A nurse is caring for a patient newly prescribed losartan for hypertension

A nurse is caring for a patient newly prescribed losartan for hypertension. To evaluate the medication’s effectiveness, which physiological effect should the nurse anticipate based on losartan’s mechanism of action? Calcium channel blockade leading to relaxation of vascular smooth muscle Vasodilation caused by blocking angiotensin II receptors, leading to decreased blood pressure Decreased heart rate and myocardial contractility resulting in reduced cardiac output Inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme to prevent formation of angiotensin II