The nurse is teaching a client who has been placed on a loop ...

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The nurse is teaching a client who has been placed on a loop diuretic and requires a potassium supplement. What should the nurse include in the teaching session?
 
  1. Do not use with antacids.
  2. Tablets may be crushed or broken for easier swallowing.
  3. Take on an empty stomach.
  4. Take with food.

Question 2

The nurse is instructing the client about different types of diuretics. What should be included in teaching?
 
  1. All diuretics cause hyperkalemia.
  2. Diuretics do not cause potassium to be lost in the urine.
  3. Thiazide and loop diuretics cause potassium to be lost in the urine.
  4. All diuretics cause potassium to be lost in the urine.

[jasonq]

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: If nausea or heartburn occurs, patients should take antacids along with the potassium supplement.
Rationale 2: Tablets should not be crushed, broken, or sucked.
Rationale 3: Potassium chloride tablets are irritating to the GI mucosa, and should be taken with food.
Rationale 4: Potassium chloride tablets are irritating to the GI mucosa, and should be taken with food.

Global Rationale: Potassium chloride tablets are irritating to the GI mucosa, and should be taken with food. If nausea or heartburn occurs, patients should take antacids along with the potassium supplement. Tablets should not be crushed, broken, or sucked.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: Several classes cause hypokalemia.
Rationale 2: Some diuretics cause potassium to be lost in the urine.
Rationale 3: Thiazide and loop diuretics cause potassium to be lost in the urine.
Rationale 4: Thiazide and loop diuretics cause this.

Global Rationale: Thiazide and loop diuretics cause potassium to be lost in the urine. Not all classes of diuretics cause hypokalemia as not all cause potassium to be lost in the urine.

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