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complete questions and correct detailed answers
A nurse is teaching a client to prepare for a colonoscopy. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅"Drink clear liquids
for 24 hr prior to the procedure, then take nothing by mouth for 6 hr before the procedure
The nurse should instruct the client to drink clear liquids for 24 hr prior to the colonoscopy to
promote adequate bowel cleansing.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has mild diverticulitis. Which of the
following statements made by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅"I should eat foods that are low in fiber
The nurse should instruct a client who has diverticulitis to follow a low-fiber diet. When the
inflammation subsides, the client should consume foods that are high in fiber.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client following an ileostomy. The nurse should
instruct the client to report which of the following to the provider? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Dark purple stoma
The nurse should instruct the client to contact the provider if the stoma is a dark purple color,
which is an indication of bowel ischemia.
A nurse is assessing a client who has a duodenal ulcer. Which of the following findings should
the nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The client reports that the pain occurs during
the night
Pain associated with a duodenal ulcer occurs when the stomach is empty, which is typically 1.5
to 3 hr after meals and during the night.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client whose has acute pancreatitis. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Increased amylase
, Serum amylase levels are increased in a client who has acute pancreatitis due to pancreatic cell
injury.
A nurse is caring for a client who has GERD and a new prescription for metoclopramide. The
nurse should plan to monitor for which of the following adverse effects? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Ataxia
The nurse should plan to monitor the client for extrapyramidal symptoms, such as ataxia, and
should report any of these findings to the provider.
A nurse is caring for a client who has colorectal cancer and is having chemotherapy. The client
ask the nurse why blood is being drawn for a carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level. Which of
the following responses should the nurse make - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅"The CEA
determines the efficacy of your chemotherapy"
A provider uses the CEA level to determine the efficacy of the chemotherapy. The client's CEA
levels will decrease if the chemotherapy is effective.
A nurse is assessing a client who has acute hepatitis B. Which of the following findings should
the nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Joint pain
Joint pain is an expected finding in a client who has acute hepatitis B.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has GERD. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅"I will decrease the amount of carbonated beverages I drink"
The nurse should instruct the client to limit or eliminate fatty foods, coffee, tea, carbonated
beverages, and chocolate from the diet because they irritate the lining of the stomach.
complete questions and correct detailed answers
A nurse is teaching a client to prepare for a colonoscopy. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅"Drink clear liquids
for 24 hr prior to the procedure, then take nothing by mouth for 6 hr before the procedure
The nurse should instruct the client to drink clear liquids for 24 hr prior to the colonoscopy to
promote adequate bowel cleansing.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has mild diverticulitis. Which of the
following statements made by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅"I should eat foods that are low in fiber
The nurse should instruct a client who has diverticulitis to follow a low-fiber diet. When the
inflammation subsides, the client should consume foods that are high in fiber.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client following an ileostomy. The nurse should
instruct the client to report which of the following to the provider? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Dark purple stoma
The nurse should instruct the client to contact the provider if the stoma is a dark purple color,
which is an indication of bowel ischemia.
A nurse is assessing a client who has a duodenal ulcer. Which of the following findings should
the nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The client reports that the pain occurs during
the night
Pain associated with a duodenal ulcer occurs when the stomach is empty, which is typically 1.5
to 3 hr after meals and during the night.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client whose has acute pancreatitis. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Increased amylase
, Serum amylase levels are increased in a client who has acute pancreatitis due to pancreatic cell
injury.
A nurse is caring for a client who has GERD and a new prescription for metoclopramide. The
nurse should plan to monitor for which of the following adverse effects? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Ataxia
The nurse should plan to monitor the client for extrapyramidal symptoms, such as ataxia, and
should report any of these findings to the provider.
A nurse is caring for a client who has colorectal cancer and is having chemotherapy. The client
ask the nurse why blood is being drawn for a carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level. Which of
the following responses should the nurse make - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅"The CEA
determines the efficacy of your chemotherapy"
A provider uses the CEA level to determine the efficacy of the chemotherapy. The client's CEA
levels will decrease if the chemotherapy is effective.
A nurse is assessing a client who has acute hepatitis B. Which of the following findings should
the nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Joint pain
Joint pain is an expected finding in a client who has acute hepatitis B.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has GERD. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅"I will decrease the amount of carbonated beverages I drink"
The nurse should instruct the client to limit or eliminate fatty foods, coffee, tea, carbonated
beverages, and chocolate from the diet because they irritate the lining of the stomach.
