You're preparing a teaching plan for a 27 y.o. named Jeff who underwent surgery to close a temporary ileostomy. Which nutritional guideline do you include in this plan?- Skildor

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You're preparing a teaching plan for a 27 y.o. named Jeff who underwent surgery to close a temporary ileostomy. Which nutritional guideline do you include in this plan?

A. There is no need to change eating habits. B. Eat six small meals a day. C. Eat the largest meal in the evening. D. Restrict fluid intake.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: After ileostomy closure surgery, it is recommended to eat six small meals a day to aid digestion and absorption.

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A patient has an acute upper GI hemorrhage. Your interventions include:

A. Treating hypovolemia. B. Treating hypervolemia. C. Controlling the bleeding source. D. Treating shock and diagnosing the bleeding source.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: For a patient with an acute upper GI hemorrhage, your interventions include treating shock and diagnosing the bleeding source.

Question 3 of 5

What information is correct about stomach cancer?

A. Stomach pain is often a late symptom. B. Surgery is often a successful treatment. C. Chemotherapy and radiation are often successful treatments. D. The patient can survive for an extended time with TPN.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Stomach pain is often a late symptom of stomach cancer.

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When planning care for a client with ulcerative colitis who is experiencing symptoms, which client care activities can the nurse appropriately delegate to a unlicensed assistant?

A. Assessing the client's bowel sounds B. administration of pain medication every 4 hours C. Evaluating the client's response to antidiarrheal medications D. Maintaining intake and output records

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Delegating tasks such as providing skin care, maintaining intake and output records, and obtaining the client's weight are within the scope of practice for an unlicensed assistant. Assessing bowel sounds and evaluating the response to medications require nursing judgment and should not be delegated.

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A patient who underwent abdominal surgery now has a gaping incision due to delayed wound healing. Which method is correct when you irrigate a gaping abdominal incision with sterile normal saline solution, using a piston syringe?

A. Rapidly instill a stream of irrigating solution into the wound. B. Apply a wet-to-dry dressing to the wound after the irrigation. C. Moisten the area around the wound with normal saline solution after the irrigation. D. Irrigate continuously until the solution becomes clear or all of the solution is used.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Irrigating continuously until the solution becomes clear or all of the solution is used is the correct method when irrigating a gaping abdominal incision.

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