The student nurse is giving a patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia a morning dose of terazosin (Hytrin). The student says, "This is your blood pressure medicine" but the patient responds, "I don't have high blood pressure" What does the student nurse do next?
a. Explain to the patient that his blood pressure is not high because the drug is controlling it.
b. Stop and recheck the medication administration record and then do additional drug research.
c. Recheck the blood pressure, then hold the drug if blood pressure is not elevated.
d. Contact the charge nurse for advice about how to handle the patient's refusal.
Answer: b. Stop and recheck the medication administration record and then do additional drug research.
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