NR 293 ATI PHARMACOLOGY
2. A nurse is caring for a client who has difficulty swallowing medications and is prescribed enteric-coated aspirin PO once daily. The client asks if the medicationcan be crushed to make it easier to swallow. Which of the following responses should the nurse provide? a. "Crushing the medication might cause you to have a stomach-ache or indigestion. Rationale: The pill is enteric-coated to prevent breakdown in the stomach and decrease the possibility of GI distress. Crushing destroys protection. b. "Crushing the medication is a good idea, and I can mix it in some ice creamfor you.” c. "Crushing the medication would release all the medication at once, ratherthan over time." d. "Crushing is unsafe, as it destroys the ingredients in the medication."
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