A patient is placed on a multidrug regimen including bismuth for peptic ulcer disease. The nurse should instruct the patient as follows:
1. One week of therapy should heal ulcers and relieve symptoms.
2. When the symptoms resolve, the ulcer will be healed.
3. The tongue and stool may turn black on bismuth.
4. Single-drug therapy is preferable.
Question 2
A patient with a pneumonia-related cough has been advised to add guaifenesin to the regimen of antibiotics. When the patient asks about its purpose, the nurse should reply, The guaifenesin will:
1. potentiate the antibiotics that you are taking to fight the infection.
2. relieve any pain associated with your cough.
3. help dry your secretions so that you produce less mucus with your cough.
4. help stimulate the flow of secretions and help you bring them up.
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