Question

Prior to administering drug x to treat a patient's high blood pressure, the nurse reviews information about the drug. the nurse finds that it reduces blood pressure without serious harmful effects, but it also causes the patient to have nausea and a headache. based on this information, which property of an ideal drug is this drug lacking?

Answer 1

The property of this drug that would make it ideal is if it had something to void out the nausea and headache. Even though they aren't considered serious side effects, they can develop into a chronic problem if allowed.