

The nurse instructs the patient about how to care for the stoma. (Kaplan, GI system A) The nurse cares for a patient after the physician performed a sigmoid colostomy due to cancer. (Kaplan, GI system A) c) Morphine 15 mg IM q4h PRNĪddress pain to make client more comfortable before performing other orders I am nauseated and have vomited twice." Which order should the nurse carry out FIRST?Ī) Insert nasogastric (NG) tube and attach to intermittent low suctionī) Trimethobenzamide 200 mg rectally three times daily The client states, "My stomach hurts all the way up to my right shoulder.

(Kaplan, GI system A) The nurse cares for the client diagnosed with acute cholecystitis. Immediately following surgery the stoma, which is part of the intestine, is brought out to the abdominal wall and appears beefy-red it should be moist and protrude about 2 cm from the abdominal wall it there is no ostomy pouch in place, cover the lumen with petrolatum gauze covered by a dry, sterile dressing (Kaplan, GI system A) b) A stoma is beefy-red

Immediately after surgery, the nurse identifies which of the following stomas is expected? TERMS IN THIS SET (30) The nurse on the surgical unit cares for several clients with new colostomies.
