Diarrh Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. When the nurse assesses bowel habits in a patient, which is the best example of normal bowel elimination? a. Daily bowel movements b. Multiple soft stools daily c. Daily liquid stools d. Regular bowel elimination pattern of soft stool ANS: D Normal bowel habits are stools that are soft and occur on a regular schedule of elimination for that particular patient. Although this may be routine for some people, it is not normal for everyone. Liquid stools are not considered normal. DIF: C...

ATI NUTRITION PROCTORED QUIZ B 2019 EXAM WITH RATIONALE A nurse is admitting a client who has had a fever and diarrhea for the past 3 days. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse the client is dehydrated? Orthostatic hypotension MY ANSWER The nurse should identify a client who is dehydrated can experience orthostatic hypotension due to the fluid loss from the client's body, which causes low blood volume, resulting in low blood pressure. A nurse is providing informat...

1. When the nurse assesses bowel habits in a patient, which is the best example of normal bowel elimination? a. Daily bowel movements b. Multiple soft stools daily c. Daily liquid stools d. Regular bowel elimination pattern of soft stool ANS: D Normal bowel habits are stools that are soft and occur on a regular schedule of elimination for that particular patient. Although this may be routine for some people, it is not normal for everyone. Liquid stools are not considered normal. DIF: C...

Edmunds Pharmacology Final Exam (2023) || Chapter 42: Medications for Dementia | Chapter 19: Heart Failure and Digoxin | Chapter 28: Laxatives | Chapter 29: Antidiarrheals | Chapter 45: Antiepileptics || Questions & Answers (All Graded A+) Edmunds Pharmacology Final Exam (2023) || Chapter 42: Medications for Dementia | Chapter 19: Heart Failure and Digoxin | Chapter 28: Laxatives | Chapter 29: Antidiarrheals | Chapter 45: Antiepileptics || Questions & Answers (All Graded A+) A patient is ide...

Nursing Test QUIZ 1. The side - effect of nitroglycerin is: (1 point) ◯ Vomiting ◯ Diarrhea ⚫Headache ◯ Constipation

NURSING 6560 I HUMAN CASE STUDY FOR A PATIENT 42 YEAR -OLD MALE CC: DIARRHEA EXPERT FEEDBACK UPDATE CC: Diarrhea HPI: The patient is a 42 year-old male who has a history of borderline HLD, who arrives to the ED with complaints of diarrhea, lightheadedness, “cottonmouth,” fever, poor appetite, diaphoresis, malaise, and crampy abdominal pain for the past three days after arriving home from a business trip in Chicago. Physical exam demonstrated poor skin turgor, tachycardia, orthosta...

Pharmacology- Antidiarrheal Quiz Questions and Answers 2024/2025 Solved 100% Antidiarrheal agents may be used in mild to moderate acute diarrhea or chronic diarrhea but should NOT be used in patients with ____ Bloody diarrhea, high fever, or systemic toxicity ____ is a nonprescription opioid agonist that does not cross the BBB and tolerance has not been reported Loperamide _____ is a prescription opioid agonist which at high doses can have CNS effects Diphenoxylate Conjugated bile salts...

NSG 533 Ch 21 Constipation, Diarrhea and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Exam Questions and Answers Identify the causes of constipation - Answer- 1. Constipation, when not associated with symptoms of IBS, is a syndrome characterized by infrequent bowel movements (<3 per week) or difficult passage of stools, hard stools, or a feeling of incomplete evacuation. Occasional constipation does not require medical evaluation and treatment. 2. Functional Constipation - constantly problematic, infreque...

NUR 6104 I Human Case Study 78 yrs Female CC “Diarrhea” 2 DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE ANSWER EXPERT FEEDBACK 2023 UPDATE Patient is 78 yo female who currently resides in a nursing home. Recently treated with antibiotics for UTI. History of GERD, HTN, osteoporosis, she is a former smoker: 20 pack-year history who admits to have 1 drink per week. Ms. Markham presents to ED with acute, non-bloody, diarrhea, bloating, nausea and diffuse abdominal pain of 2 days in duration. She had multiple bowel...

I Human Case Study Samantha Graves, 18-month-old Female CC: Vomiting and diarrhea “Samantha is a 18- month-old female who presents.” EXPERT FEEDBACK (SOLUTIONS) Patient Information: SG, 18-month-old, African-American, Female Subjective: CC (chief complaint): Vomiting and diarrhea HPI: Samantha is a 18-month-old female who presents today with her mother with complaints of vomiting and diarrhea times 2 days. Sister recently had similar symptoms. Her mother reports that Samantha has v...