A patient with a chronic hiatal hernia experiences the following. Which action should the nurse advise the patient to avoid?

The nurse provides education for a patient about the treatment for acute gastritis. Which patient statement requires correction by the nurse?

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has a gastrostomy tube through which he is receiving continuous enteral feedings.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a patient about how to perform fecal occult blood testing for colorectal cancer screening.

 Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching? 

A nurse is contributing to the care plan for a patient who has acute pancreatitis.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?

A nurse is preparing a presentation for colleagues about various herbal remedies that patients might use.
Which herbal supplement might patients use to treat diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and ulcerative colitis?

A patient has undergone subtotal gastrectomy and is being prepared for discharge. Which reasons should the nurse consider for the care?

A nurse is educating a client with Crohn’s disease about dietary choices. Which food should the nurse recommend as part of the diet?

A nurse is collecting data from a patient who has an obstruction and inflammation of the common bile duct due to cholelithiasis.
Which finding is expected for this condition?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has been taking omeprazole for the past 4 weeks.
The nurse determines that the medication is effective when the client reports relief from which of the following symptoms?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who is 12 hr postoperative following a colectomy with colostomy placement. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?