The nurse is teaching the client how to safely take a diuretic and an antihypertensive pill. Which information does the nurse write for the client to reduce client risk of falls while maintaining the therapeutic medication regimen?
a. Take the diuretic in the morning at 8 AM and the antihypertensive pill at 1 PM.
b. Take both medications at the same time so the client can remember.
c. Change positions slowly, especially from lying down to standing.
d. Take the medications with orange juice to maintain the potassium level.
A
The nurse instructs the client to take a diuretic early in the day so trips to the bathroom will not interrupt sleep at night. Taking the medications at different times minimizes the side effects (e.g., lowering the blood pressure too fast and causing dizziness, which can lead to falls). The two types of medications taken together could cause a major drop in blood pressure and cause the client to fall. The nurse instructs the older client to change positions slowly, but this doesn't in-clude instructions about scheduling the medications. There is no information to support whether or not the medications deplete potassium.
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