. The client diagnosed with chronic hypertension is prescribed furosemide (Lasix), a loop diuretic, and enalapril (Vasotec), an ACE inhibitor. The client’s blood pressures for the last 3 weeks have...

. The client diagnosed with chronic hypertension is prescribed furosemide (Lasix), a loop diuretic, and enalapril (Vasotec), an ACE inhibitor. The client’s blood pressures for the last 3 weeks have averaged 178/95, and the HCP has added atenolol (Tenormin), a beta blocker, to the client’s current medication regimen. Which statement is the scientific rationale for including this medication in the client’s regimen?

1. Achieving a lower average blood pressure will help to prevent a stroke.

2. The other medications are not effective without the addition of atenolol.

3. The atenolol will potentiate the effects of loop diuretics.

4. The HCP will taper off the ACE inhibitor and eventually discontinue it.