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Lower Gastro-Intestinal Issues in Adults-Test Bank by Lewis-Updated Latest version-2021 1. Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient who is being admitted with Clostridium difficile? a. Teach the patient about proper food storage. b. Order a diet without dairy products for the patient. c. Place the patient in a private room on contact isolation. d. Teach the patient about why antibiotics will not be used. 2. A 74-yr-old male patient tells the nurse that growing old...

NCLEX Physiological Integrity-Lower GITest Bank 1. A patient who is hospitalized with watery, incontinent diarrhea is diagnosed with Clostridium difficile. Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care? a. Order a diet with no dairy products for the patient. b. Place the patient in a private room with contact isolation. c. Teach the patient about why antibiotics are not being used. d. Educate the patient about proper food handling and storage. 2. A 67-year-old patient tells ...

NCLEX Physiological Integrity-Lower GITest Bank 1. A patient who is hospitalized with watery, incontinent diarrhea is diagnosed with Clostridium difficile. Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care? a. Order a diet with no dairy products for the patient. b. Place the patient in a private room with contact isolation. c. Teach the patient about why antibiotics are not being used. d. Educate the patient about proper food handling and storage. 2. A 67-year-old patient tells ...

Med Surg-2021- Lower GASTRO INTESTINAL PROBLEMS-Study Guide Chapter 42: Lower GI Problems DIARRHEA - Passage of at least three loose or liquid stool per day - Acute: lasting 14 days or less - Persistent: lasting longer than 14 days - Chronic: lasts 30 days or longer Etiology and Patho - Primary cause of acute diarrhea is ingesting an infectious organism - Viruses are also a common cause in the US - E. coli is most common (can be bloody) - Undercooked chicken or beef and fruits and v...

Pharmacology Exam 5 Questions and Answers Ch 38-44 PPT Questions 1. A patient is receiving Augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanic acid) liquid solution through a PEG tube. What is the purpose of clavulanic acid? a. It works synergistically with the antibiotic to improve potency. b. It inhibits the action of the enzymes produced by beta-lactamase–producing bacteria. c. It protects the antibiotic from the harmful gastric acid secretions in the stomach. d. It enhances the absorption of the...

Pharmacology Exam 2 Questions and Answers Ch 10-15 PPT Questions 1. A patient with bone cancer tells the nurse that he is in pain. The nurse knows that bone pain is classified as which type of pain? a. Somatic pain b. Referred pain c. Visceral pain d. Neuropathic pain 2. A patient is recovering from an appendectomy. She also has asthma and allergies to shellfish and iodine. To manage her postoperative pain, the physician has prescribed patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with hydromor...

Pharmacology Exam 3 Questions and ANSWERS Ch 22-25 PPT Questions 1. The number of people with hypertension in the United States is estimated to be a. 10 million. b. 25 million. c. 50 million. d. 70 million. 2. When administering an alpha-adrenergic drug for hypertension, it is most important for the nurse to assess the patient for the development of what response? a. Hypotension b. Hyperkalemia c. Oliguria d. Respiratory distress 3. A patient with diabetes has a new prescriptio...

Pharmacology exam 1 questions and Answers Ch 1-5 PPT Questions 1. The nurse answers a patient’s call light and finds the patient sitting up in bed and requesting pain medication. What will the nurse do first? a. Check the orders and give the patient the requested pain medication. b. Provide comfort measures to the patient. c. Assess the patient’s pain and pain level. d. Evaluate the effectiveness of previous pain medications. 2. The patient’s medication administration record lis...

A Case Analysis of Uber Uber is a ride-sharing service started in 2009. If you are not familiar with Uber, you can learn more about the services it provides at U. Construct an eight-page analysis of Uber using the following criteria. Analyze the market before Uber’s entry. Describe the inefficiency Uber exploited. Explain Uber’s surge pricing in the context of shifts in supply and demand. Evaluate Uber’s surge pricing in the context of price discrimination. Apply the concepts of economies ...

Groups contain different people with different personalities and behaviors within that particular setting. As a result, disagreements can be common as every person wants to share their ideas and influence others into developing ways of thinking that are similar to their own. Conflict can be important for groups if the members find ways of discussing non-defensively on a particular point and determine the possibility of alternative solutions. Conflict can be a suitable method of reflecting on iss...