A client who was diagnosed with Clostridium difficile calls the clinic and says, "I'm still having diarrhea so I started taking an over-the-counter medication to stop it." How should the nurse respond?
1. "Which antidiarrheal are you taking?"
2. "How many doses have you taken?"
3. "Stop taking the medicine and come to the clinic."
4. "Is it stopping your diarrhea?"
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Rationale 1: The identity of the antidiarrheal is not the priority.
Rationale 2: The number of doses taken is not the priority.
Rationale 3: Antidiarrheal use is contraindicated in cases of Clostridium difficile.
Rationale 4: The effectiveness of the antidiarrheal is not the priority.
Global Rationale: Antidiarrheal use is contraindicated in cases of Clostridium difficile. The identity of the antidiarrheal and the number of doses taken are not the priority. The effectiveness of the antidiarrheal is not the priority.
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