Exam 59: Coordinating Care for Patients With Hepatic Disorders

Which statement by the patient diagnosed with hepatitis indicates the need for further teaching?

The nurse teaches the patient diagnosed with hepatitis B about which oral medication used to treat this health problem?

Which assessment data indicate to the nurse that the patient may be experiencing an increased ammonia level, a complication of cirrhosis?

The nurse is providing care to a patient diagnosed with cirrhosis and monitors for which clinical manifestation of stage 3 hepatic encephalopathy?

The nurse correlates which type of viral hepatitis to the fecal-oral route of transmission?

The nurse is providing care to a patient diagnosed with cirrhosis, and monitors for which clinical manifestation of stage 1 hepatic encephalopathy?

In documenting assessment data on the patient diagnosed with hepatic encephalopathy, the nurse uses which term to describe a sweet fecal smell of the breath?

The nurse correlates which data from the patient's health as a risk factor for the current diagnosis of cirrhosis?

The nurse correlates which diagnostic results to the patient diagnosed with advanced cirrhosis? Select all that apply.

Which assessment data indicate to the nurse that the patient may be experiencing decreased clotting factors as a complication of cirrhosis?

The nurse is planning education for an adolescent patient recently diagnosed with hepatitis. The patient moved back to the parents' home. Which recommendation to the parents will best prevent them from acquiring hepatitis B (HBV)?

The nurse is providing information about hepatitis to a high school health occupations class. The students all volunteer examples of how hepatitis is transmitted. Which statement by one of the students indicates the need for further teaching about hepatitis transmission?

111111111 -A young adult waiter has been treated for viral hepatitis at a healthcare clinic. Which patient outcome requires an intervention by the nurse?

In administering lactulose to the patient with hepatic encephalopathy, the nurse correlates effectiveness of this medication to which mechanism of action?

In reviewing the treatment plan for the patient diagnosed with ascites, which prescription does the nurse question?

The nurse correlates which factors as associated with an increased risk of developing liver cancer? Select all that apply.

The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestation assessed in the patient diagnosed with liver cancer?

Which information should the nurse include in a teaching session for a patient who is to receive the hepatitis B vaccine?

The nurse is providing care to a patient diagnosed with cirrhosis and monitors for which clinical manifestation of stage 2 hepatic encephalopathy?

Which information should the nurse provide to a patient who will be receiving the hepatitis A vaccine?