The nurse should watch for which of the following side effects when clients are receiving NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, for pain:
A)
diarrhea and vomiting.
B)
tarry black stools and epigastric pain.
C)
vertigo and syncope.
D)
confusion and memory loss.
B
Explanation:
A)
NSAIDs block the action of protective prostaglandins in the stomach and cause GI irritation and bleeding.
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Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
B)
NSAIDs block the action of protective prostaglandins in the stomach and cause GI irritation and bleeding.
Analysis
Evaluation
Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
C)
NSAIDs block the action of protective prostaglandins in the stomach and cause GI irritation and bleeding.
Analysis
Evaluation
Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
D)
NSAIDs block the action of protective prostaglandins in the stomach and cause GI irritation and bleeding.
Analysis
Evaluation
Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
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