The nursing assistant is caring for an ambulatory older adult client who has a history of hypertension and who has begun taking several medications to control blood pressure. What action should the nursing assistant take?

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The nursing assistant should advise the client to wait a minute before changing position from lying down to sitting or standing, explaining that this will decrease their risk for dizziness from sudden changes in positions caused by taking antihypertensives. The client is ambulatory, so the nursing assistant will not help the client out of bed. The client has begun treatment with the BP medications, so asking the client if the client gets dizzy may not be helpful because the medications may cause orthostatic hypotension later on.

The Nursing Assistant Is Caring for an Ambulatory Older Adult