During a medication history, the client states, "I take the calcium supplement called calcitriol." How should the nurse respond to this statement?
1. "Calcitriol is a vitamin D supplement."
2. "What other medications do you take?"
3. "You don't understand the medications you are taking."
4. "Do you also take a vitamin D supplement?"
5. "Do you take the prescription strength or over-the-counter?"
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Rationale 1: Calcitriol is a vitamin D supplement.
Rationale 2: Calcitriol is often taken with calcium supplementation, and the client may have medication names confused.
Rationale 3: This may be the truth, but this is not a therapeutic statement.
Rationale 4: Calcitriol is a vitamin D supplement.
Rationale 5: The nurse should correct the client's mistake.
Global Rationale: Calcitriol is a vitamin D supplement. Calcitriol is often taken with calcium supplementation, and the client may have medication names confused. The patient may not understand the medications being taken, but this is not a therapeutic statement. The nurse should correct the client's mistake.
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