The physician ordered prazosin (Minipress), an alpha-adrenergic blocker, for the patient. The nurse plans to do medication education. What will the best plan of the nurse include?
1. Instruct the patient to not take OTC herbal preparations containing saw palmetto.
2. Instruct the patient to not take tub baths.
3. Instruct the patient to decrease his intake of sodium.
4. Instruct the patient to wear sunglasses when outdoors.
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Rationale 1: A hypotensive response may occur when saw palmetto is taken concurrently.
Rationale 2: Patients should be careful when taking tub baths, especially if the drug causes dizziness, but such baths are not prohibited.
Rationale 3: There is no relationship between alpha blockers and sodium intake.
Rationale 4: Alpha blockers do not cause photophobia; sunglasses are not required with this drug.
Global Rationale: A hypotensive response may occur when saw palmetto is taken concurrently. Patients should be careful when taking tub baths, especially if the drug causes dizziness, but such baths are not prohibited. Alpha blockers do not cause photophobia; sunglasses are not required with this drug. There is no relationship between alpha blockers and sodium intake. It is a good idea to avoid herbal preparations, but this is not the primary plan.
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