Chapter 30: Gastrointestinal Disorder DrugsContent check — Pharmacology, Chapter 30: Gastrointestinal Disorder Drugs

Read the following clinical scenario to answer the questions that follow.

Mae Belle Smith is a 24-year-old logistics manager. Her job requires long hours of sitting at a desk with few breaks for hydration. Mae Belle presented to her provider with complaints of severe abdominal pain and distention and has not had a bowel movement in 6 days other than occasional leakage of scant amounts of liquid stool. Current medications include over-the-counter ibuprofen for occasional headaches.

The health care provider suspects Mae Belle has a fecal impaction. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate will be ordered?

Read the following clinical scenario to answer the questions that follow.

Mae Belle Smith is a 24-year-old logistics manager. Her job requires long hours of sitting at a desk with few breaks for hydration. Mae Belle presented to her provider with complaints of severe abdominal pain and distention and has not had a bowel movement in 6 days other than occasional leakage of scant amounts of liquid stool. Current medications include over-the-counter ibuprofen for occasional headaches.

After the impaction is resolved, which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate the health care provider will order to help promote the client’s natural bowel function?

A nurse is instructing a client being discharged with a prescription for diphenoxylate with atropine. Which of the following instructions should be given to the client?

A nurse is preparing to administer a bisacodyl suppository to a client. Which of the following interventions is appropriate to ensure safe and effective administration?

The nurse is assessing a client with a new prescription for chlorpromazine. The nurse recognizes the client is having an adverse effect when the client complains of:

A client is admitted to the hospital with Stage III chronic kidney disease and constipation. Which of the following laxatives is contraindicated for this client?

An ED nurse is triaging a client who was recently started on ondansetron for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). The nurse recognizes the following symptom as a side effect of ondansetron:

The nurse is discharging a client home with a new prescription for docusate sodium. What information should the nurse include in discharge teaching?

When assessing a client who has just started taking loperamide after experiencing diarrhea for a week, which of the following findings would be most concerning?

The nurse is administering linaclotide for a client. For which of the following conditions is this laxative contraindicated?

The nurse is treating a client with nausea, vomiting, and dizziness secondary to inner-ear problems. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate will be prescribed?

The nurse is teaching a client how to use a scopolamine patch. Which of the following statements by the client indicates the need for further instruction?