowers blood pressure. Stabilized oxygen saturation is incorrect because propranolol reduces heart rate, slows conduction velocity, and lowers blood pressure. Increased blood pressure is incorrect because propranolol reduces heart rate, slows conduction velocity, and lowers blood pressure.
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