The nurse is caring for an African-American patient who has been taking a beta blocker to treat hypertension for several weeks with only slight improvement in blood pressure. The nurse will contact the provider to discuss which of the following?
A) adding a diuretic medication.
B) changing to an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor.
C) decreasing the beta blocker dose.
D) doubling the beta blocker dose.
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