The nurse is preparing to discharge a patient home. In providing instruction about the patients medications, the nurse should state:
a. "Before taking Metoprolol, you need to take your BP and rate."
b. "MS should be taken only when needed for pain."
c. "Take 1 baby aspirin by mouth every morning."
d. "Take your water pill bid and you should be fine."
ANS: C
Do not use abbreviations or medical terminology when providing patients with instructions.
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