The nurse will ask a 64-year-old patient being admitted with acute pancreatitis specifically about a history of
a. diabetes mellitus.
b. high-protein diet.
c. cigarette smoking.
d. alcohol consumption.
d. alcohol consumption.
Alcohol use is one of the most common risk factors for pancreatitis in the United States. Cigarette smoking, diabetes, and high-protein diets are not risk factors.
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Cholestyramine (Questran) and colestipol (Colestid) are useful in treating diarrhea due to which of the following causes?
A) Gram-positive bacterial infection B) Bile salt accumulation C) Retroviruses D) Autoimmune processes
The nurse discontinues the client's IV prior to discharge. After removing the catheter, which actions by the nurse are appropriate? Select all that apply
1. Applying pressure to the insertion site until bleeding stops 2. Examining the removed catheter to ensure that it is intact 3. Teaching the client to inform the nurse if the site begins to bleed at any time 4. Holding the client's extremity below the level of the heart if bleeding persists 5. Covering the venipuncture site with a sterile dressing
In which of the following situations is it protocol for the nurse to take a patient's vital signs? Select all that apply
A) upon admitting a patient to a hospital B) at a healthcare screening C) when medications are given for a cardiac arrhythmia D) following a diagnostic procedure E) prior to an invasive procedure F) when daily medications are dispensed
The nurse who assesses a hematoma behind a client's left ear over the mastoid bone would document this finding as being:
1. normal. 2. Battle's sign. 3. caused by sun exposure. 4. perichondritis.