Atenolol Teaching 240
Instructed patient about Atenolol. How it may be crushed, chewed or swallowed whole; preferably taken with food to prevent gastrointestinal discomfort.
Reviewed November 2017
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
Related teachings
Atenolol Teaching 237Instructed patient about how Atenolol may mask symptoms of hypoglycemia in diabetic patients.Atenolol Teaching 238Instructed to patient to comply with diet, exercises and weight control in order to get the most benefit from the Atenolol.Atenolol Teaching 89Instructed in new medication Atenolol to manage hypertension. In addition, warned of possible S/E such as fatigue, lethargy, vertigo, drowsiness, dizziness, fever, bradycardia, hypotension, heart failure, intermittent c...Atenolol Teaching 239Instructed patient that when using Atenolol he/she should be aware of symptoms of CHF and report inmediately if they appear, for example: difficulty breathing, specially when lying down, night cough, swelling of extremit...