NR 293 / NR293 ATI PHARMACOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES.

48. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for ferrous sulphate tablets twice daily for iron-deficiency anaemia. The client asks the nurse why the provider instructed that she take the ferrous sulphate between meals. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? a. "Taking the medication between meals will help you avoid becoming constipated." b. "Taking the medication with food increases the risk of esophagitis." c. "Taking the medication between meals will help you absorb the medication more efficiently." Rationale: Ferrous sulphate provides the iron needed by the body to produce red blood cells. Taking iron supplements between meals helps to increase the bioavailability of the iron. d. "The medication can cause nausea if taken with food."