2. Mr. C. has been diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease and the following medications have been ordered:( a) Magnesium hydroxide / aluminum hydroxide( Mylanta) 15 mL PO 1 hour before bedtime and 3 hours after mealtime and at bedtime;( b) Ranitidine( Zantac) 300 mg PO at bedtime; and( c) Sucralfate / Carafate 1 g or 10ml suspension( 500mg / 5mL) 1 hour before meals and at bedtime.
The patient reports eating meals at 7 a. m., noon, and 6 p. m., and a bedtime snack at 10 p. m. Plan an administration schedule that will be most therapeutic and acceptable to the patient.
1. Assess each of Mr. C.' s functional health patterns using the information given( Hint: Functional health patterns include health-perception health management, nutritional metabolic, elimination, activityexercise, sleep-rest, cognitive-perceptual, self-perception self-concept, role-relationship, sexuality reproductive, coping stress tolerance).
2. What actual or potential problems can you identify? Describe at least five problems and provide the rationale for each.