Silly question:do most patients receive an antiulcer meds while hospitalized?

[Blackheartednurse]

When I used to work in a hospital I saw many people on an antiulcer meds;I used to work on the cardiac step down unit,also whenever I read up on some conditions it is recommended to administer histamine 2 blockers,proton pump inhibitors or antacids,is this a common practice on the wards? I know that some more serious conditons would definitely prompt the MD to prescribe an antiulcers meds but I was just wandering do you guys administer a lot of antiulcer meds on your floor and for what conditons? Respiratory failure,heart surgery comes to mind but what else,thanks.

[ShannonRN2010, BSN, RN]

being in the hospital is very stressful, the patient can develope stress ulcers, every pt. I have ever had in the hospital has had protonix or something like that ordered.