Exam 39: Nursing Management: Lower Gastrointestinal Problems

Which patient statement indicates that the nurse's teaching about sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)for ulcerative colitis has been effective?

A patient in the emergency department has just been diagnosed with peritonitis caused by a ruptured diverticulum.Which prescribed intervention will the nurse implement first?

The nurse is admitting a 67-year-old patient with new-onset steatorrhea.Which question is most important for the nurse to ask?

A 51-year-old male patient has a new diagnosis of Crohn's disease after having frequent diarrhea and a weight loss of 10 pounds (4.5 kg)over 2 months.The nurse will plan to teach about

A 47-year-old female patient is transferred from the recovery room to a surgical unit after a transverse colostomy.The nurse observes the stoma to be deep pink with edema and a small amount of sanguineous drainage.The nurse should

A 22-year-old female patient with an exacerbation of ulcerative colitis is having 15 to 20 stools daily and has excoriated perianal skin.Which patient behavior indicates that teaching regarding maintenance of skin integrity has been effective?

A 72-year-old male patient with dehydration caused by an exacerbation of ulcerative colitis is receiving 5% dextrose in normal saline at 125 mL/hour.Which assessment finding by the nurse is most important to report to the health care provider?

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

The nurse admitting a patient with acute diverticulitis explains that the initial plan of care is to

After several days of antibiotic therapy,an older hospitalized patient develops watery diarrhea.Which action should the nurse take first?

A 19-year-old female is brought to the emergency department with a knife handle protruding from the abdomen.During the initial assessment of the patient,the nurse should

Which breakfast choice indicates a patient's good understanding of information about a diet for celiac disease?

The nurse will determine that teaching a 67-year-old man to irrigate his new colostomy has been effective if the patient

A new 19-year-old male patient has familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).Which action will the nurse in the gastrointestinal clinic include in the plan of care?

A 71-year-old male patient tells the nurse that growing old causes constipation so he has been using a suppository for constipation every morning.Which action should the nurse take first?

A 58-year-old man with blunt abdominal trauma from a motor vehicle crash undergoes peritoneal lavage.If the lavage returns brown fecal drainage,which action will the nurse plan to take next?