The nurse is caring for a 55-year-old female who states she has taken omeprazole (Prilosec) daily for the past 15 years. The nurse knows that based on this information, the client should receive screening for:

A client is taking bisacodyl (Dulcolax) to cleanse the bowel prior to surgery. What statement by the client indicates the need for further education? 

Your patient with acute kidney injury has the following arterial blood gas:  pH 7.2, PaCO2 45, HCO3- 15 Which of the following medications would you use to treat this disorder? 

A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for ferrous sulfate (Feosol) tablets twice daily for iron-deficiency anemia. The client asks the nurse why the provider instructed that she take the ferrous sulfate between meals. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? 

Why is atropine added to the diphenoxylate used in the anti-diarrheal drug Lomotil? 

The nurse is explaining the administration of basiliximab (Simulet) to a student. What statement is correct? 

A nurse in a provider’s clinic is assessing a client who has cancer and a prescription for methotrexate (Rheumatrex) PO. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first when the client reports bleeding gums? 

A client receives succinylcholine (Anectine) prior to endotracheal intubation. During the procedure the client suddenly develops a high fever and muscle rigidity. The nurse understands that this is which of the following conditions? 

The nurse is caring for a 55-year-old female who states she has taken omeprazole (Prilosec) daily for the past 15 years. The nurse knows that based on this information, the client should receive screening for:

A client tells the nurse that he recently had an upset stomach and took some bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol). Now he is concerned because he has black stools. What is the best response by the nurse?