The Nurse Is Teaching a Patient About Self-Monitoring While Taking $\beta$

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching a patient about self-monitoring while taking a $\beta$ -blocker at home.The nurse should teach the patient to measure apical pulse daily for 1 minute.What does the nurse instruct the patient to do if the pulse rate decreases to less than 60 beats per minute?

A) Contact the physician for instructions.
B) Reduce the dose of the b-blocker by half.
C) Continue the medication, because this is an expected effect.
D) Skip the medication dose that day and check the pulse again the next day.