The nurse provides teaching about digoxin to the 62-year-old patient. The nurse evaluates patient understanding and determines further teaching is needed when the patient says she will do what?
A) "Take the medication daily in the morning."
B) "Take her pulse before taking her dose."
C) "Weigh herself daily at the same time."
D) "Take the medication with a meal."
D
Feedback:
Avoid administering the oral drug with food or antacids to avoid delays in absorption. The other answers are appropriate actions for the patient to take when self-administering digoxin.
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