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The nurse compares bariatric surgical procedures for a patient education session. Which statement accurately differentiates the procedures?

A nurse is teaching a client about expected ostomy output. Which statement by the client indicates correct understanding of output characteristics based on stoma location?

The nurse recognizes which of the following risk factors for coronary artery disease is not modifiable? 

A nursing student is learning about the gastrointestinal tract layers. Which layer is the innermost lining of the GI tract?

A patient with obesity and GERD asks what lifestyle modifications can help reduce symptoms. Which recommendations should the nurse include? Select all that apply.

The nurse is preparing to discharge a client with heart failure. The discharge teaching should include which symptoms that should be reported immediately to the health care provider? Select all that apply.

You are a nurse working on a general medical-surgical unit. You are caring for four clients with a history of coronary artery disease (CAD) and hypertension.     Which client should the nurse assess first? 

The public health nurse is preparing a presentation on tuberculosis (TB) in the United States. Which information would be appropriate to include? Select all that apply.

The nurse is completing a subjective assessment on a client at a clinic visit. The client tells the nurse they have occasional chest pain that started about two weeks ago. Which of the following is the best initial response by the nurse?

The nurse is preparing to administer the 8 a.m. dose of prednisolone (Pediapred®) via a G-tube for a client with pneumonia from a bottle of oral solution containing 15mg/5mL.  The order is to give 7.5 mg four times per day via G-tube. How much medication should the nurse pour?