A 75-Year-Old Patient with a Long History of Depression Begins

A 75-year-old patient with a long history of depression begins amitriptyline (Elavil) 100 mg/day. The patient also takes a diuretic daily for hypertension. The highest priority nursing diagnosis is risk for:

A) falls related to dizziness and orthostatic hypotension.
B) ineffective thermoregulation related to anhidrosis.
C) infection related to suppressed white blood cell count.
D) constipation related to slowed peristalsis.

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