An Alert but Confused Patient Called 911 with the Complaint

question 85

Multiple Choice

An alert but confused patient called 911 with the complaint of abdominal pain. Assessment reveals her to be nauseated with pain that she localizes to the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. She states that she was not able to take her blood pressure medication this morning and wants to take it now with a small glass of juice. You would:

• A) allow her to take the medication with juice.
• B) crush the medication and mix it in a small amount of water.
• C) tell her that she should not take her medication or drink juice.
• D) provide her some water instead of juice to take with her medications.

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