Questions from book

Question 1

Nursing management of the patient with acute pancreatitis includes (select all that apply)

a. checking for signs of hypocalcemia.
b. providing a diet low in carbohydrates.
c. giving insulin based on a sliding scale.
d. observing stools for signs of steatorrhea.
e. monitoring for infection, particularly respiratory tract infection.

Answer 1

A. checking for signs of hypocalcemia

E. Monitoring for infection, particularly respiratory tract infection

Question 2

The nursing management of the patient with cholecystitis associated with cholelithiasis is based on the knowledge that

a. shock-wave therapy should be tried initially.
b. once gallstones are removed, they tend not to recur.
c. the disorder can be successfully treated with oral bile salts that dissolve gallstones.
d. laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice in most patients who are symptomatic.

Answer 2

d. laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice in most patients who are symptomatic.

Question 3

Teaching in relation to home management after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy should include

a. keeping the bandages on the puncture sites for 48 hours.
b. reporting any bile-colored drainage or pus from any incision.
c. using over-the-counter antiemetics if nausea and vomiting occur.
d. emptying and measuring the contents of the bile bag from the T tube every day

Answer 3

b. reporting any bile-colored drainage or pus from any incision