The nurse is teaching an 85-year-old patient diagnosed with heart failure about his medication. What would be especially important for the nurse to teach this patient about oral diuretics?
A) Timing of fluid intake after taking medication
B) Timing of medication administration
C) Take them mid-afternoon
D) Take them at night
Ans: B
Feedback: Oral diuretics should be administered early in the morning so that diuresis does not interfere with the patient's nighttime rest. Discussing the timing of medication administration is especially important for elderly patients who may have urinary urgency or incontinence. The nurse would not teach the patient about the timing of fluid intake. The nurse would teach the patient to take diuretics in the morning.
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