During Change-Of-Shift Report,the Nurse Obtains the Following Information About a Hypertensive

During change-of-shift report,the nurse obtains the following information about a hypertensive patient who received the first dose of nadolol (Corgard) during the previous shift. Which information indicates that the patient needs immediate intervention?

A) The patient's pulse has dropped from 68 to 57 beats/min.
B) The patient complains that the fingers and toes feel quite cold.
C) The patient has developed wheezes throughout the lung fields.
D) The patient's blood pressure (BP) reading is now 158/91 mm Hg.

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