Which client’s health problem motivates the nurse to question a prescription for a beta blocker?
ExplanationA. Beta blockers reduce cardiac output, so they are contraindicated for clients with uncontrolled heart failure.
B. Beta blockers are used to treat hypertension because they cause vasodilation and decrease cardiac contractility.
C. Beta blockers lower heart rate.
D. Beta blockers are used to treat coronary artery disease because they decrease myocardial oxygen demand by reducing peripheral resistance and cardiac contractility.
