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?

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?

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?

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

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

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

When the state sentences a criminal to lethal injection, they (used to) give 3 drugs:  first, a sedative; second, a paralytic:  What was the third?    (kinda morbid for a bonus question, sorry)  

Water loss from the body that we don’t notice is known as:

Ca++ levels in the ECF are regulated by this hormone.