Section 1
What is the priority for acute ulcerative colitis?
During an acute flare of this inflammatory bowel disease, the nurse's highest priority is monitoring fluid volume and electrolyte balance because severe diarrhea can quickly lead to dehydration.
What should be avoided with GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)?
Clients with this gastrointestinal disorder should avoid wine and other alcoholic beverages because alcohol relaxes the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and worsens reflux.
Continuous bubbling in the water-seal chamber of a chest drainage system indicates this problem.
What is an air leak?
A client with no bowel sounds, abdominal distention, and inability to pass flatus is most likely experiencing this postoperative complication.
What is paralytic ileus?
What is a common manifestation of diverticulitis?
Persistent left lower quadrant abdominal pain is a common manifestation of this inflammatory disease due to inflammation of the diverticula.
What is the best approach with gastritis?
Clients with this gastric disorder should avoid aspirin, remain upright for at least 1 hour after meals, take antacids after meals, and eat small, bland, frequent meals.
What is the nursing postoperative DVT prevention and benefit?
Following surgery, wearing antiembolism stockings helps improve venous return and prevents blood from pooling in the legs, improving circulation and reducing the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
How can fatigue be prevented with viral hepatitis?
Clients diagnosed with this liver infection should prioritize rest and limit activity to decrease fatigue while the liver heals.
What are the risk factors of COPD?
The greatest modifiable risk factor is cigarette smoking, although genetics and environmental exposures also contribute.
What is the management of Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection to prevent spread of the infection?
A client diagnosed with this infectious diarrheal illness should be placed in a private room with contact precautions.
What is the management of ruptured appendix (appendicitis) before surgery?
When this abdominal condition ruptures and causes peritonitis or an abscess, antibiotics are started before surgery to reduce the risk of sepsis.
What is a common complaints with peptic ulcer disease?
A client reporting gnawing epigastric pain after meals accompanied by heartburn should be evaluated for this gastrointestinal disorder.
What is a classic sign of obstructive jaundice?
This stool characteristic is a classic sign of obstructive jaundice because bile cannot reach the intestines.
What is the safety measure following ambulatory colonoscopy?
After undergoing colonoscopy, clients should not drive for several hours because of the sedative medications administered.
What is the nursing instructions to prevent the risk of bladder damage during paracentesis?
Before performing paracentesis, the nurse should instruct the client to empty the bladder to decrease the risk of bladder puncture.
What are two best lab indicator for acute pancreatitis?
The two laboratory tests that are most elevated and strongly suggest this acute inflammatory pancreatic disorder are amylase and lipase.
What is the electrolyte side effect of digoxin?
While administering digoxin, the nurse should closely monitor for Hypokalemia because low potassium levels greatly increase the risk of digoxin toxicity.
What Vitamin is used to manage pernicious anemia?
Vitamin B12 is used to treat the anemia caused by the absence of intrinsic factor, preventing normal absorption in the stomach.
What is the purpose of pursed-lip breathing?
The primary purpose of this breathing technique is to prolong exhalation, prevent airway collapse, and improve carbon dioxide elimination.
A client who develops sudden pleuritic chest pain that worsens during inspiration should be evaluated immediately for this potentially life-threatening condition.
What is a pulmonary embolism?
What is the management of dumping syndrome?
Management of this post-gastrectomy complication includes eating six small meals, limiting simple carbohydrates, and avoiding liquids with meals.
What are the risk of ulcerative colitis?
A positive family history increases the risk for both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, having frequent bloody diarrhea. Removing a part of the colon can help the symptoms
How is Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) acquired and the management?
This bacterium is commonly acquired through contaminated food or water, penetrates the stomach's protective mucus layer, and often requires combination antibiotic therapy for eradication.
What are the characteristics of the stool with crohn’s disease
Unlike ulcerative colitis, this inflammatory bowel disease commonly presents with non-bloody, loose, watery stools.
These small, spider-like dilated blood vessels on the skin are commonly associated with advanced cirrhosis.
What are spider telangiectasias?