A client, scheduled for a colonoscopy, is provided with a polyethylene glycol solution to ingest the day before the test. Which of the following should the nurse instruct the client about this solution?
1. Keep the solution at room temperature.
2. Sip the solution throughout the day until bowel movements begin.
3. Drink 8 ounces of the solution every 10 minutes until totally consumed.
4. Drink 8 ounces of the solution every hour until bowel movements begin.
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The nurse should instruct the client to refrigerate the solution and drink 8 ounces of the solution every 10 minutes until totally consumed. The solution should not be sipped throughout the day or only taken until bowel movements begin.
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