Four hours after a bowel resection, a 74-year-old male patient with a nasogastric tube to low intermittent suction complains of nausea and abdominal distention. The first action by the nurse should be to

In reviewing client charts, which finding by the nurse correlates with an increased risk for developing hepatorenal syndrome secondary to cirrhosis?

A positive lipase is MOST indicative of which condition?

A 27-year-old patient admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) has a serum glucose level of 732 mg/dL (70-100 mg/dL) and serum potassium level of 2.6 mEq/L (3.5-5.2 mEq/L) Which action prescribed by the health care provider should the nurse take first?

Your patient is one day post-op thyroidectomy. Which of the following is the MOST critical assessment?

The nurse is administering IV fluid boluses and nasogastric irrigation to a patient with acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. On assessing for residual volume, you find 140ml. What is your next action?

Use this chart: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GWwKAqtr1E6No6fBkCuyZDnppWpeJQI2sJbUoM4y5l4/edit?usp=sharing List all diagnoses that risk-adjust. If there is another space for a diagnosis, but no code exists, put N in the space. 

Max is a licensed nutritionist who is starting their own private practice and wants to be sure they also create a supportive environment for the LGBTQIA community. Which of the following is not an appropriate recommendation for culturally sensitive health care for LGBTQIA people?

Refer to this chart: 400008-IP.pdf Find each diagnosis that risk-adjusts.  If there are additional spaces for codes but no other code risks, put the letter N in that space. 

Refer to this chart:  IP-18.pdf Find each diagnosis that risk-adjusts.  If there are additional spaces for codes but no other code risks, put the letter N in that space.