The nurse is performing an assessment on a patient who will begin taking propranolol (Inderal)to treat hypertension.The nurse learns that the patient has a history of asthma and diabetes.The nurse will take which action?

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Patients with chronic lung disease are at risk for bronchospasm with beta blockers,especially those like propranolol,which are nonselective.Beta blockers,with the exception of carvedilol,also decrease the efficacy of many oral antidiabetic medications.The nurse should discuss a change in medications to one that does not carry this risk.

The Nurse Is Performing an Assessment on a Patient Who