A patient who is admitted with upper gastrointestinal (GI)  bleeding has a history of two previous heart attacks. The patient is receiving large amounts of IV fluid. For which possible complication would the nurse monitor the patient?

Which symptom would the nurse expect to be relieved after a patient who has gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) takes an oral dose of magnesium hydroxide/aluminum hydroxide (Maalox)?

A patient complains of back pain and burning pain in the midepigastric region three hours after a meal. The patient’s medical history includes hyperparathyroidism. Which condition would the nurse suspect in this patient?

A nurse is teaching a patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) who is obese about measures to prevent complications. Which instructions would the nurse give? (Select all that apply).

A patient who underwent abdominal surgery complains of sweating, weakness, palpitations, and dizziness 20 minutes after a meal. Upon auscultation, the nurse finds the patient to have borborygmi. Which complication would the nurse suspect in the patient?

Which test would the physician use to identify upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding if the physician was unable to perform an endoscopy?

The admission assessment for a patient with acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding indicates blood pressure 82/40 mm Hg, pulse 124/min, and respiratory rate 26/min. Which admission order does the nurse implement first?

A patient who has undergone an esophagectomy for esophageal cancer develops increasing pain, fever, and dyspnea when a full liquid diet is started postoperatively. The nurse recognizes these symptoms are most indicative of:

The nurse is caring for a patient with peptic ulcer disease who presents with tachycardia, upper abdominal pain, a rigid abdomen, and nausea and vomiting. Which immediate surgical repair is the health care provider likely to plan for this patient?

Goschan Bank is a multinational bank. The employees from the bank’s branches in underdeveloped countries are not given higher positions at the headquarters because their industrial knowledge is often insufficient and irrelevant to be employed in the parent country. In the context of employment discrimination, this scenario best illustrates _____.