A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has peptic ulcer disease and is to start a

new prescription for sucralfate. Which of the following actions of sucralfate should

the nurse include in the teaching?

A. Decreases stomach acid secretion

B. Neutralizes acids in the stomach

C. Forms a protective barrier over ulcers

D. Treats ulcers by eradicating H. pylori

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has multiple sclerosis and a new

prescription for methylprednisolone. Which of the following instructions should the

nurse include? (SATA)

A. Blood glucose levels will be monitored during therapy.

B. Avoid contact with people who have known infections.

C. Take the medication 1 hr before breakfast.

D. Decrease dietary intake of foods containing potassium.

E. Grapefruit juice can increase the effects of this medication.

A nurse is providing discharge teaching about handling medication to a client who is

to continue taking oral transmucosal fentanyl raspberry flavored lozenges on a stick.

Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

A. Chew on the medication stick to release the medication.

B. Leave the medication stick in on location of the mouth until melted.

C. Allow the medication 1 hr for analgesia effects to begin.

D. Store unused medication sticks in a storage container.

A nurse is reviewing the ECG of a client who is receiving IV furosemide for heart

failure. The nurse should identify which of the following as an indication of

hypokalemia?

A. Tall, tented T-waves