The LPN is caring for a patient who is a nursing mother and has been given a prescription. The patient asks the LPN how to avoid exposing her infant to the medication. The most appropriate response of the LPN is to suggest that the mother to do which of the following?
A. only take the medication if it is known to have a very long half-life
B. take the medication right before the infant is scheduled for a nap
C. make certain that the medication is a sustained-release formula
D. continue to breastfeed even if a feeding is skipped
B. take the medication right before the infant is scheduled for a nap
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