CORRECTLY A+ GRADED GI NCLEX
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
(2023-2024)
Nurse Berlinda is assigned to a 41-year-old client who has a diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis.
The nurse reviews the laboratory result, anticipating
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CORRECTLY A+ GRADED GI NCLEX
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
(2023-2024)
Nurse Berlinda is assigned to a 41-year-old client who has a diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis.
The nurse reviews the laboratory result, anticipating a laboratory report that indicates a serum
amylase level of:
a. 45 units/L
b. 100 units/L
c. 300 units/L
d. 500 units/L Answer C. The normal serum amylase level is 25 to 151 units/L. With chronic
cases of pancreatitis, the rise in serum amylase levels usually does not exceed three times the
normal value. In acute pancreatitis, the value may exceed five times the normal value. Options A
and B are within normal limits. Option D is an extremely elevated level seen in acute
pancreatitis.
A male client who is recovering from surgery has been advanced from a clear liquid diet to a full
liquid diet. The client is looking forward to the diet change because he has been "bored" with the
clear liquid diet. The nurse would offer which full liquid item to the client?
a. Tea
b. Gelatin
c. Custard
d. Popsicle Answer C. Full liquid food items include items such as plain ice cream, sherbet,
breakfast drinks, milk, pudding and custard, soups that are strained, and strained vegetable
juices. A clear liquid diet consists of foods that are relatively transparent. The food items in
options A, B, and D are clear liquids.
Nurse Juvy is caring for a client with cirrhosis of the liver. To minimize the effects of the disorder,
the nurse teaches the client about foods that are high in thiamine. The nurse determines that
the client has the best understanding of the dietary measures to follow if the client states an
intension to increase the intake of:
a. Pork
b. Milk
c. Chicken
d. Broccoli Answer A. The client with cirrhosis needs to consume foods high in thiamine.
Thiamine is present in a variety of foods of plant and animal origin.
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