The nurse identifies a need for additional teaching when a patient with acute infectious diarrhea makes which statement?

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Question 1 of 5

The nurse identifies a need for additional teaching when a patient with acute infectious diarrhea makes which statement?

A. I can use A&D ointment or Vaseline jelly around the anal area to protect my skin.' B. Gatorade is a good liquid to drink because it replaces the fluid and salts I have lost.' C. I may use over-the-counter Imodium or Parepectolin when I need to control the diarrhea.' D. I must wash my hands after every bowel movement to prevent spreading the diarrhea to my family.'

Correct Answer: C

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

Question 2 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 3 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 4 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.

Question 5 of 5

Patients with GI bleeding may experience an acute or chronic blood loss. The patient is experiencing hematochezi The physician recognizes this as:

A. Vomiting of bright red or maroon blood. B. Black, tarry stool. C. Coffee ground emesis. D. Red- or maroon-colored stool rectally.

Correct Answer: D

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

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