The nurse caring for clients with gastrointestinal disorders should understand that which category best describes the mechanism of action of sucralfate (Carafate)?
a. Gastric acid inhibitor
b. Histamine receptor blocker
c. Mucosal barrier fortifier
d. Proton pump inhibitor
ANS: C
Sucralfate is a mucosal barrier fortifier (protector). It is not a gastric acid inhibitor, a histamine receptor blocker, or a proton pump inhibitor.
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