ATI RN
ATI Fundamentals 100 Exam 4 Questions
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The client asks the nursing student to crush her medications and put them in apple sauce. Even before the student researches the medications, he knows that the tablet he cannot deliver in this manner is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is B: diltiazem SR 180 mg. This medication is a sustained-release formulation, meant to be slowly released in the body over time. Crushing it would disrupt this mechanism, leading to a rapid release of the entire dose, potentially causing adverse effects or toxicity. Acetaminophen (
A), loperamide (
C), and methyldopa (
D) are all immediate-release medications that can be crushed and mixed with apple sauce without compromising their efficacy.
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