Exam 46: Nursing Management Liver

The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Which of the following client statements indicate that the teaching has been effective?

Which of the following nursing actions should be included in the plan of care for a client with cirrhosis who has ascites and 4+ edema of the feet and legs?

Which of the following nursing actions is a priority when the nurse is caring for a client with pancreatic cancer?

The nurse is caring for a client with chronic hepatitis C infection who has these medications prescribed. Which of the following medications require further discussion with the health care provider prior to administration?

Which of the following clients should alert the nurse that screening for hepatitis C should be done?

The nurse is caring for a client who is diagnosed with acute hepatitis B. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching plan?

The nurse is admitting a client with acute cholecystitis. Which of the following findings is most important for the nurse to report to the health care provider?

The nurse is taking the BP of a client with severe acute pancreatitis and notices carpal spasm of the client's hand. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?

The nurse is assessing a client who had a liver transplant a week previously and obtains the following data. Which of the following findings is most important to communicate to the health care provider?

Which of the following diagnoses is often a misdiagnosis for older-adult clients with liver disease?

Which of the following nursing actions should be included in the plan of care for a client who is being treated for bleeding esophageal varices with balloon tamponade?

Which of the following data obtained by the nurse during the assessment of a client with cirrhosis is of most concern?

The health care provider plans a paracentesis for a client with ascites caused by liver cancer. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement to prepare the client for the procedure?

Aclient in the outpatient clinic is diagnosed with acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Which of the following actions by the nurse is best?

The nurse is caring for a client who is admitted with an abrupt onset of jaundice, nausea, and abnormal liver function studies. Serological testing is negative for viral causes of hepatitis. Which of the following questions by the nurse is best?

Aclient contracts hepatitis from contaminated food. During the acute (icteric) phase of the client's illness, which of the following serological findings should the nurse expect?

After an unimmunized individual is exposed to hepatitis B through a needle-stick injury, which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a client who has advanced cirrhosis and is receiving lactulose. Which of the following findings by the nurse indicates that the medication is effective?

The nurse is caring for a client with cirrhosis who has 4+ pitting edema of the feet and legs. Which of the following assessments is priority for the nurse to monitor?

The nurse is planning care for a client with acute severe pancreatitis. Which of the following client outcomes is priority?