Identify the Discharge Instructions by the Nurse for a Client

Multiple Choice

Identify the discharge instructions by the nurse for a client diagnosed with Addison's disease that most accurately describes how the client should take fludrocortisone acetate and hydrocortisone at home.

A) Take two thirds of the dose when you wake in the morning and the remaining one third late in the afternoon.
B) Take the hydrocortisone in the morning with breakfast and the fludrocortisone in the afternoon on an empty stomach.
C) Take both medications before you go to bed at night.
D) Take both medications when you wake up in the morning.