A nurse is caring for a client with pseudomembranous colitis. The physician has prescribed loperamide. Which of the following would the nurse identify as indicative of effectiveness?
A) Elevation in temperature is noted.
B) Rectal bleeding is noted.
C) Diarrhea is resolved.
D) Nausea and vomiting are resolved.
Ans: C
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Loperamide is an antidiarrheal medication. The nurse will know that the medication is effective if the diarrhea is resolved in the client. The nurse should monitor the client for an elevation in body temperature, severe abdominal pain, abdominal rigidity, or distention because these are the indicators of intestinal perforation. The nurse should monitor for rectal bleeding when laxatives are administered.
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