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A Client Is Admitted to the Cardiac Monitoring Unit for a Suspected

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A client is admitted to the cardiac monitoring unit for a suspected myocardial infarction.The client reports long-standing nighttime reflux,and the health care provider orders nizatidine (Axid) 150 mg twice a day.Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?


A) Consult with the health care provider because the dose is too high.
B) Check the client's kidney function tests before administering the drug.
C) Ask the pharmacist to recommend another histamine receptor agonist.
D) Give the medication as ordered and monitor for effectiveness.

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