Midterm NUR 609 - Part I | Q&A Latest 2024/2025 | 100% PASS

Midterm NUR 609 - Part I | Q&A Latest 2024/2025 | 100% PASS 1.In caring for a client diagnosed with a small bowel obstruction, what would the nurse expect to do first? 1.Prepare to put in a nasogastric (NG) tube. 2.Give pain medication. 3.Draw lab work. 4.Start an intravenous (IV) line - Answer -4.Start an intravenous (IV) line Starting an IV to give fluids and electrolytes would be the first step in caring for this client. Although an NG tube will be ordered, fluid balance is more important. Administering pain medication may make the problem worse. Drawing lab work would not be the first intervention needed for this client. 2.The nurse, instructing a client about malabsorption syndrome, should include that food is absorbed in the: . stream. ch. intestine. - Answer -