1. Which information is a priority for the RN to reinforce to an older client
after
intravenous pylegraphy?
A) Eat a light diet for the rest of the day
B) Rest for the next 24 hours since the preparation and the test
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1. Which information is a priority for the RN to reinforce to an older client
after
intravenous pylegraphy?
A) Eat a light diet for the rest of the day
B) Rest for the next 24 hours since the preparation and the test is tiring.
C) During waking hours drink at least 1 8-ounce glass of fluid every hour
for the next 2
days
D) Measure the urine output for the next day and immediately notify the
health care
provider if it should decrease.
The correct answer is D: Measure the urine output for the next day and
immediately
notify the health care provider if it should decrease.
2. A client has altered renal function and is being treated at home. The
nurse recognizes
that the most accurate indicator of fluid balance during the weekly visits
is
A) difference in the intake and output
B) changes in the mucous membranes
C) skin turgor
D) weekly weight
The correct answer is D: weekly weight
3. A client has been diagnosed with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.Which
information is
most important for the nurse to reinforce with the client?
A)It is a condition in which one or more tumors called gastrinomas form in
the pancreas
or in the upper part of the small intestine (duodenum)
B)It is critical to report promptly to your health care provider any findings
of peptic
ulcers
c)Treatment consists of medications to reduce acid and heal any peptic
ulcers and, if
possible, surgery to remove any tumors
D)With the average age at diagnosis at 50 years the peptic ulcers may
occur at unusual
areas of the stomach or intestine
The correct answer is B: It is critical to report promptly to your health care
provider any
findings of peptic ulcers .
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