Module 7 Practice Quiz
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and a new prescription for ondansetron to treat chemotherapy-induced nausea. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor?
Headache
A nurse is providing instructions about bowel cleansing with polyethylene glycol-electrolyte solution (PEG) for a client who is going to have a colonoscopy. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
"Abdominal bloating might occur."
A nurse is caring for a client who reports taking bisacodyl to promote a daily bowel movement. Which of the following assessment questions should be the nurse's priority?
"How long have you been taking the bisacodyl?"
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for cimetidine to treat peptic ulcer disease. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? (Select all the apply.)
"I can take this medication with or without food." "I will eat five small meals each day."
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for esomeprazole to manage his GERD. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I have an increased risk of getting pneumonia while taking this medication."
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for sucralfate to treat a gastric ulcer. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I will take this medication 1 hour before meals and at bedtime."
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has peptic ulcer disease and a new prescription for sucralfate tablets. Which of the following information should the nurse provide?
"Take sucralfate 1 hr before meals."
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for docusate. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
"Take the medication with a full glass of water."
A nurse is administering sucralfate to a client who has a gastric ulcer. Which pf the following actions should the nurse take?
Administer the medication without food or fluids.
A nurse is teaching a client who has a duodenal ulcer about his new prescription for cimetidine. The nurse should include which of the following instructions in the teaching?
"Your doctor might need to reduce your theophylline dose while taking this medication."
A nurse is completing a medication history for a client who reports using over-the-counter calcium carbonate antacid. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse make about taking this medications?
Drink a glass of water after taking the medication.
A nurse is preparing to administer bisacodyl suppository to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all the apply.)
Lubricate index finger. Insert suppository just beyond internal sphincter.
A nurse is assessing a client who is on long term omeprazole therapy. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse the medication is effective.
Reduced Dyspepsia.
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking sucralfate. Which of the following outcomes indicates a therapeutic effect of the medication?
Relief of gastrointestinal pain.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has gastroesophageal reflux disease and a new prescription for omeprazole. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?
Report diarrhea to the provider.