While Caring for a Client Who Reports Taking Prilosec (Omeprazole)

question 59

Multiple Choice

While caring for a client who reports taking Prilosec (omeprazole) , the nurse recognizes the need for further teaching if the client also reports taking which of the following? Select all that apply.

• A) Tylenol for occasional headaches
• B) Ibuprofen daily for arthritis
• C) Baby aspirin daily to prevent heart pain
• D) Maalox occasionally to reduce heartburn
• E) Flaxseed supplement to increase omega-3 intake
• F) Multi-vitamin with iron to promote health

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Definitions:

Alternative Personalities

Distinct identities or personality states within an individual, typically in the context of dissociative identity disorder, each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment.

Dissociative Amnesia

A condition characterized by memory loss that is caused by psychological stress or trauma rather than by physical damage to the brain.

Anterograde Amnesia

A condition that prevents an individual from forming new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, though memories from before the event remain intact.

Korsakoff's Syndrome

A chronic memory disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), most commonly associated with prolonged alcoholism.