GI System and Nutrition Pharmacology
[ATI Questions]
A nurse is providing instructions to a client who has a prescription for amoxicillin and clarithromycin to
treat a peptic ulcer. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "Take these medications with food"
B. "These medications can turn your stool black"
C. "These medications can cause photosensitivity"
D. "The purpose of these medications is to decrease the pH of gastric juices in the stomach" - correct
answer ✔✔A. "Take these medications with food"
A nurse teaching a client who has a new prescription for omeprazole for management of heartburn.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Take this medication at bedtime
B. This medication decreases the production of gastric acid
C. Take this medication 2 hour after eating
D. This medication can cause hyperkalemia - correct answer ✔✔B. This medication decreases the
production of gastric acid
A nurse is teaching a client who is taking sucralfate P.O. for PUD has a new prescription for phenytoin to
control seizures. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A. Take an antacid with the sucralfate
B. Take sucralfate with a glass of milk
C. Allow a 2 hour interval between those medications
D. Chew the sucralfate thoroughly before swallowing - correct answer ✔✔C. Allow a 2 hour interval
between those medications
A nurse is caring for four clients who have PUD. The nurse recognize misoprostol is contraindicated for
which of the following clients?
A. A client who is pregnant
, B. A client who has osteoarthritis
C. A client who has a kidney stone
D. A client who has a UTI - correct answer ✔✔A. A client who is pregnant
A nurse is providing a client who has PUD with instructions about managing his condition. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply)
A. "Eat a bedtime snack"
B. Drink decaffeinated coffee"
C. Low-dose aspirin therapy should be avoided"
D. "Seek measures to reduce stress"
E. "Avoid smoking" - correct answer ✔✔D. "Seek measures to reduce stress"
E. "Avoid smoking"
A nurse is caring for a client who received prochlorperazine 4 hour ago. The client reports spasms of his
face. The nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of the following medications?
A. Fompizole
B. Naloxone
C. Phytonadione
D. Diphenhydramine - correct answer ✔✔D. Diphenhydramine
A nurse is planning to administer ondansetron IV for an older adult client who has a history of diabetes
mellitus and cardiac myopathy and is receiving chemotherapy for cancer. For which of the following
adverse effects of ondansetron should the nurse monitor? (Select all that apply)
A. Headache
B. Diarrhea
C. Shortened PR interval
D. Hyperglycemia
E. Prolonged QT interval - correct answer ✔✔A. Headache
B. Diarrhea
E. Prolonged QT interval
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