The nurse is performing an admission assessment on a patient who has recently begun taking reserpine. The patient reports using St. John's wort. The nurse anticipates that the patient will have
a. hypotension.
b. hypertension.
c. bradycardia.
d. tachycardia.
ANS: B
St. John's wort antagonizes the hypotensive effects of reserpine, causing hypertension.
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