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A nurse is providing discharge teaching
... [Show More] for a client who has a new prescription for medications to
treat peptic ulcer disease. The nurse should identify that which of the following medications inhibits
gastricacid secretion?
A. Calcium carbonate
B. Famotidine
C. Aluminum hydroxide
D. Sucralfate
B. Famotidine
The nurse should inform the client that famotidine is an H2-receptor antagonist that is prescribed for the
treatment of peptic ulcer disease to inhibit the secretion of gastric acid.
A nurse is providing dietary teaching for a client who is postoperative following a gastrectomy. Which of
the following foods should the nurse encourage the client to include in her diet to prevent dumping
syndrome?
A. Ice cream
B. Eggs
C. Grape juice
D. Honey
B. Eggs
The nurse should instruct the client to increase intake of protein-containing foods, such as eggs, to
decrease the risk for manifestations of dumping syndrome. The client should eat some form of protein at
each meal.
A nurse is assessing a client who has Crohn's disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
A. Fatty diarrheal stools
B. Hyperkalemia
C. Weight gain
D. Sharp epigastric pain
A Fatty diarrheal stools
Steatorrhea, or fatty stool, is an expected finding in a client who has Crohn's disease.
A nurse is assessing a client immediately following a paracentesis for the treatment of ascites. Which of
the following findings indicates the procedure was effective?
A. Presence of a fluid wave
B. Increased heart rate
C. Equal pre and postprocedure weights
D. Decreased SOB
D. Decreased SOB
Increased abdominal fluid can limit the expansion of the diaphragm and prevent the client from taking a
deep breath. Once excess peritoneal fluid is removed, the diaphragm will expand more freely. The nurse
should identify this finding as an indicator the procedure was effective.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client following an ileostomy. The nurse should instruct the
client to report which of the following findings to the provider?
A. Intolerance to high-fiber foods
B. Liquid ileostomy output
C. Dark purple stoma
D. Sensation of burning during bowel elimination
C. Dark purple stoma
The nurse should instruct the client to contact the provider if the stoma is a dark purple color, which is an
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