A nurse is preparing to administer aspirin 650 mg orally. Available is aspirin 325 mg tablets.

How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Note: This is a med math nd does not require options.)

A nurse is providing instructions to a patient who is scheduled for a barium swallow to assess dysphagia.
Which of the following patient statements would indicate to the nurse that the instructions have been understood?

The physician orders a patient with a duodenal ulcer to take a UREA breath test. Which lab value will the test measure to determine if
H. Pylori is present?

Which nursing action is most appropriate after a liver biopsy is performed on a patient with cirrhosis?

A client presents to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain. The client’s history reveals a previous diagnosis of peptic ulcer disease.
What should the nurse do?

A nurse is collecting data from a client in the health clinic who is reporting epigastric pain.
Which of the following statements made by the client should the nurse identify as being consistent with peptic ulcer disease?

A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride 30 mEq PO daily. The amount available is potassium chloride 20 mEq/15mL.

How many mL should the nurse administer?

A client presents to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain. The client’s history reveals a previous diagnosis of peptic ulcer disease.

The nurse suspects a perforated ulcer. What is the priority action by the nurse?

A patient presents with episodes of vomiting and notices the presence of coffee ground-like material in their vomit.
This manifestation is most likely associated with which of the following conditions?

A nurse is providing dietary advice to a patient who has GERD.
Which of the following food choices by the patient would indicate an understanding of the advice?

The nurse instructs a client prescribed omeprazole for peptic ulcer disease about the use of the medication. Which patient statements indicate understanding of the instructions? (Select all that apply.)