A Nurse Is Providing Discharge Teaching for a Patient with a Fractured

question 22

Multiple Choice

A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a patient with a fractured humerus.The patient is going home with hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen (Vicodin) .What important patient education does the nurse provide?

• A)"Be sure to eat a meal high in fat before taking the medication,to avoid a stomach ulcer."
• B)"Narcotics can be addictive,so do not take them unless you are in severe pain."
• C)"You need to drink plenty of fluids and eat a diet high in fibre."
• D)"As your pain severity lessens,you will begin to give yourself once-daily intramuscular injections."