Question

1. Name 3 bad habits you might discover during your nursing assessment of a GERD patient:

2. Now is time for client teaching:

-what are 4 things to mention about meals?

-2 things to instruct about sleeping

3. Your patient doesn't feel like changing his lifestyle- what are 3 bad things he may develop if he has GERD long term?

4. What are 4 causes of PUD?

5.  If a patient goes for an EGD, what must return before you feed her?

6. What are 4 things that can increase gastric acid production?

7. Give 3 signs that the patient is bleeding in their GI tract:

8. Now, 2 signs that the GI tract perforated:

Answer 1

1. a) alcohol abuse

b) over consumption of chocolate

c) excessive intake of pepeprmint

2. A. a) eat balanced food

b) avoid junk food

c) avoid oily and over spicy foods

d) always eat properly cooked food

B. a) Keep a consistent sleep schedule.

b) Use your bed only for sleep and sex.

3. a) esophageal ulcer

b) esophageal stricture or obstruction

4. a) Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)

b) long-term use of aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

c) smoking tobacco

d) drinking alcohol

6. a) hiatal hernia

b) skipping meals

c) over consumption of food

d) eating spicy and oily foods

7. a) black or tarry stool.

b) bright red blood in vomit.

c) cramps in the abdomen.

8. a) Severe stomach pain.  

b) chills

The question number 5 is unclear or incomplete