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A Client Who Was Diagnosed with Clostridium Difficile Calls the Clinic

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A client who was diagnosed with clostridium difficile calls the clinic and says,"I'm still having diarrhea so I started taking an over-the-counter medication to stop it." How should the nurse respond?


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