A Health Care Provider Writes These New Prescriptions for a Resident

A health care provider writes these new prescriptions for a resident in a skilled nursing facility: 2 g sodium diet, restraint as needed, limit fluids to 1800 mL daily, continue antihypertensive medication, milk of magnesia 30 mL PO once if no bowel movement for 3 days. The nurse should

A) question the fluid restriction.
B) question the order for restraint.
C) transcribe the prescriptions as written.
D) assess the resident's bowel elimination.

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