A client is experiencing constipation secondary to the use of calcium carbonate. The nurse's most appropriate response to this client is:
a. "Alternating the calcium carbonate with magnesium hydroxide will help prevent this."
b. "Calcium carbonate is the best antacid on the market, so perhaps if you drank more orange juice, it would help."
c. "You need to discuss this with your doctor to see if anything to help you can be determined."
d. "If you would stop taking the calcium carbonate and cut down on acidic foods, the constipation would resolve."
ANS: A
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A Correct: By alternating calcium carbonate with a magnesium-based antacid (adverse side effect is diarrhea) the client should be able to avoid both adverse effects.
B Incorrect: Having the client increase the intact of acidic juices would worsen the gastric pain.
C Incorrect: This does not address the client's question.
D Incorrect: This is not a responsible statement by the nurse.
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