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This is when a client should take pancreatic enzymes like pancreaplase.
What is with meals, at mealtime.
This medication helps with nausea by centrally acting in the vomit center and promoting gastric emptying
What is Ondansetron?
When would Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) be used to replace nutrition?
What is when the Gastrointestinal Tract is not operational?
This is the priority intervention for a client with prolonged vomiting or diarrhea.
What is the administration of an isotonic fluid bolus?
A client with esophageal varices becomes acutely confused and disoriented. The nurse would be concerned the client has developed this.
What is hepatic encephalopathy?
This is the most common route of transmission for Hepatitis A, B, and C?
What is fecal-oral route, sexual transmission, and intravenous transmission?
Omeprazole is this class of medication.
What is a proton pump inhibitor?
List two complications of Total Parental Nutrition.
What is central line infection and fluid and electrolyte imbalances?
These lab tests are used to confirm the presence of pancreatitis.
What is a amylase and lipase?
This vitamin is responsible for production of this in the liver.
What are clotting factors?
Name 5 clinical manifestations of a bowel obstruction.
This diagnostic test can be done at the bedside to identify upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
What is an endoscopy?
Name 3 task that can be assigned to the unlicensed assistive personnel?
Vital signs, ambulation, glucose checks
These are examples of clear liquids.
What is water, ice, broth, flavored fruit drinks, gelatin, sprite, ginger ale, tea?
Lactulose is indicated to prevent hepatic encephalopathy by eliminating this toxin.
What is ammonia?
Name interventions to help alleviate symptoms of GERD.
What is smaller meals, sitting upright during and after meals, elevating the head of the bed, avoiding meals at bedtime (and up to 3 hours before), avoiding alcohol and caffeine, avoiding triggering foods, maintain normal BMI.
The nurse understands that the nasogastric tube has been effective when the client reports the relief of this.
This type of precaution is required for C-Diff and VRE infections.
Name 3 focused interventions in the management of a client hospitalized for acute ulcerative colitis?
What is a CBC/BMP, T&C, IV fluids, NPO status, I & O?
When monitoring a client undergoing paracentesis, this parameter should be monitored closely.
The top 3 concepts a nurse cannot delegate.
What is assessment, education, and evaluation?
Name the cardinal clinical manifestations of peritonitis.
What is a board-like, rigid abdomen, with guarding?
Rectal pain and ribbon-like fecal leakage is a clinical manifestation of this.
What is a fecal impaction?
Name 3 risk factors for gastritis.
Alcohol, NSAIDS, Steroids, H. Pylori, smoking, stress, certain foods/drinks, caffeine, GERD.
Flapping tremors are seen with this disorder and are referred to as this.
What is hepatics cirrhosis and asterixis?