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What does a nurse anticipate that the primary health care provider will prescribe
for a patient with pancreatitis who reports irritability and tingling around the lips?
Insulin
Vitamin K
Cholestyramine
Calcium gluconate - ANSWERS-Calcium gluconate
The nurse is attending to a patient with tentative diagnosis of acute pancreatitis.
Which diagnostic tests should the nurse anticipate for the health care provider to
prescribe to confirm the diagnosis? Select all that apply.
Liver biopsy
Serum lipase
,Serum amylase
Serum alpha-fetoproteins
Computed tomography (CT) scan - ANSWERS-Serum lipase
Serum amylase
Computed tomography (CT) scan
The nurse is caring for a patient with acute pancreatitis. What laboratory studies
should the nurse monitor that demonstrate a change in the pancreas?
Increased levels of sodium
Increased levels of glucose
Increased levels of potassium
Increased levels of triglycerides - ANSWERS-Increased levels of triglycerides
Assisting the patient to walk in the evening after the surgery
Administering carbohydrate-rich foods
Maintaining the patient in the semi-Fowler's position
Being prepared to perform a head-tilt maneuver
Maintaining the patient on large quantities of liquid intake - ANSWERS-Assisting
the patient to walk in the evening after the surgery
Maintaining the patient in the semi-Fowler's position
Being prepared to perform a head-tilt maneuver
,The nurse reviews the medical records of four female patients and identifies that
which patient is at increased risk for metabolic syndrome?
A patient with a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.6
A patient with a body mass index (BMI) of 24 kg/m 2
A patient with a waist circumference of 37 inches
A patient with a family history of obesity - ANSWERS-A patient with a waist
circumference of 37 inches
A patient takes orlistat for weight loss. The nurse anticipates that which
supplement will be prescribed?
Fat-soluble vitamin supplements
Water-soluble vitamin supplements
Iron supplement
Folic acid supplement - ANSWERS-Fat-soluble vitamin supplements
The nurse is caring for an obese patient who is being considered for bariatric
surgery. What do the criteria guidelines for bariatric surgery include?
BMI of 40 kg/m 2 or more
BMI of 28 kg/m 2 or more
BMI of 30 kg/m 2 or more
BMI of 32 kg/m 2 or more with other significant co-morbidities - ANSWERS-BMI of
40 kg/m 2 or more
, An obese patient tells the nurse, "As part of my weight loss program, I have begun
exercising daily for an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening. I also have
a goal of 10,000 steps a day, but I started by walking one-third of the
recommended steps. I have been swimming and cycling." The patient reports
feeling fatigued at the end of the day. What recommendation should the nurse
make?
Exercise for an hour each day.
Continue swimming but do not cycle.
Change the goal to 5,000 steps a day.
Start by walking 2,000 steps, with incremental increases. - ANSWERS-Exercise for
an hour each day.
An obese patient reports consuming a high-fat diet daily. The nurse recognizes
that which medication that is used to treat obesity blocks fat breakdown?
A serotonin agonist
A sympathomimetic
Lorcaserin
Orlistat - ANSWERS-Orlistat
What discharge instructions should the nurse provide to a patient who has
undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery? Select all that apply.
"You will need to take a calcium supplement."
"You should take an iron supplement."
"You will likely experience belching and heartburn."
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