The nurse is caring for a client who takes aspirin three times daily. Which of the following is a potential side effect of daily aspirin intake?

The nurse in the GI Suite is preparing a patient for an Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). Which statement below indicates the patient may need some additional teaching?

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? 

A patient has received a barium swallow test to rule out esophageal strictures and gastric ulcer. The nurse is educating the patient on what is expected post barium swallow.  What statement indicates that the patient did not understand all of the teaching by the nurse? 

Sucralfate is a medication commonly used to treat which of the following gastrointestinal conditions?

What action should the nurse take before starting an enteral feeding using a newly inserted nasogastric feeding tube?

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has acute pancreatitis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?

A nurse is collecting data on a patient that has GERD. Which of the following is an expected finding?

A nurse is collecting data on a client who has acute pancreatitis.
Which of the following factors should the nurse anticipate in the client’s history?

The nurse is explaining to a patient the purpose of certain lab tests that have been ordered.
A carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test was ordered and the patient is asking what this value will indicate. Which of the following is correct?

A nurse is caring for a patient who is 2 days postoperative from abdominal surgery.
The patient reports discomfort from abdominal distension and flatus. Which of the following suggestions should the nurse include?