A client reports feeling lightheaded and dizzy with palpitations after being instructed to increase the dose of a prescribed beta-adrenergic antagonist. How should the nurse respond to this client's symptoms?

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Rationale 1: First-dose phenomenon is the onset of orthostatic hypotension when beginning or changing the dose of a beta-adrenergic antagonist.
Rationale 2: Taking the medication at bedtime will reduce the onset of first-dose phenomenon.
Rationale 3: Although this reaction may dissipate in time, this statement does not explain the cause of the client's symptoms.
Rationale 4: The client is experiencing first-dose phenomenon because of the increase in the dosage.
Rationale 5: The client was taking the prescribed increased dose of the medication.

A Client Reports Feeling Lightheaded and Dizzy with Palpitations After