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Carol Rogers, a mother of an 18-month-old child, calls the health department because her son's stools have been semiliquid for the past 2 days. She has asked the nurse who has been contacted to recommend an over-the-counter antidiarrheal drug. - Which drug does the nurse recommend, and why? - Mrs. Rogers brings her son to the clinic for evaluation. Stool cultures are negative. What instructions does the nurse give the mother regarding the diarrhea?

   Carol Rogers, a mother of an 18-month-old child, calls the health department because her son's stools have been semiliquid for the past 2 days. She has asked the nurse who has been contacted to recommend an over-the-counter antidiarrheal drug.
- Which drug does the nurse recommend, and why?
- Mrs. Rogers brings her son to the clinic for evaluation. Stool cultures are negative. What instructions does the nurse give the mother regarding the diarrhea?

Abrams' clinical drug therapy : rationales for nursing practice

Geralyn Frandsen;… 10th Edition

Chapter 38, Problem 1

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Carol Rogers, a mother of an 18-month-old child, calls the health department because her son's stools have been semiliquid for the past 2 days. She has asked the nurse who has been contacted to recommend an over-the-counter antidiarrheal drug. - Which drug does the nurse recommend, and why? - Mrs. Rogers brings her son to the clinic for evaluation. Stool cultures are negative. What instructions does the nurse give the mother regarding the diarrhea?

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