A patient who is scheduled for a barium swallow asks a nurse why a laxative is necessary after the procedure. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

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?

The nurse is caring for a client that takes aspirin three times per day. Which of the following is a potential adverse effect of taking daily aspirin?

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?

The nurse is taking care of a patient with H. pylori.
What is a common nursing intervention to manage H. pylori infection?

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?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a patient who has dumping syndrome following gastric surgery. Which of the following information should the nurse reinforce in the teaching?

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 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.)

A patient is post esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and recovering in the GI Suite.
What potential complication of an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) procedure should the nurse be aware of?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) about minimizing the effects of reflux during sleep. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?