Identify the Discharge Instructions by the Nurse for a Client

question 87

Multiple Choice

Identify the discharge instructions by the nurse for a client diagnosed with Addison's disease that most accurately describes how the client should take fludrocortisone acetate and hydrocortisone at home.

• A)Take two thirds of the dose when you wake in the morning and the remaining one third late in the afternoon.
• B)Take the hydrocortisone in the morning with breakfast and the fludrocortisone in the afternoon on an empty stomach.
• C)Take both medications before you go to bed at night.
• D)Take both medications when you wake up in the morning.

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