After providing discharge teaching, a nurse assesses the client's understanding regarding increased risk for metabolic alkalosis. Which statement indicates the client needs additional teaching?
a. "I don't drink milk because it gives me gas and diarrhea."
b. "I have been taking digoxin every day for the last 15 years."
c. "I take sodium bicarbonate after every meal to prevent heartburn."
d. "In hot weather, I sweat so much that I drink six glasses of water each day."
ANS: C
Excessive oral ingestion of sodium bicarbonate and other bicarbonate-based antacids can cause metabolic alkalosis. Avoiding milk, taking digoxin, and sweating would not lead to increased risk of metabolic alkalosis.
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