The prescriber orders atenolol (Tenormin) 25 mg to be given orally once a day to control a patient's high blood pressure.You check the patient's vital signs and find that the blood pressure is 128/80 mm Hg and the heart rate is 60 beats/min.What should you do first before giving this drug?
A) Check the order for prescriber limitations on when the drug should be given.
B) Notify the prescriber and ask if the drug should be given.
C) Reassess the blood pressure and heart rate in 30 minutes.
D) Give the drug exactly as prescribed.
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