Subject: MEDSURG NURSING 1. A 44-year-old guitarist of a rock band is admitted to the hospital with pancreatitis. Which type of pain is the patient most likely to have? a. Burning pain which occurs 2 – 3 hours after meals and is relieved by antacids. b. Midepigastric pain radiating to his back that is aggravated by a fatty meal c. Severe abdominal distention and pain with associated bloody diarrhea d.Right lower quadrant pain with rebound tenderness 2. Which of the following laboratory values should a nurse expect to be elevated in a patient who has pancreatitis? a. Blood calcium levels b. Blood urea nitrogen c. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) d. Serum amylase 3. Which of the following would MOST likely be a major nursing diagnosis for a client with acute pancreatitis? a. Impaired swallowing b. Ineffective airway clearance c. Excess fluid volume d. Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements 4. Which of the following nursing intervention is INAPPROPRIATE for a client with appendicitis? a. Maintain on NPO b. Promote bed rest c. Place an ice bag on the abdomen d. Give cathartics 5. When a twenty old client has a diagnosis of appendicitis, which ofthe following manifestations would be MOST important for the nurse to follow up? a. Absence of stool for 24 hours b. Nausea when exposed to food odors. c. Body temperature of 38.4 oC d. Cessation of abdominal pain.
Subject: MEDSURG NURSING
1. A 44-year-old guitarist of a rock band is admitted to the hospital with pancreatitis. Which type of pain is the patient most likely to have?
a. Burning pain which occurs 2 – 3 hours after meals and is relieved by antacids.
b. Midepigastric pain radiating to his back that is aggravated by a fatty meal
c. Severe abdominal distention and pain with associated bloody diarrhea
d.Right lower quadrant pain with rebound tenderness
2. Which of the following laboratory values should a nurse expect to be elevated in a patient who has pancreatitis?
a. Blood calcium levels
b. Blood urea nitrogen
c. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)
d. Serum amylase
3. Which of the following would MOST likely be a major nursing diagnosis for a client with acute pancreatitis?
a. Impaired swallowing
b. Ineffective airway clearance
c. Excess fluid volume
d. Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements
4. Which of the following nursing intervention is INAPPROPRIATE for a client with appendicitis?
a. Maintain on NPO
b. Promote bed rest
c. Place an ice bag on the abdomen
d. Give cathartics
5. When a twenty old client has a diagnosis of appendicitis, which ofthe following manifestations would be MOST important for the nurse to follow up?
a. Absence of stool for 24 hours
b. Nausea when exposed to food odors.
c. Body temperature of 38.4 oC
d. Cessation of abdominal pain.
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