What distinguishes a lean approach to waste elimination from traditional cost-cutting?

Which client will the nurse recognized as having the greatest risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease?

A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client who has newly increased liver function tests.  Which medication does the nurse question? 

The nurse reviews this client’s record. For each finding, determine whether it is primarily related to ascites or elevated ammonia. 

What nutrient does lipase aid in digesting?

A client is diagnosed with liver cancer. The client asks the nurse, “Why is my doctor lowering the doses of my medications?” Which statement is the nurse’s best response?

The nurse has triaged a client who is suspected to have pancreatitis. Which finding will the nurse immediately report to the healthcare provider?

A 32-year-old female client diagnosed with an acute cholecystitis episode has been hospitalized for several days for gastrointestinal rest and IV antibiotics. The client was not a surgical candidate. The nurse prepares the client for discharge and provides health teaching to help the client avoid future episodes of acute cholecystitis.  Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statements below by selecting from the list of options provided.  The nurse teaches the client to eat small, frequent meals, avoid high- ____1____ foods, and avoid ____1____. In addition, the nurse teaches the client to contact the health care provider with symptoms of biliary disease including ____2____, ____2____, and ____2____.  Options for 1 Options for 2 Protein Abdominal pain Fiber Steatorrhea Saturated fat Hypoxia Whole grains Muscle cramps Glucose Ecchymosis Smoking Vomiting Answers for 1: _______ Answers for 2: _______

A client’s abdominal ultrasound had inconclusive findings to diagnose cholecystitis. The provider states the client will need a diagnostic test that uses a radioactive tracer to study the flow of bile. Which diagnostic test is the provider referring to?

All of the following medications induce gingival enlargement, except: