Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 78%
Full-length
Passage / Scenario
A 56-year-old woman is receiving digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.25 mg PO qd and furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg PO bid. She calls her physician for complaints of mild diarrhea. The physician prescribes Kaopectate 60 mg after each bowel movement for 2 days and instructs her to call back if symptoms don't subside.The nurse should instruct the woman to
Correct answer
B
Rationale
Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) PO meds would be absorbed by Kaopectate not by stomach (2) correct-Kaopectate absorbs PO meds, separate administration of other meds (3) other meds should be given later (4) both meds should be given later