Two Days After an Exploratory Laparotomy with a Resection of a Short

question 32

Multiple Choice

Two days after an exploratory laparotomy with a resection of a short segment of small bowel, a patient complains of gas pains and abdominal distention. Which nursing action is best to take at this time?

• A) Give a return-flow enema.
• B) Assist the patient to ambulate.
• C) Administer the ordered IV morphine sulfate.
• D) Insert the ordered promethazine (Phenergan) suppository.

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Definitions:

Rejection Region

The range of values in hypothesis testing that, if the test statistic falls within, leads to the rejection of the null hypothesis.

F-distribution

A probability distribution used in analysis of variance (ANOVA), assessing whether the means of various groups are equal.

Upper Tail

The portion of a distribution of values that lies above the upper limit of the central part of the distribution.

Area

A measure of the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape, expressed in square units.