The nurse is providing care to a client who has been prescribed a beta blocker. Which item in the client's history does the nurse suspect this medication has been prescribed to treat?
1. Increased intraocular pressure
2. Urinary retention
3. Hypertension
4. Hypotension
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Increased intraocular pressure is incorrect because beta blockers are used to treat hypertension.
Rationale 2: Urinary retention is incorrect because beta blockers are used to treat hypertension.
Rationale 3: Hypertension is the most common use for beta blockers.
Rationale 4: Hypotension is incorrect because beta blockers lower blood pressure.
Global Rationale: Hypertension is the most common use for beta blockers. Increased intraocular pressure, urinary retention and hypotension are incorrect because beta blockers are used to treat hypertension.
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