Exam 41: Upper Gastrointestinal Problems

A 49-yr-old man has been admitted with hypotension and dehydration after 3 days of nausea and vomiting. Which prescribed action will the nurse implement first?

Which patient should the nurse assess first after receiving change-of-shift report?

An 80-yr-old patient who is hospitalized with peptic ulcer disease develops new-onset auditory hallucinations. Which prescribed medication will the nurse discuss with the health care provider before administration?

When a patient is diagnosed with achalasia,the nurse will teach the patient that

A patient has peptic ulcer disease that has been associated with Helicobacter pylori. About which medications will the nurse plan to teach the patient?

The nurse explaining esomeprazole (Nexium)to a patient with recurring heartburn describes that the medication

Vasopressin 0.1 unit/min infusion is prescribed for a patient with acute arterial gastrointestinal (GI)bleeding. The vasopressin label states vasopressin 100 units/250 mL normal saline. How many mL/hr will the nurse infuse?

A 58-yr-old patient has just been admitted to the emergency department with nausea and vomiting. Which information requires the most rapid intervention by the nurse?

A 53-yr-old male patient with deep partial-thickness burns from a chemical spill in the workplace experiences severe pain followed by nausea during dressing changes. Which action will be most useful in decreasing the patient's nausea?

Which nursing action should be included in the postoperative plan of care for a patient after a laparoscopic esophagectomy?

A young adult been admitted to the emergency department with nausea and vomiting. Which action could the RN delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

A patient returned from a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for hiatal hernia 4 hours ago. Which assessment finding is most important for the nurse to address immediately?

Which information will the nurse include for a patient with newly diagnosed gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)?

Which information will the nurse include when teaching adults to decrease the risk for cancers of the tongue and buccal mucosa?

The nurse is caring for a patient who develops watery diarrhea and a fever after prolonged omeprazole (Prilosec)therapy. In which order will the nurse take actions? (Put a comma and a space between each answer choice [A,B,C,D].)

Which action should the nurse in the emergency department anticipate for a young adult patient who has had several episodes of bloody diarrhea?

After the nurse has completed teaching a patient with newly diagnosed eosinophilic esophagitis about the management of the disease,which patient action indicates that the teaching has been effective?

The nurse will anticipate teaching a patient experiencing frequent heartburn about

An older patient with a bleeding duodenal ulcer has a nasogastric (NG)tube in place. The health care provider prescribes 30 mL of aluminum hydroxide/magnesium hydroxide (Maalox)to be instilled through the tube every hour. To evaluate the effectiveness of this treatment,the nurse

A young adult patient is hospitalized with massive abdominal trauma from a motor vehicle crash. The patient asks the nurse about the purpose of receiving famotidine (Pepcid). The nurse will explain that the medication will