The client with arterial occlusive disease has been taking 325 mg of aspirin daily for 1 month. The client tells the nurse, “I have been having a lot of stomach pain.” Which priority intervention...

The client with arterial occlusive disease has been taking 325 mg of aspirin daily for 1 month. The client tells the nurse, “I have been having a lot of stomach pain.” Which priority intervention should the nurse implement?

1. Instruct the client to take a non–enteric-coated aspirin.

2. Encourage the client to take the medication with food.

3. Discuss the need to take only one 81-mg aspirin a day.

4. Tell the client to notify the health-care provider.