A client with ascites is scheduled for a paracentesis. What should the nurse instruct the client to prepare for this procedure?
1. Empty the bladder.
2. Lie on the right side.
3. Drink nothing by mouth 12 hours prior to the procedure.
4. Lie on the left side.
Question 2A client with hepatitis C is experiencing pain in the right upper quadrant, jaundice, and nausea. The nurse recognizes that the client is in which phase of hepatitis?
1. Icteric
2. Terminal
3. Preicteric/prodromal
4. Post-icteric
Question 3The nurse should assist the client with chronic cholecystitis to plan meals that are:
1. high in calories.
2. cold, small in quantity, and low in fats.
3. cold, large in quantity, and infrequent.
4. hot and high in carbohydrates.
Question 4When caring for a client with cholecystitis, the nurse should place the client in which position?
1. Lithotomy
2. Fowler's
3. Trendelenburg
4. Supine
Question 5The nurse is caring for a client post-cholecystectomy with common duct exploration who has a t-tube. The nurse will be responsible for keeping the t-tube:
1. clamped.
2. covered with dressings.
3. patent.
4. attached to continuous suction.
Question 6The physician orders a nasogastric (NG) tube for the client with pancreatitis. The nurse explains that the purpose of the tube is:
1. control of fluid and electrolyte balance.
2. removal of irritants.
3. relief from nausea and vomiting.
4. reduction of pancreatic secretions.
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