The nurse is teaching a patient who will begin taking furosemide. The nurse learns that the patient has just begun a 2-week course of a steroid medication. What will the nurse recommend?
a. Consume licorice to prevent excess potassium loss.
b. Report a urine output greater than 600 mL/24 hours.
c. Obtain an order for a potassium supplement.
d. Take the furosemide at bedtime.
ANS: C
The interaction of furosemide and a steroid drug can result in an increased loss of potassium. Patients should take a potassium supplement. Patients should avoid licorice while taking furosemide, partially due to the hypokalemic effects of both substances. Urine output greater than 600 mL/24 hours is normal. Patients should take furosemide in the morning to avoid nocturia.
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