. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for hydrochlorothiazide for the initial treatment of hypertension. Which of the following should the nurse recognize as the action of this medication?

Hydrochlorothiazide prevents angiotensin II from binding with receptor sites.

Hydrochlorothiazide decreases the reabsorption of sodium and water in the distal renal tubule.

Hydrochlorothiazide blocks stimulation of beta receptors in the sympathetic nervous system.

Hydrochlorothiazide promotes the movement of extravascular fluids into the vascular compartment.