A Patient Is on a Cardiac Medication and Has Been

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient is on a cardiac medication and has been drinking alcohol every evening while watching television.On a visit to the clinic,the patient tells the nurse this information and asks if this is all right.What should be the nurse's response?

• A) "Limit your alcohol use to 8 ounces a day with a meal."
• B) "Alcohol and drugs may alter the drug's ability to work."
• C) "There is no alteration with alcohol and drugs if you eat."
• D) "The effects of alcohol and drugs only alter sometimes."

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