A patient returns to the clinic for follow-up after taking an adrenergic blocking medication for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH.) What assessment questions should the nurse ask? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. "What color is your urine?"
2. "Do you have any difficulty starting to urinate?"
3. "Do you have the feeling that your bladder is full?"
4. "When was your last bowel movement?"
5. "Have you noticed being more hungry than usual?"
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Rationale 1: Adrenergic blockers do not change the color of the urine.
Rationale 2: Adrenergic blockers may result in hesitancy.
Rationale 3: Adrenergic blockers may result in retention of urine.
Rationale 4: Questions about time of last BM are not indicated.
Rationale 5: Adrenergic blockers do not affect appetite.
Global Rationale: Adrenergic blockers may result in hesitancy or urinary retention. Adrenergic blockers do not change the color of the urine. Questions about time of last BM are not indicated. Adrenergic blockers do not affect appetite.
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