A nurse is administering medication to a patient via a gastric tube and finds that the medicine enters the tube and then the tube becomes clogged. What is the appropriate intervention in this situation?
A) Remove the tube and replace it with a new tube.
B) Use a syringe to plunge the tube to try to dislodge the medication.
C) Call the physician before instituting any corrective interventions.
D) Wait the prescribed amount of time and attempt to administer the medication again before calling the physician.
B
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The nurse is caring for a patient who has had a portacaval shunt placed surgically. The nurse is aware that this procedure:
a. improves survival in patients with varices. b. decreases the risk of encephalopathy. c. decreases the incidence of ascites. d. decreases rebleeding.
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A) Acceptance B) Bargaining C) Anger D) Depression
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