Medicalsurgical gastrointestinal Study Guide Rated A

Medical-surgical: gastrointestinal Study Guide Rated A+ A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has Barrett's esophagus and is scheduled to undergo an esophagogastroduodenoscopy(EGD). Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? A community health nurse is planning an educational program about hepatitis A. When preparing the materials, the nurse should identify that which of the following groups is most at risk for developing hepatitis A? A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a history of cirrhosis and is admitted with manifestations of hepatic encephalopathy. The nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of the following laboratory test to determine the possibility of recent excessive alcohol use? A nurse is caring for a client who has celiac disease. Which of the following foods should the nurse remove from the clients meal tray? A nurse is caring for a client who is two days postoperative following a gastric bypass. The nurse notes that bowel sounds are present. Which of the following foods should the nurse provide at the initial meeting? A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a group of community residents about hepatitis B. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? A nurse is caring for a client who has a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube and is receiving intermittent feedings. Prior to initiating the feeding, which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to undergo a liver biopsy for a suspected malignancy. Which of the following laboratory findings should the nurse monitor prior to the procedure? A nurse is collecting data from a client who is in the early stages of hepatitis A. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect? A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who has fulminate hepatic failure. Which of the following procedures should the nurse expect for this client? A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who has bleeding esophageal varices. The nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of the following medications? A nurse is caring for a client who is dehydrated and receiving continuous tube feeding through a pump at 75 ML/hr. When the nurse checks the client at 0800, which of the following findings requires intervention by the nurse? A nurse is caring for a client who is four hours postoperative following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? The nurse is checking a client who was admitted with a bowel obstruction. The client reports severe abdominal pain. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that a possible bowel perforation has occurred? A nurse is caring for a client who has acute pancreatitis. Which of the following serum laboratory values should the nurse anticipate returning to the expected reference range within 72 hours after treatment begins? A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has diverticulitis about preventing acute attacks. Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend? A nurse is collecting data from a client who is experiencing perforation of a peptic ulcer. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect? A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition therapy and has just returned to the room following physical therapy. The nurse notes that the infusion pump for the clients TPN is turned off. After restarting the infusion pump, the nurse should monitor the client for which of the following findings? A nurse is collecting data from a client who has chronic pancreatitis. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a likely cause of the clients condition? A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to undergo an esophagogastroduodenoscopy(EGD). The nurse should identify that the purpose of this procedure is which of the following?