Pn Vati Medical Surgical Re-Evaluation Assessment Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has ulcerative colitis and requires a low fiber diet. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid which of the following foods? A) Cooked carrots B) Dried apricots C) Ripe bananas D) White rice {Ans: Dried apricots}The nurse is caring for a client who has a pneumothorax and a water-seal chest tube drainage system to suction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A) Add tap water as needed to the suction control chamber B) Maintain the drainage container below the level of the client's chest C) Empty the collection container every shift D) Clamp the chest tubes if it becomes disconnected {Ans: Maintain the drainage container below the level of the client's chest}A nurse is caring for an older adult client diagnosed with colon cancer. The client asks the nurse several questions about his treatment plan. Which of the following nursing actions is appropriate? A) Tell the client to have his daughter call the provider to ask what options he plans to recommend. B) Assure the client that the provider will tell him what is planned. C) Help the client write down questions to ask his