The client is NPO for surgery scheduled to occur in 4 hours. It is now 9 AM and the client's normal oral medications (consisting of digoxin, 0.125 mg, Colace, 300 mg, and Feostat, 325 mg) are due to be administered
The physician will not be available until the time of surgery. What is the nurse's best action? A. Hold all medications.
B. Administer all medications orally.
C. Administer all medications parenterally.
D. Administer digoxin with minimal water and hold the other drugs.
D
Regularly scheduled cardiac medications should be administered on schedule. If taken with a few small sips of water at least 2 hours before surgery, this medication should not increase the risk of intraoperative or postoperative aspiration.
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