A Client Asks the Nurse to Crush a Sustained-Release Capsule

question 5

Multiple Choice

A client asks the nurse to crush a sustained-release capsule to make it easier to swallow.Instead,the nurse withholds the dose and calls the physician for an order for a different form.The nurse explains that the major reason for refusing to crush the sustained-release capsule is that,if crushed,the coated beads of the drugs could then result in

• A) disintegration.
• B) overdose.
• C) malabsorption.
• D) deterioration.

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