A patient with cholelithiasis has a serum amylase level of 300 units/L. What should the nurse consider as the most likely explanation for the laboratory finding?
A. The gallstone has migrated to the neck of the pancreas.
B. The gallstone is blocking the common bile duct.
C. The gallstone has caused bile to back into the pancreas.
D. The gallstone is causing acute cholecystitis.
Answer: B
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a. Ensuring appropriate work hours b. Demonstrating authoritarian behaviors c. Mandating nurses to meet patient needs d. Providing a safe and efficient workspace
A client is having the first stage of an ileoanal anastomosis. What should the nurse inform the client they will experience?
A) Solid stool from the anus B) Very little discharge from the anus C) Control of the fecal material from the anus D) Continuous discharge of mucus from the anus
A nursing preceptor is reviewing the nursing process during the first day together with his preceptee. The steps of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation are reviewed,
and the preceptor stresses that the process has the advantage of keeping nurses organized and provides structure for problem solving. While strengths were listed, what is one of the weaknesses of the nursing process that has been discussed in the literature? A) The nursing process is time efficient. B) The nursing process is inconsistent with real-world practice. C) The nursing process focuses on a client's strengths, not problems. D) The nursing process is controversial for beginning nursing practice.
This component of the research process describes the plan or blueprint for the study
a. Research proposal b. Research design c. Data measures d. Statistical outline