The nurse plans care for a client recovering from a Whipple procedure. The nurse notes a distended abdomen with absent bowel sounds, and the client denies passing flatus. Which action should the nurse include in the plan of care?

The nurse provides discharge teaching to a client who is recovering from an exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis, Which statement by the client causes the nurse to change the teaching plan?

The nurse prepares to administer dobutamine 2.5 mcg/kg/min IV for a client who weighs 193 pounds. The nurse receives dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL of 5% dextrose from the pharmacy. The IV pump should be set to deliver how many mL/hr? Round to a whole number.

The following clients come to the emergency department for treatment after a building explosion and collapse. Which client should receive priority care?

A client is diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. Which laboratory results would the nurse anticipate to be elevated due to OBSTRUCTION in this condition? Select all that apply.

A triage nurse in the emergency department assesses a client who complains of 7/10 abdominal pain and states. "I had a temperature of 103.9 Fat home." Which action should the nurse take first?

The nurse assesses a client with severe pruritus as a complication of cirrhosis. Which intervention should the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel?

A nurse is teaching a group of clients about the risk factors for developing cholelithiasis. Which client is at the highest risk for developing gallstones?

A client with a TS spinal cord injury has manifestations of autonomic dysreflexia. Which assessments would indicate a possible cause for this condition? Select all that apply.

The nurse has been assigned to care for four clients. Which client should the nurse plan to assess first?

A nurse is caring for a client who has acute pancreatitis.

Vitals
Day 2:

• Heart rate: 92/min
• Respiratory rate: 20/min
• BP: 122/58 mm Hg
• Oxygen saturation: 96% on room air

Nurses Notes:

• Oriented to person, place, and time: reports extreme fatigue.
• Client rates pain as 3 on a 0 to 10 pain scale following administration of pain medication 30 min ago
• S1, S2 noted on auscultation. Pulses palpable.
• Respirations even unlabored. Chest clear on auscultation.
• Bowel sounds hypoactive in all four quadrants. 
• Client vomiting brown liquid and reports continuing nausea. Reports passing flatus.
• Urinating without difficulty, urine is clear yellow.