A Nurse Is Providing Teaching to a Nursing Student About

question 15

Multiple Choice

A nurse is providing teaching to a nursing student about to care for a woman with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) who is receiving alosetron [Lotronex]. Which statement by the student indicates a need for further teaching?

• A) "I should evaluate the patient's abdomen for distension and bowel sounds."
• B) "Patients with diverticulitis and IBS-C may take this drug."
• C) "This drug can cause ischemic colitis in some patients."
• D) "This drug is given only to women with severe IBS-D."

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