Which nursing diagnosis would be considered priority in planning the care of a patient that was diagnosed with stage II stomach cancer?

The nurse is preparing to perform an abdominal assessment on a patient who reports new onset  pain of 8 out of 10 in the right upper quadrant. How should the nurse proceed with the abdominal assessment?

Which medication does the nurse anticipate for a patient diagnosed with H Pylori gastritis who is being prescribed a triple therapy?

The nurse explains to the patient that this is the most common method of treating a hiatal hernia?.

A patient with an exacerbation of ulcerative colitis has been placed on Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN). The patient asks the nurse why foods or fluids may not be given by mouth. What is the nurse’s best response?

Upon return to room a patient from OR with a hemicolectomy placement of a sigmoid colostomy. There is a Foley in place with pink tinged urine, an epidural of Bupivacaine/Hydromorphone at 6 mL per hour. The patient is restless and reports wanting to urinate because “my bladder feels huge”. The nurses’ interventions should include? Select all that apply

A nurse answers a call light to find the patient in the bathroom vomiting large amounts of bright red blood. Which action should the nurse complete first?

The plan of care for a patient following esophageal resection should include which of the following?

The nurse is performing an abdominal assessment on a patient diagnosed with a colorectal tumor. Upon inspection the presence of visible peristaltic waves is noted and upon auscultation the nurse hears frequent high-pitched bowel sounds. What is the nurse’s interpretation of this finding? Select all that apply

The nurse is answering a patient’s questions related to the placement of ostomies. The explanation about differences between a colostomy and an ileostomy is?