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casperchen82

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A client takes calcium three times a day in the form of supplements. The nurse will advise the client to take the drug
 
  1. with tea or coffee.
  2. on an empty stomach.
  3. with zinc supplements.
  4. with food.

Question 2

During a medication history, the client states, I take the calcium supplement called calcitriol. How should the nurse respond to this statement?
 
  1. Calcitriol is a vitamin D supplement.
  2. What other medications do you take?
  3. You don't understand the medications you are taking.
  4. Do you also take a vitamin D supplement?
  5. Do you take the prescription strength or over-the-counter?



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Caffeine may slow absorption.
Rationale 2: Taking the calcium on an empty stomach can increase gastric upset.
Rationale 3: Zinc can interact with calcium and decrease effectiveness.
Rationale 4: Food helps to absorb the calcium.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1,2
Rationale 1: Calcitriol is a vitamin D supplement.
Rationale 2: Calcitriol is often taken with calcium supplementation and the client may have medication names confused.
Rationale 3: This may be the truth, but this is not a therapeutic statement.
Rationale 4: Calcitriol is a vitamin D supplement.
Rationale 5: The nurse should correct the client's mistake.




casperchen82

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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