The client is to receive a Kayexalate enema. The nurse recognizes that

The client is to receive a Kayexalate enema. The nurse recognizes that this is used to:

1. Prevent further constipation
2. Remove excess potassium from the system
3. Reduce bacteria in the colon before diagnostic testing
4. Provide direct antidiarrheal medication to the intestine

ANSWER

ANS: 2
Kayexalate is a type of medicated enema used to treat clients with dangerously high serum po-tassium levels. This drug contains a resin that exchanges sodium ions for potassium ions in the large intestine. Kayexalate enemas are not used to treat or prevent constipation, and Kayexalate is not a diarrheal medication. Neomycin enemas, not Kayexalate enemas, may be used to reduce bacteria in the colon before diagnostic testing.