A client who has been taking ciprofloxacin (Cipro) calls the health care provider to report that he has begun having loose stools. What instructions would be most helpful to this client?
1. Take a dose of antidiarrheal medication after every loose stool.
2. Do nothing until you have 8–10 loose stools per day.
3. Eat live-culture yogurt once or twice daily.
4. Limit the amount of water you drink to three glasses a day.
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Antidiarrheal drugs should be used conservatively, which could cause retention of harmful bacteria.
Rationale 2: Clients should be given instructions to increase fluids, and should monitor for the presence of severe diarrhea.
Rationale 3: Clients are often advised to consume live-culture dairy products to help maintain and restore normal intestinal flora.
Rationale 4: Clients with loose stools should be advised to increase fluid intake, not limit it.
Global Rationale: Clients are often advised to consume live-culture dairy products to help maintain and restore normal intestinal flora. Antidiarrheal drugs should be used conservatively, which could cause retention of harmful bacteria. Clients should be given instructions to increase fluids, and should monitor for the presence of severe diarrhea.
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