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

question 30

Multiple Choice

Two days following an exploratory laparotomy with a resection of a short segment of small bowel,the patient complains of gas pains and abdominal distension.Which nursing action is most appropriate to take at this time?

• A) Assisting the patient to ambulate
• B) Administering the ordered IV morphine sulphate
• C) Giving a return-flow enema
• D) Inserting the ordered promethazine (Phenergan)suppository

Recognize the importance of environmental factors and community infrastructure in disease prevention.

Understand the historical development of public health initiatives and their impact on community health.

Analyze the role of government and non-governmental organizations in the advancement of public health.

Identify key figures and their contributions to public health and nursing.

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Definitions:

Two-Way Table

A tabular method to display the frequency of occurrence of variables that are categorized along two dimensions.

Two-Way Tables

Two-way tables are a method of displaying data that deals with two categorical variables, showing the frequencies of occurrence of different combinations of these variables.

Data

Information collected, measured, or observed for reference, analysis, or calculation purposes.

Categorical Variables

Variables that represent categories and can assume a limited number of discrete values, often used to label groups or sets.