A nurse is caring for a client following a bone marrow biopsy. What information should the nurse include in the discharge education?
•Teach the client to report excessive bleeding and evidence of infection to the provid
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A nurse is caring for a client following a bone marrow biopsy. What information should the nurse include in the discharge education?
•Teach the client to report excessive bleeding and evidence of infection to the provider.
•Teach the client to check the biopsy site daily. Keep the dressing clean, dry, and intact.
•If sutures are in place, remind the client to return in 7-10 days to have them removed.
What dietary education should the nurse provide to a client diagnosed with a hiatal hernia?
•Avoid eating immediately prior to going to bed.
•Avoid foods and beverages that decrease LES pressure (fatty and fried foods, chocolate, coffee, peppermint, spicy foods, tomatoes, citrus fruits, and alcohol).
A nurse is caring for a client with chronic gastritis. Provide three (3) dietary recommendations the nurse should include in client education?
•Assist the client in identifying foods that are triggers.
•Provide small, frequent meals and encourage the client to eat slowly.
•Advise the client to avoid alcohol, caffeine, and foods that can cause gastric irritation.
A nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted with renal calculi. List three (3) interventions the nurse will take in the management of renal calculi.
•Strain all urine to check for passage of the calculus and save the calculus for laboratory analysis.
•Encourage increased oral intake to 3L/day unless contraindicated.
•Encourage ambulation to promote passage of calculus.
Define the following types of urinary incontinence: Stress, urge, overflow, reflex, functional,
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