The nurse is making a home visit to a client with chronic pancreatitis. Which data is consistent with this diagnosis?

The nurse is preparing a community presentation about hepatitis B virus (HBV). Which information should be included in the teaching session?

Which question would the nurse ask to identify a risk factor for liver disease?

The client with acute pancreatitis asks why she is taking omeprazole. What is the nurse's best response?

The nurse is collecting a health history of a client admitted for possible acute pancreatitis.
Which health history item would increase the client's risk for this diagnosis?

An adult client is admitted to the emergency department with symptoms of acute pancreatitis. Which data support this diagnosis?

The nurse is making a home visit to a client with chronic pancreatitis. Which data is consistent with this diagnosis?

A client with a history of chronic pancreatitis reports weight loss of 10 pounds over the last month and foul smelling stools. What would be a priority action for the nurse to take?

While assessing the client with acute pancreatitis the nurse notes the following: skin warm and dry with inelastic turgor, hypoactive bowel sounds, nausea and vomiting for 24 hours, and amber-colored urine. Which action would the nurse take next?

The nurse is admitting a client with liver disease who presents with dyspnea, weight gain and abdominal distention. Which order would the nurse anticipate?

The nurse is preparing a client presentation regarding pancrelipase (Viokase) therapy. Which information would the nurse include in the teaching session?