A patient reports taking attapulgite (Kaopectate) for diarrhea over the past 4 days. What is the nurse's best action?
a. Send a stool specimen to the lab for analysis.
b. Instruct the patient to notify nursing staff about all episodes of diarrhea and save the stool for assessment.
c. Check the patient's blood pressure and heart rate.
d. Teach the patient that antidiarrheal drugs should not be taken for more than 2 days unless instructed to by their prescriber.
D
Antidiarrheal drugs should not be taken for more than two days unless instructed by a prescriber. When a patient's diarrhea is not relieved after two days, they should contact his or her prescriber.
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