ATI Gastrointestinal System
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for sulfasalazine which of the following
statements should the nurse make?
1. "Use sunscreen and protective clothing while taking sulfasalazine to prevent sunburn."
2. "The medication can stain your contact lenses green."
3. "The medication can color your urine dark brown."
4. "Take an iron supplement when you take sulfasalazine to prevent anemi - correct answer ✔✔1. "Use
sunscreen and protective clothing while taking sulfasalazine to prevent sunburn"
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and has a new prescription for
ondansetron which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take select all that apply
1. Infuse the drug 30 min prior to chemotherapy.
2. Administer the drug when the client reports nausea.
3. Infuse the drug slowly over 15 min.
4. Administer the drug immediately following chemotherapy.
5. Repeat the dose 4 hr after chemotherapy. - correct answer ✔✔1. Infuse the drug 30 minutes prior to
chemotherapy.
3. Infuse the drugs slowly over 15 minutes.
5. Repeat the dose four hours after chemotherapy.
A nurse is assessing a client who has administered ondansetron IV 1 hour ago. Which of the following
findings should the nurse recognize as an adverse effect of this drug?
Dizziness
Bradycardia
Tardive dyskinesia
Dyspepsia - correct answer ✔✔Dizziness
A nurse is caring for a client who has peptic ulcer disease. The nurse should monitor the clients
phosphorus levels when administering which of the following drugs?
, Omeprazole
Aluminum hydroxide
Sucralfate
Famotidine - correct answer ✔✔Aluminum hydroxide
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for alosetron to treat irritable bowel syndrome.
The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following adverse affects of the drug?
1. Headache
2. Drowsiness
3. Abdominal pain
4. Sore throat - correct answer ✔✔3. Abdominal pain
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for dimenhydrinate to prevent
motion sickness. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (select all that apply)
1. Sit upright for 30 min after taking the drug.
2. Avoid antacids.
3. Take the drug 30 to 60 min before activities that trigger nausea.
4. Avoid activities that require alertness.
5. Increase fluid and fiber intake. - correct answer ✔✔3. Take a drug 30 to 60 minutes before activities
not trigger nausea
4. Avoid activities that require alertness
5. Increase fluid and fiber intake
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for alosetron. The nurse should recognize that
alosetron therapy is effective when the client reports which of the following?
One formed stool per day
Urination without burning
Cessation of nausea or vomiting
Reduced GI reflux effects - correct answer ✔✔One formed stool per day
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for sulfasalazine which of the following
statements should the nurse make?
1. "Use sunscreen and protective clothing while taking sulfasalazine to prevent sunburn."
2. "The medication can stain your contact lenses green."
3. "The medication can color your urine dark brown."
4. "Take an iron supplement when you take sulfasalazine to prevent anemi - correct answer ✔✔1. "Use
sunscreen and protective clothing while taking sulfasalazine to prevent sunburn"
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and has a new prescription for
ondansetron which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take select all that apply
1. Infuse the drug 30 min prior to chemotherapy.
2. Administer the drug when the client reports nausea.
3. Infuse the drug slowly over 15 min.
4. Administer the drug immediately following chemotherapy.
5. Repeat the dose 4 hr after chemotherapy. - correct answer ✔✔1. Infuse the drug 30 minutes prior to
chemotherapy.
3. Infuse the drugs slowly over 15 minutes.
5. Repeat the dose four hours after chemotherapy.
A nurse is assessing a client who has administered ondansetron IV 1 hour ago. Which of the following
findings should the nurse recognize as an adverse effect of this drug?
Dizziness
Bradycardia
Tardive dyskinesia
Dyspepsia - correct answer ✔✔Dizziness
A nurse is caring for a client who has peptic ulcer disease. The nurse should monitor the clients
phosphorus levels when administering which of the following drugs?
, Omeprazole
Aluminum hydroxide
Sucralfate
Famotidine - correct answer ✔✔Aluminum hydroxide
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for alosetron to treat irritable bowel syndrome.
The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following adverse affects of the drug?
1. Headache
2. Drowsiness
3. Abdominal pain
4. Sore throat - correct answer ✔✔3. Abdominal pain
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for dimenhydrinate to prevent
motion sickness. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (select all that apply)
1. Sit upright for 30 min after taking the drug.
2. Avoid antacids.
3. Take the drug 30 to 60 min before activities that trigger nausea.
4. Avoid activities that require alertness.
5. Increase fluid and fiber intake. - correct answer ✔✔3. Take a drug 30 to 60 minutes before activities
not trigger nausea
4. Avoid activities that require alertness
5. Increase fluid and fiber intake
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for alosetron. The nurse should recognize that
alosetron therapy is effective when the client reports which of the following?
One formed stool per day
Urination without burning
Cessation of nausea or vomiting
Reduced GI reflux effects - correct answer ✔✔One formed stool per day
