A patient has just received a prescription for an enteric-coated stool softener. when teaching the patient, the nurse should include which statement
A. "take the tablet with 2 or 3 ox of orange juice."
B. "avoid taking all other medication with any enteric-coated tablet."
C. "Crush the tablet before swallowing if you have problems with swallowing."
D. "be sure to swallow the tablet whole without chewing it."
Ans: D. "be sure to swallow the tablet whole without chewing it."
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