The nurse is caring for a patient with acute pancreatitis who is vomiting. It would be important for the nurse to frequently assess which of the following?
a. Ability to move lower extremities
b. Skin color and pain
c. Bowel sounds and body weight
d. Vital signs and urinary output
ANS: D
Complications of pancreatitis include cardiovascular, pulmonary, and renal failure. Vital signs and urinary output help monitor for onset of these life-threatening complications. Lower extremity movement is not affected. Pain is expected and should be monitored, but it is not life threatening. Bowel sounds and body weight are also important, but changes are not as immediately life threatening as cardiovascular, pulmonary, and renal failure.
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