The nurse is teaching a patient about a scheduled small bowel series. Which statement by the patient indicates that further teaching is required?

A patient with irritable bowel syndrome asks the nurse, “Why did the doctor order something for depression?” How should the nurse respond?

A patient who is recovering from surgery for stomach cancer a month ago continues to experience dumping syndrome. What should the nurse instruct this patient?

The nurse is assessing a patient who uses chewing tobacco. Which data would be most important for the nurse to obtain?

The nurse reviews the functions of the gastrointestinal system for a patient with celiac disease. Which statement by the patient indicates that teaching has been effective?

The nurse suspects that a patient is exhibiting manifestations of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. What did the nurse assess to make this clinical judgment? Select all that apply.

The nurse is assessing a patient diagnosed with gastrointestinal bleeding. Which finding should alert the nurse that the patient’s condition is deteriorating?

A patient with gastrointestinal dysfunction says, “I was having chest pain so bad last week I thought I was having a heart attack!” What should the nurse suspect the patient was experiencing?

The nurse is conducting an abdominal assessment. Which finding should the nurse realize is most likely related to a diagnosis of acute diverticulitis?

Read the passage Roughing It, and then answer the following question(s).The major difference between the narrator and the people he meets is that the narrator