A nurse is constructing a teaching plan for a patient with a hiatal hernia. What should be included in this plan to help reduce the complaints of heartburn, regurgitation, and eructation?
a. Eating three well-balanced meals
b. Lying down 1 hour after eating
c. Sleeping without pillows
d. Eating nothing for several hours before bedtime
D
Eating just before bedtime encourages reflux into the hernia and possible aspiration.
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A patient will be undergoing abdominal surgeries, which will most likely result in an ostomy. The patient asks the nurse, "What will the stool from my ostomy look like?" What is the best answer?
a. "Your stools won't change from what they currently are." b. "The consistency of your stools will be very soft." c. "The consistency of your stools will be liquid." d. "The consistency of your stools will depend on the location of stoma (ostomy)."
When caring for a patient who has an abductor wedge in place after a total hip replacement, for which finding should the nurse assess?
a. Muscle spasms b. Alteration in peripheral circulation c. Compression fracture d. Appropriateness of the size of the wedge
When the nurse is collecting a nursing history, an adolescent states that she has tried speed. For what does the nurse recognize this as the street name?
a. Barbiturates b. Cocaine c. Methamphetamine d. Marijuana
Retired adults are more likely to:
A) Stay with the same religious beliefs, B) Change faiths, C) Become more involved in their own spirituality, D) Lose all faith,