How to assess ascites - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Patients with __ writhe in bed. They squirm constantly and can find no comfortable position. - renal or biliary colic Lipase - released by pancreas to break down fats amylase - break down carbs into sugars trypsin - released by pancreas to help break down proteins pepsin - release by stomach to break down protein diffuse rigidity indicates? - diffuse peritonitis abdomen is board like localized rigidity indicates? - inflamed appendix or gallbladder rigidity is indicative of? - peritoneal ...

PREDICTOR HESSI 05/2018 1. An older adult resident of a long-term care facility has a 5-year history of hypertension. The client has a headache and rate the pain 5 on a pain scale 0 to 10. The client’s blood pressure is currently 142/89. Which interventions should the nurse implement? (Select all that apply) A. Administer a daily dose of lisinopril as scheduled. B. Assess the client for postural hypotension. C. Notify the healthcare provider immediately D. Provide a PRN dose of acetamin...

MED SURG HESI EXIT EXAM TEST BANK LATEST 2023 WITH RATIONALES, COMPLETE GUIDE. MED SURG HESI EXIT EXAM TEST BANK 2023 Following discharge teaching, a male client with duodenal ulcer tells the nurse the he will drink plenty of dairy products, such as milk, to help coat and protect his ulcer. What is the best follow-up action by the nurse? (ANS- Review with the client the need to avoid foods that are rich in milk and cream A male client with hypertension, who received new antihypertens...

While assessing a client's abdomen, the nurse observes involuntary reflex guarding on expiration. The nurse would interpret this as most likely indicating what complication? - Answer-infection Which change in auscultation of bowel sounds should the nurse recognize as most diagnostic of an intestinal obstruction? - Answer-An increase in the pitch The nurse is performing light palpation of the client's abdomen. How can the nurse best prevent voluntary guarding during this phase of assessmen...

10 Medication Rights - Patient, Medication, Dosage, Route, Time, Documentation, Client Education, to Refuse, Assessment, Evaluation A client comes to the emergency department with a temperature of 104°F. Which assessment findings should the nurse use to determine if this client is experiencing heat stroke? (Select all that apply.) 1. Delirious 2. Pale and dizzy 3. Skin warm and flushed 4. No evidence of sweating 5. Had been playing tennis in the sun - 1. Delirious 3. Skin warm and flus...

Assessing Fluid Balance correct answers What do we look at: -**weight and I&Os -VS, CVP -Na, BUN, Hct -head to toe assessment (edema, turgor, ascites) How often assess: -Q8 (typically) -Q1 if imbalance present for Pt Serum Osmolality correct answers *normal level: 275-300 -concentration of amount of solutes/chemicals in blood Serum Osmolality: Hypervolemia and Hypovolemia correct answers Hypervolemia: (FVE) -osmo: decreased (diluted) -weight: increased -intake (increa...

NUR 201 GI Exam Questions And Answers Rated A+ 2024. What are the labs associated with CRC? - correct answer. -Hgb & Hct are *decreased* due to intermittent bleeding associated with the tumor (may be the *first indication of a tumor* in some patients) -if spread to liver, *liver enzymes are elevated* -FOBT (if positive = GI bleeding) -*CEA* elevated in CRC (tumor marker - may be elevated in other benign or malignant diseases & in smokers as well, so is *not a diagnosis*)...

Assessing Fluid Balance correct answers What do we look at: -**weight and I&Os -VS, CVP -Na, BUN, Hct -head to toe assessment (edema, turgor, ascites) How often assess: -Q8 (typically) -Q1 if imbalance present for Pt Serum Osmolality correct answers *normal level: 275-300 -concentration of amount of solutes/chemicals in blood Serum Osmolality: Hypervolemia and Hypovolemia correct answers Hypervolemia: (FVE) -osmo: decreased (diluted) -weight: increased -intake (increa...

ALL HESI EXIT Questions and Answers Test Bank; A+ Rated Guide (2022) 271. A client receives a new prescription for simvastatin (Zocor) 5 mg PO daily at bedtime. What action should the nurse take? Administer the medication as prescribed with a glass of water 272. Which client should the nurse assess frequently because of the risk for overflow incontinence? A client Who is confused and frequently forgets to go to the bathroom 273. While monitoring a client during a seizure, which interven...

CPNREphysicians order reads insulin Novolin 36units and reg insulin 12units SC. What is the process should the PN follow? - correct answer Inject 36units in the insulin Novolin, then 12 units into the reg. Remove 12units of reg insulin & withdraw. (cloudy clear, then clear cloudy) Mrs. Bob health is rapidly declines and she is no longer able to speak or swallow without choking. her husband request a tube feed to be started. There is advance directive on her chart that stated no heroic measure...