A nurse assesses a 70-year-old man who has high blood pressure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He has been prescribed nicardipine and ipratropium inhaler
This medication combines a calcium-channel blocker and an anticholinergic. For which of the following urinary effects should the nurse teach the client to monitor?
A) Nocturia
B) Urinary tract infection (UTI)
C) Urge incontinence
D) Hematuria
Ans: A
Calcium-channel blockers decrease bladder contractility and can cause urinary retention, frequency, nocturia, and incontinence. Anticholinergic agents decrease bladder contractility, and relaxed bladder muscle can cause urinary retention, frequency, and incontinence.
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