During a home visit the nurse learns that an older patient with hypertension takes prescribed medications only when feeling tense. What instruction should the nurse provide to the patient?
1. Contact the physician for a change in blood pressure medication.
2. Continue to administer the blood pressure medication as needed.
3. Teach to take the blood pressure medication as prescribed regardless of feeling tense.
4. Instruct to take a double dose of the medication for one day then resume the normal schedule.
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Rationale: The dosage prescribed may be appropriate if taken daily; therefore, it would not need to be changed.
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