George has a T tube in place after gallbladder surgery. Before discharge, what information or instructions should be given regarding the T tube drainage?

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George has a T tube in place after gallbladder surgery. Before discharge, what information or instructions should be given regarding the T tube drainage?

A. If there is any drainage, notify the surgeon immediately. B. The drainage will decrease daily until the bile duct heals. C. First, the drainage is dark green; then it becomes dark yellow. D. If the drainage stops, milk the tube toward the puncture wound.

Correct Answer: B

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

Question 2 of 5

The student nurse is participating in colorectal cancer-screening program. Which patient has the fewest risk factors for colon cancer?

A. Janice, a 45 y.o. with a 25-year history of ulcerative colitis B. George, a 50 y.o. whose father died of colon cancer C. Herman, a 60 y.o. who follows a low-fat, high-fiber diet D. Sissy, a 72 y.o. with a history of breast cancer

Correct Answer: C

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

Question 3 of 5

You're patient, post-op drainage of a pelvic abscess secondary to diverticulitis, begins to cough violently after drinking water. His wound has ruptured and a small segment of the bowel is protruding. What's your priority?

A. Ask the patient what happened, call the doctor, and cover the area with a water-soaked bedsheet. B. Obtain vital signs, call the doctor, and obtain emergency orders. C. Have a CAN hold the wound together while you obtain vital signs, call the doctor and flex the patient's knees. D. Have the doctor called while you remain with the patient, flex the patient's knees, and cover the wound with sterile towels soaked in sterile saline solution.

Correct Answer: D

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

Question 4 of 5

Your patient with peritonitis is NPO and complaining of thirst. What is your priority?

A. Increase the I.V. infusion rate. B. Use diversion activities. C. Provide frequent mouth care. D. Give ice chips every 15 minutes.

Correct Answer: C

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

Question 5 of 5

Kevin has a history of peptic ulcer disease and vomits coffee-ground emesis. What does this indicate?

A. He has fresh, active upper GI bleeding. B. He needs immediate saline gastric lavage. C. His gastric bleeding occurred 2 hours earlier. D. He needs a transfusion of packed RBC's.

Correct Answer: C

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

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