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Quiz_________________?
Answer✅
Quiz_________________?
1. A patient presents to the emergency department and reports frequent small light-colored
stools and fever. On examination, the nurse notes jaundice of the skin and sclera and a
white blood cell (WBC) count of 15,000 /μL. An ultrasound examination indicates the
patient has a dilated common bile duct with gallstones. What is the priority nursing
intervention for this patient?
Administer intravenous (IV) antibiotics
Provide skin care to prevent breakdown
Administer cholestyramine to minimize jaundice
Prepare the patient for an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) -
Answer✅
1
, Prepare the patient for an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Quiz_________________?
1. A patient with gastritis asks the nurse about the bodily process behind the diagnosis. The
nurse explains that which physiologic event is responsible for the patient's symptoms?
Alkalization of the intestines
Necrosis of the stomach wall
Inhibition of protein production
Disruption of the stomach mucosa -
Answer✅
Disruption of the stomach mucosa
Quiz_________________?
1. The caregiver of a patient with suspected pancreatitis asks the nurse why both serum
amylase and serum lipase tests are being done if they are both enzymes related to the
pancreas. Which explanation by the nurse accurately explains why both are being done?
"The serum amylase and lipase are decreased in acute pancreatitis."
"These tests are always done at the same time to determine severity."
"Serum amylase diagnoses pancreatitis; lipase determines if it is acute or chronic."
"The serum amylase can be high due to other causes, so we also run the serum lipase." -
Answer✅
"The serum amylase can be high due to other causes, so we also run the serum lipase."
Quiz_________________?
1. What should the nurse include in a focused assessment when caring for a patient
admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of cirrhosis?
Select all that apply.
2
, Assess the lower extremities.
Assess skin integrity and color.
Measure abdominal circumference.
Auscultate the abdomen for bowel sounds.
Assess for pupil reaction and accommodation. -
Answer✅
Assess the lower extremities.
Assess skin integrity and color.
Measure abdominal circumference.
Quiz_________________?
1. Which assessment findings would the nurse expect to find for a patient with diagnosed
Crohn's disease that has developed complications outside the gastrointestinal (GI) tract?
Select all that apply.
Epistaxis
Joint pain
Periorbital edema
Red patches on the legs
Eye redness and itching -
Answer✅
Joint pain
Red patches on the legs
Eye redness and itching
Quiz_________________?
10. If a patient presents with acute exacerbation of peptic ulcer disease, which collaborative
interventions need to be taken?
Select all that apply.
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Quiz_________________?
Answer✅
Quiz_________________?
1. A patient presents to the emergency department and reports frequent small light-colored
stools and fever. On examination, the nurse notes jaundice of the skin and sclera and a
white blood cell (WBC) count of 15,000 /μL. An ultrasound examination indicates the
patient has a dilated common bile duct with gallstones. What is the priority nursing
intervention for this patient?
Administer intravenous (IV) antibiotics
Provide skin care to prevent breakdown
Administer cholestyramine to minimize jaundice
Prepare the patient for an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) -
Answer✅
1
, Prepare the patient for an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Quiz_________________?
1. A patient with gastritis asks the nurse about the bodily process behind the diagnosis. The
nurse explains that which physiologic event is responsible for the patient's symptoms?
Alkalization of the intestines
Necrosis of the stomach wall
Inhibition of protein production
Disruption of the stomach mucosa -
Answer✅
Disruption of the stomach mucosa
Quiz_________________?
1. The caregiver of a patient with suspected pancreatitis asks the nurse why both serum
amylase and serum lipase tests are being done if they are both enzymes related to the
pancreas. Which explanation by the nurse accurately explains why both are being done?
"The serum amylase and lipase are decreased in acute pancreatitis."
"These tests are always done at the same time to determine severity."
"Serum amylase diagnoses pancreatitis; lipase determines if it is acute or chronic."
"The serum amylase can be high due to other causes, so we also run the serum lipase." -
Answer✅
"The serum amylase can be high due to other causes, so we also run the serum lipase."
Quiz_________________?
1. What should the nurse include in a focused assessment when caring for a patient
admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of cirrhosis?
Select all that apply.
2
, Assess the lower extremities.
Assess skin integrity and color.
Measure abdominal circumference.
Auscultate the abdomen for bowel sounds.
Assess for pupil reaction and accommodation. -
Answer✅
Assess the lower extremities.
Assess skin integrity and color.
Measure abdominal circumference.
Quiz_________________?
1. Which assessment findings would the nurse expect to find for a patient with diagnosed
Crohn's disease that has developed complications outside the gastrointestinal (GI) tract?
Select all that apply.
Epistaxis
Joint pain
Periorbital edema
Red patches on the legs
Eye redness and itching -
Answer✅
Joint pain
Red patches on the legs
Eye redness and itching
Quiz_________________?
10. If a patient presents with acute exacerbation of peptic ulcer disease, which collaborative
interventions need to be taken?
Select all that apply.
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