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A patient who has had fecal occult blood (FOB) testing reports to the nurse that the test was negative for colon cancer and therefore, wishes to cancel the colonoscopy scheduled for the next day. What is the nurse’s best response?

The nurse is preparing to perform an abdominal assessment on a patient who reports new onset  pain of 8 out of 10 in the right upper quadrant. How should the nurse proceed with the abdominal assessment?

The nurse is assessing the laboratory values of a patient being evaluated for dark tarry stools.  Which laboratory value would be most suggestive of gastrointestinal bleeding?

A patient with an exacerbation of ulcerative colitis has been placed on Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN). The patient asks the nurse why foods or fluids may not be given by mouth. What is the nurse’s best response?

Which medication does the nurse anticipate for a patient diagnosed with H Pylori gastritis who is being prescribed a triple therapy?

The nurse explains to the patient that this is the most common method of treating a hiatal hernia?.

A nurse answers a call light to find the patient in the bathroom vomiting large amounts of bright red blood. Which action should the nurse complete first?

A home care nurse is assessing a patient who is 10 days postoperative for an esophagogastrostomy. Assessment findings include a temperature of 38° C (101° F), pulse rate of 110, and respirations of 24. What should the nurse’s first action be?

The plan of care for a patient following esophageal resection should include which of the following?

Upon return to room a patient from OR with a hemicolectomy placement of a sigmoid colostomy. There is a Foley in place with pink tinged urine, an epidural of Bupivacaine/Hydromorphone at 6 mL per hour. The patient is restless and reports wanting to urinate because “my bladder feels huge”. The nurses’ interventions should include? Select all that apply