A patient with chronic pancreatitis is prescribed pancrelipase (Lipancreatin). What should the nurse instruct the patient about this medication? Select all that apply.
A. Stop taking the medication if bowel movements increase.
B. Take the medication with milk or ice cream.
C. Take this medication until advised otherwise by the healthcare provider.
D. Do not crush enteric coated doses of the medication.
E. Take the medication with meals or snacks.
Answer: E
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a. Anemia b. Renal failure c. Diabetes mellitus d. Osteoporosis and degenerative joint disease
The nurse is aware of the goal of "Patient will eat at least 50% of all meals." The nurse has observed the patient eating over 50% of all meals for 2 days. The evaluation statement should read:
1. ate well for all meals. 2. resolved: goal met. 3. goal met: patient ate 50% of all meals on 7/12 and 7/13. 4. ate 50% of meals.
Which one of the following examples of nursing actions would be considered an ethical/legal skill?
A) A nurse helps a patient prepare a living will. B) A nurse obtains a urine sample for a urinalysis. C) A nurse explains the rationale for a patient's plan of care. D) A nurse holds the hand of a woman whose baby died in childbirth.
Which relaxation technique will a nurse implement for a patient who reports panic attacks that "come over me for no apparent reason" but denies being agoraphobic?
a. Implosion therapy b. Relaxation technique c. Interoceptive exposure d. Progressive muscle relaxation