Exam 41: Upper Gastrointestinal Problems

The nurse will anticipate preparing an older patient who is vomiting "coffee-ground" emesis for

A patient who underwent a gastroduodenostomy (Billroth I)12 hours ago complains of increasing abdominal pain. The patient has no bowel sounds and 200 mL of bright red nasogastric (NG)drainage in the past hour. The highest priority action by the nurse is to

The nurse and a licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN)are working together to care for a patient who had an esophagectomy 2 days ago. Which action by the LPN/LVN requires that the nurse intervene?

At his first postoperative checkup appointment after a gastrojejunostomy (Billroth II),a patient reports that dizziness,weakness,and palpitations occur about 20 minutes after each meal. The nurse will teach the patient to

A 26-yr-old patient with a family history of stomach cancer asks the nurse about ways to decrease the risk for developing stomach cancer. The nurse will teach the patient to avoid

A patient vomiting blood-streaked fluid is admitted to the hospital with acute gastritis. To determine possible risk factors for gastritis,the nurse will ask the patient about

Which patient choice for a snack 3 hours before bedtime indicates that the nurse's teaching about gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)has been effective?