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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

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?

The nurse is performing an abdominal assessment on a patient diagnosed with a colorectal tumor. Upon inspection the presence of visible peristaltic waves is noted and upon auscultation the nurse hears frequent high-pitched bowel sounds. What is the nurse’s interpretation of this finding? Select all that apply

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

The nurse is answering a patient’s questions related to the placement of ostomies. The explanation about differences between a colostomy and an ileostomy is?

The nurse provides discharge instructions for a patient who had a hernia repair with mesh. Which patient statement indicates a need for additional teaching?

A patient with a tube feeding of 65 mL per hour is complaining of feeling bloated. The nurse aspirates 240 mL of undigested formula from the patient’s nasogastric tube (NGT). Which should the nurse implement as a result of this finding?