Your goal is to minimize David’s risk of complications after a herniorrhaphy. You instruct the patient to:          A. Avoid the use of pain...

If a client had irritable bowel syndrome, which of the following diagnostic tests would determine if the diagnosis is Crohn’s disease or ulc...

The nurse is doing pre-op teaching with the client who is about to undergo the creation of a Kock pouch. The nurse interprets that the clien...

A client with peptic ulcer disease tells the nurse that he has black stools, which he has not reported to his physician. Based on this infor...

Your patient, Christopher, has a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis and has severe abdominal pain aggravated by movement, rebound tenderness, f...

The nurse is monitoring a female client for the early signs and symptoms of dumping syndrome. Which of the following indicate this occurrenc...

While palpating a female client’s right upper quadrant (RUQ), the nurse would expect to find which of the following structures?          A. ...

Janice is waiting for discharge instructions after her herniorrhaphy. Which of the following instructions do you include?          A. Eat a ...

Which of the following interventions should be included in the medical management of Crohn’s disease?          A. Increasing oral intake of ...

The client with a colostomy has an order for irrigation of the colostomy. The nurse used which solution for irrigation?A. Distilled water   ...

A client with a peptic ulcer reports epigastric pain that frequently awakens her at night, a feeling of fullness in the abdomen, and a feeli...

A patient has a severe exacerbation of ulcerative colitis. Long-term medications will probably include:          A. Antacids      B. Antibio...

The nurse is preparing a discharge teaching plan for the male client who had umbilical hernia repair. What should the nurse include in the p...

While caring for a client with peptic ulcer disease, the client reports that he has been nauseated most of the day and is now feeling lighth...

A male client has undergone a colon resection. While turning him, wound dehiscence with evisceration occurs. The nurse’s first response is t...

Develop a teaching care plan for Angie who is about to undergo a liver biopsy. Which of the following points do you include?          A. “Yo...

In a client with Crohn’s disease, which of the following symptoms should not be a direct result of antibiotic therapy?          A. Decrease ...

A nurse is monitoring a client admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of appendicitis. The client is scheduled for surgery in 2 hours. Th...

The student nurse is teaching the family of a patient with liver failure. You instruct them to limit which foods in the patient’s diet?     ...

The nurse is instructing the male client who has an inguinal hernia repair how to reduce postoperative swelling following the procedure. Wha...