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Question 1 of 5

Annebell is being discharged with a colostomy, and you're teaching her about colostomy care. Which statement correctly describes a healthy stoma?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: A healthy stoma may bleed slightly when touched initially, which is normal.

Question 2 of 5

Janice is waiting for discharge instructions after her herniorrhaphy. Which of the following instructions do you include?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Advise the patient to lose weight if obese to reduce the risk of complications after herniorrhaphy.

Question 3 of 5

After abdominal surgery, your patient has a severe coughing episode that causes wound evisceration. In addition to calling the doctor, which intervention is most appropriate?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Covering the wound with a saline soaked sterile dressing is the most appropriate intervention for wound evisceration.

Question 4 of 5

Dark, tarry stools indicate bleeding in which location of the GI tract?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Dark, tarry stools indicate bleeding in the upper GI tract.

Question 5 of 5

Elmer is scheduled for a proctoscopy and has an I.V. The doctor wrote an order for 5mg of I.V. diazepam(Valium). Which order is correct regarding diazepam?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct method for administering I.V. diazepam is to give it in the I.V. port closest to the vein.

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The nurse evaluates the client's stoma during the initial post-op period. Which of the following observations should be reported immediately to the physician?

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