Exam 39: Nursing Management: Lower Gastrointestinal Problems

The nurse is assessing a 31-year-old female patient with abdominal pain.Th nurse,who notes that there is ecchymosis around the area of umbilicus,will document this finding as

After change-of-shift report,which patient should the nurse assess first?

Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a 42-year-old patient who is being admitted with Clostridium difficile?

Which information will the nurse teach a 23-year-old patient with lactose intolerance?

A 76-year-old patient with obstipation has a fecal impaction and is incontinent of liquid stool.Which action should the nurse take first?

Which information obtained by the nurse interviewing a 30-year-old male patient is most important to communicate to the health care provider?

The nurse preparing for the annual physical exam of a 50-year-old man will plan to teach the patient about

Which menu choice by the patient with diverticulosis is best for preventing diverticulitis?

Which information will the nurse include in teaching a patient who had a proctocolectomy and ileostomy for ulcerative colitis?

A 45-year-old patient is admitted to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain and rebound tenderness.Vital signs include temperature 102° F (38.3° C),pulse 120,respirations 32,and blood pressure (BP)82/54.Which prescribed intervention should the nurse implement first?

A patient being admitted with an acute exacerbation of ulcerative colitis reports crampy abdominal pain and passing 15 or more bloody stools a day.The nurse will plan to

A 24-year-old woman with Crohn's disease develops a fever and symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI)with tan,fecal-smelling urine.What information will the nurse add to a general teaching plan about UTIs in order to individualize the teaching for this patient?

A 50-year-old female patient calls the clinic to report a new onset of severe diarrhea.The nurse anticipates that the patient will need to

A 62-year-old patient has had a hemorrhoidectomy at an outpatient surgical center.Which instructions will the nurse include in discharge teaching?

A 74-year-old patient preparing to undergo a colon resection for cancer of the colon asks about the elevated carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)test result.The nurse explains that the test is used to

A 71-year-old patient had an abdominal-perineal resection for colon cancer.Which nursing action is most important to include in the plan of care for the day after surgery?

A 34-year-old female patient with a new ileostomy asks how much drainage to expect.The nurse explains that after the bowel adjusts to the ileostomy,the usual drainage will be about _____ cups.

A female patient is awaiting surgery for acute peritonitis.Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care?

Which nursing action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a 35-year-old male patient admitted with an exacerbation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)?

The nurse will plan to teach a patient with Crohn's disease who has megaloblastic anemia about the need for