A priority nursing assessment for a patient who is to receive an alpha- or beta-adrenergic blocking agent would be what?
A) Monitoring respiratory rate
B) Checking blood glucose level
C) Measuring urine output
D) Assessing heart rate
D
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The most serious adverse effect would be severe bradycardia, so the nurse's priority would be assessing the heart rate. If the patient were identified as having diabetes, then monitoring blood glucose levels would become important because these drugs can aggravate diabetes by blocking sympathetic response including masking the usual signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia. Respiratory rate could be impacted if the patient was identified as having a condition causing bronchospasm and diabetes because the combination could worsen both conditions. Measuring urine output should be part of the patient's care, but it is not the priority assessment.
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