A nurse is caring for a client with irritable bowel syndrome. The physician has prescribed polycarbophil to the client. The nurse would administer this drug cautiously if the client's history revealed which of the following?
A) Abdominal pain
B) Pseudomembranous colitis
C) Rectal bleeding
D) Intestinal obstruction
Ans: C
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The nurse should administer polycarbophil with caution in clients with rectal bleeding, in pregnant women, and during lactation. Antidiarrheals are contraindicated in clients with abdominal pain and pseudomembranous colitis. Aminosalicylates are contraindicated in clients with intestinal obstruction.
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