Diminished bowel sounds - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A 29 year old male client informs the nurse that he came to the clinic to see if, "Maybe I have lung cancer or something," and wants to get checked out since, "I can't seem to get rid of this body-wracking dry cough that has been hanging around for the last six weeks." Which computer documentation of this client's concerns should the nurse enter? A. Presents with a hacking non-productive cough of 6 weeks duration. B. Describe having a "body-wracking dry cough" of 6 weeks duration. C. ...

medsurg3 hesi QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!! 2024/ 2025[NEXT GEN] It's been 18 hrs since surgery and your pt has no bowel sounds. What do you do? - CORRECT ANSWER document. It's normal for bowel sounds to be absent postop for 24 hrs What drug treats malignant hyperthermia? - CORRECT ANSWER Dantrolene What anesthetic is most likely to trigger malignant hyperthermia? - CORRECT ANSWER Succinylcholine A pt under anesthesia is showing an in...

N Comprehensive Online Practice 2019 A with NGN A nurse is caring for a client who has hypertension and is taking captopril. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel (AP)? Obtain the client's blood pressure before the nurse administers medication. The nurse can delegate obtaining blood pressure before and after medication administration because this task is within the range of function for an AP. Initiate a referral with a dietitian for the cl...

NR 511 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWRERS. GRADED A+ mesenteric infarction - -Patient presents with mid epigastric pain, LUQ radiating to back, mild to very severe pain. Also has associated nausea and vomiting diaphoresis, pain is worse with lying supine. Physical assessment shows diminished bowel sounds and abdominal arteriogram. Urinary stones/kidney stones - -Patient presents with a colicky flank pain progressing to constant and severe radiating to the groin in both lower quadr...

2023 NUR2755 / NUR 2755 FINAL EXAM (Latest APRIL 2023 / 2024): Multidimensional Care IV / MDC 4 - Rasmussen NUR 2755 Multidimensional Care IV MDC4 FINAL EXAM what are the treatments for frostbite in the ED? - Warm saline, immerse hands/feet in warm water, elevate affected limbs, have them rub their hands together Priority treatment for pt with a heatstroke - Move them out of the sun, into shade First priority assessment - Airway Process called for sorting patients - Triage Pt wit...

RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2023 A NGN NGN 1000: Client is alert and oriented and reports not feeling well for a few days. Client is on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and reports dialysate appeared cloudy this morning. Reports abdominal pain as 4 on a scale of 0 to 10. Bowel sounds active in all quadrants. Peritoneal dialysis access site red, warm to touch, with a small amount of purulent drainage noted on dressing.1300: Client is lying in bed with th...

ATI questions: Endocrine A nurse is monitoring the lab values of a client who has diabetes mellitus and is taking insulin. Which of the following results indicates a therapeutic outcome of insulin therapy? a. fasting blood glucose 96 mg/dL b. postprandial blood glucose 195 gm/dL c. random blood glucose 210 mg/dL d. preprandial blood glucose 60 mg/dL - ANSWER a. fasting blood glucose 96 mg/dL -this is within the expected reference range of 70 to 11...

ADULT CCRN/PCCN CERTIFICATION TEST One day following posterior spinal fusion surgery a 35 year old female suddenly exhibits restlessness, labored breathing and acute chest pain. Her heart rate is 122/min., she is afebrile, and exhibits slightly diminished breath sounds on the right side. The findings described above should lead the nurse to suspect that the patient has developed: A. A spontaneous pneumothorax B. A pulmonary embolus C. Aspiration pneumonia D. A pleural effusion - Cor...

Fracture left hip - Answer- - Manifestations: pain in hip/groin, bruising at hip, pain on movement, muscle spasms - Bucks traction (temporary to relieve pain, reduce muscle spasm and immobilize) - use is not routine - Surgery is usually done to reduce and fixate the fracture - Care is similar to that of a patient undergoing other orthopedic surgery or hip replacement surgery Care of Hip fracture - Health history and presence of concomitant problems - Pain - VS, respiratory status, LOC, a...

Right ventricular infarction (RVI) lead changes - II, III, AVF R ventricular infarction s/s - clear breath sounds, hypotension, JVD. R ventricular dilation and dec contractility>> dec preload and CO Reperfusion therapy standard - Within 60 min of ED arrival Common causes of PEA - Hypoxia, tension pneumo, cardiac tamponade BNP as a marker - of L ventricular dysfunction bc ventricles make BNP and an inc of over 100 pg/ml indicates symptomatic HF Transcutaneous pacing (TCP) - ...