Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 82%
Simulated
The nurse is teaching a client about the newly prescribed medication, sevelamer. Which statement, if made by the client, would indicate a correct understanding of the teaching?
Correct answer
C
Rationale
Sevelamer is taken with meals to bind dietary phosphate, reducing serum phosphorus. It does not affect blood pressure (D), lower calcium (A), or typically cause diarrhea (B).