A home health nurse is assigned to follow-up on a patient recently diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Which primary symptom should the nurse take into consideration when updating the nursing interventions on this patient's care plan?

The nurse is preparing to administer medications and notes that a patient has sucralfate ordered QID. When is the best time to administer this medication?

A home health nurse is assigned to follow-up on a patient recently diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Which primary symptom should the nurse take into consideration when updating the nursing interventions on this patient's care plan?

A nurse is preparing to give a tube feeding using a large syringe. What action should the nurse implement before starting the infusion?

What precaution should a nurse initiate when caring for a patient with hepatitis B?

After receiving a tube feeding, a nurse assesses the patient to be sweaty with abdominal distention and diarrhea. What is the most likely cause of this response?

What is necessary to restrict when the ammonia level of a patient diagnosed with cirrhosis continues to rise?

A nurse is providing information on the medication Pancrease (lipase, protease, amylase) to a patient diagnosed with pancreatitis. Which important instruction should the nurse be sure to include?

A nurse is constructing a teaching plan for a patient with a hiatal hernia. What should be included in this plan to help reduce the complaints of heartburn, regurgitation, and eructation?

A patient in acute pain is admitted with pancreatitis. A nurse reviews a laboratory report showing an elevation that is diagnostic for acute pancreatitis. Which laboratory report did the nurse most likely review?

Which herb has been used in many cultures to provide relief of nausea associated with pregnancy?