As a nurse taking care of a patient with appendicitis.  The patient suddenly states that their “pain is gone! I feel so much better”.  What is the next step for the nurse to take?

The nurse is teaching a patient scheduled for a colonoscopy. Which patient statement indicates a need for further teaching?

The nurse is preparing to instruct a patient newly diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) about dietary considerations. What should the nurse include in these instructions? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a patient with the health problem illustrated in the diagram. For which health problem should the nurse plan care? 

A patient is being seen for a “sudden lump” in the groin after lifting a heavy box to a shelf. The nurse realizes that this patient might be experiencing which health problem?

The nurse determines that a patient’s body mass index (BMI) is 22 kg/m2. Based on this finding, what should the nurse conclude?

The nurse is caring for a patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). What should the nurse include when teaching the patient about this health problem? Select all that apply.

A patient is scheduled for a liver biopsy. What should the nurse include in this patient’s preprocedure teaching?

The nurse is reviewing data within a patient’s health history. Which factor in the history should the nurse recognize as related to the development of familial adenomatous polyposis?

The nurse is caring for a patient with multiple skin lesions who reports following a very-low-calorie diet to maintain weight loss. What should the nurse identify as the patient’s priority problem?