Priority Decision: A patient with esophageal cancer is scheduled for a partial esophagectomy. Which nursing intervention is likely to be of highest priority preoperatively?

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Question 1 of 5

Priority Decision: A patient with esophageal cancer is scheduled for a partial esophagectomy. Which nursing intervention is likely to be of highest priority preoperatively?

A. Practice turning and deep breathing. B. Brush the teeth and mouth well each day. C. Encourage a high-calorie, high-protein diet. D. Teach about postoperative tubes and cares.

Correct Answer: C

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

Question 2 of 5

A physician just told a patient that she has a volvulus. When the patient asks the nurse what this is, what is the best description for the nurse to give her?

A. Bowel folding on itself B. Twisting of bowel on itself C. Emboli of arterial supply to the bowel D. Protrusion of bowel in weak or abnormal opening

Correct Answer: B

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

Question 3 of 5

Following a hemorrhoidectomy, what should the nurse advise the patient to do?

A. Use daily laxatives to facilitate bowel emptying. B. Use ice packs to the perineum to prevent swelling. C. Avoid having a bowel movement for several days until healing occurs. D. Take warm sitz baths several times a day to promote comfort and cleaning.

Correct Answer: D

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

Question 4 of 5

What laboratory test results should the nurse expect to find in a patient with cirrhosis?

A. Serum albumin: 7.0 g/dL (70 g/L) B. Total bilirubin: 3.2 mg/dL (54.7 mmol/L) C. Serum cholesterol: 260 mg/dL (6.7 mmol/L) D. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST): 6.0 U/L (0.1 mkat/L)

Correct Answer: B

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

Question 5 of 5

A patient with an obstruction of the common bile duct has clay-colored fatty stools, among other manifestations. What is the pathophysiologic change that causes this clinical manifestation?

A. Soluble bilirubin in the blood excreted into the urine B. Absence of bile salts in the intestine and duodenum, preventing fat emulsion and digestion C. Contraction of the inflamed gallbladder and obstructed ducts, stimulated by cholecystokinin when fats enter the duodenum D. Obstruction of the common duct prevents bile drainage into the duodenum, resulting in congestion of bile in the liver and subsequent absorption into the blood

Correct Answer: B

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

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