ATI Content Mastery Series Assessments: RN Pharmacology Practice Assessment A Questions and Answers 100% Solved

ATI Content Mastery Series Assessments: RN Pharmacology Practice Assessment A Questions and Answers 100% Solved A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a peptic ulcer disease and is to start a new prescription for sucralfate. Which of the following actions of sucralfate should the nurse include in the teaching? Decrease stomach acid secretion Neutralizes acids in the stomach Forms a protective barrier over ulcers Treats ulcers by eradicating H. pylori ️️Forms a protective barrier over ulcers; Secretions by the parietal and chief cells, hydrochloric acid and pepsin, can further irritate the ulcerated areas. Sucralfate, a mucosal protectant, forms a gel-like substance that coats the ulcer, creating a barrier to hydrochloric acid and pepsin