For clients coming to the ambulatory care GI clinic, which task would be most appropriate to assign to the LPN/LVN?

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Question 1 of 5

For clients coming to the ambulatory care GI clinic, which task would be most appropriate to assign to the LPN/LVN?

A. Teach a client self-care measures for hemorrhoids. B. Assist the physician in incision and drainage of a pilonidal cyst. C. Evaluate a client's response to sitz baths for an anorectal abscess. D. Describe the basic pathophysiology of an anal fistula to a client.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following instructions should a nurse provide a client with an ileostomy when using the catheter?

A. Avoid warming the catheter before inserting it into the ileal pouch. B. Report if there is resistance when the catheter reaches the nipple valve. C. Avoid coughing when the catheter is being inserted into the ileal pouch. D. Clean catheter with soapy water and store it in a plastic bag after use.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

Priority Decision: Following auscultation of the abdomen, what should the nurse's next action be?

A. Lightly percuss over all four quadrants B. Have the patient empty his or her bladder C. Inspect perianal and anal areas for color masses and scars D. Perform deep palpation to delineate abdominal organs and masses

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Which explanation about weight reduction should be included when teaching the obese patient and her obese husband?

A. Weight gain is caused by psychologic factors. B. Daily weighing is recommended to monitor weight loss. C. Fat is not burned until the glycogen-water pool is depleted. D. Men lose weight less quickly than women because they have a higher percentage of metabolically less-active fat.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

Priority Decision: When caring for a patient following a glossectomy with dissection of the floor of the mouth and a radical neck dissection for cancer of the tongue what is the nurse's primary concern?

A. Relief of pain B. Patent airway C. Tube feedings to provide nutrition D. Positive body image

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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