What should the nurse monitor in caring for the patient undergoing a paracentesis?

What should the nurse monitor in caring for the patient undergoing a paracentesis?
 
  a. The urinary output
  b. Hypervolemia
  c. Fluid removal over at least 30 minutes
  d. Seizure

Question 2

Which factors may increase a patient's risk of developing cancer of the pancreas?
 
  a. Diet high in carbohydrates and dairy products
  b. Cardiovascular disease and glaucoma
  c. Tea and cola consumption
  d. Cigarette smokers and people with diabetes mellitus

Question 3

Why is morphine contraindicated in the patient with pancreatitis?
 
  a. Demerol (meperidine) is less expensive.
  b. Tylenol is more effective at managing this type of pain.
  c. Morphine may cause spasms of the sphincter of Oddi.
  d. These patients do not experience pain.

Question 4

A patient with pancreatitis is NPO. The patient asks the nurse why he is unable to have anything by mouth. Which of the following is the best response?
 
  a. Diagnostic tests depend on you not eating anything.
  b. The pancreas is stimulated whenever you eat or drink, and causes pain.
  c. Eating causes the need for a bowel movement, which excretes your medication too rapidly.
  d. Resting your GI tract will cure your pancreatitis.

Question 5

Which factors are most commonly associated with pancreatitis?
 
  a. Coronary artery disease
  b. Alcoholism and biliary tract disease
  c. Cirrhosis
  d. History of myocardial infarction

Question 6

Why is it advantageous for a live person to be a liver donor?
 
  a. Because the donor is not at risk for any complication
  b. Because the recipient is more likely to avoid rejection
  c. Because the donor donates only a part of the liver
  d. Because the blood supply is more dependable in the donated liver

Question 7

The nurse is aware that the hepatitis A immunization provides immunity in:
 
  a. 5 days.
  b. 10 days.
  c. 15 days.
  d. 30 days.