A patient has forgotten to take a dose of prescribed medication for hypertension. Which would the nurse advise the patient to do? Take the missed dose immediately, and then skip the next scheduled dose. Since the next dose is due in 2 hours, take the missed dose right away. Take double the amount when it is time for the next dose. If the next dose is in less than 4 hours, just skip the dose that was missed.
[Solved]: A patient has forgotten to take a dose of…
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