ATI HESI Practice Exam 2024 Questions and Answers

ATI HESI Practice Exam 2024 Questions and Answers 1. A nurse is admitting a client who has acute pancreatitis. Which of the following provider prescriptions should the nurse anticipate? A. Initiate a low-residue diet. Rationale: One of the manifestations of acute pancreatitis is abdominal pain. The nurse should anticipate the provider will prescribe withholding of foods and fluids. This serves to manage the client's pain by limiting gastrointestinal activity and stimulation of the pancreas. B. Pantoprazole 80 mg IV bolus twice daily Rationale: The nurse should anticipate a provider's prescription for a proton pump inhibitor to decrease gastric acid production, which ultimately decrease pancreatic secretions. C. Ambulate twice daily. Rationale: The nurse should anticipate a provider prescription for bed rest during the acute stage of pancreatitis. Bed rest decreases the metabolic rate and the secretion of pancreatic enzymes. D. Pancrelipase 500 units/kg PO three times daily with meals