Which action of pancreatic enzymes can cause pancreatic damage?

Immediately after a liver biopsy, which complication should a client be closely monitored for?

A client with a diagnosed liver disorder is scheduled to have an invasive procedure. The nurse will monitor which test result to ensure the safety of the client?

A nurse is providing instructions to a client who will undergo a liver biopsy the next morning. The client asks the nurse about what potential problems could occur. It is most important for the nurse to provide information for which condition?

Which procedure is most likely necessary for a client with a small tumor confined to one liver segment or lobe?

Which assessment finding best describes Murphy’s sign?

A client is suspected of having cholecystitis. The nurse will prepare the client for which of the following diagnostic tests?

Which intervention should be the priority of nursing management for a client hospitalized for acute cholecystitis?

Which diagnostic test is the most accurate for diagnosing liver cancer?

A nurse has given discharge instructions to a client with chronic cholecystitis. Which response by the client indicates the teaching has been effective?

Which dietary instructions should the nurse give to a client with toxic hepatitis?

The nurse is performing an assessment on a client being evaluated for viral hepatitis. Which symptom will the nurse most likely assess on this client?

Which laboratory test would the nurse expect to be ordered to diagnose pancreatitis?

A client with pancreatitis may exhibit Cullen’s sign on physical examination. Which assessment finding best describes Cullen’s sign?

Which factor should be the initial focus of nursing management in a client with acute pancreatitis?

When admitting a client to the hospital with suspected acute pancreatitis, which electrolyte disorder would be expected?

In alcohol-related pancreatitis, which intervention is the best way to reduce the exacerbation of pain?

A client with cirrhosis complains that his skin always feels itchy. The nurse recognizes that the itching is a result of which abnormality associated with cirrhosis?

A client is admitted with a diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy. The nurse’s assessment documentation will include which of the following?

A client presents with dark urine, fatigue, and generalized pruritus. Lab results reveal elevated serum bilirubin and increased bile salts. The diagnosis is made of biliary cirrhosis. The client asks what is happening in his body. What is the nurse’s best response?

For a definitive diagnosis of cirrhosis, the nurse will assist with which diagnostic test?

Which of the following assessment findings would be consistent with a client’s diagnosis of cirrhosis?

The nurse is aware that the most important intervention when caring for a client with esophageal varices is which of the following?

Several children at a day care center have been infected with hepatitis A virus. What is the most important information the nurse can provide to reduce the risk of hepatitis A transmission?

A client is being evaluated for hepatitis A. Which activity places him at the highest risk for contracting hepatitis A?

The nurse is teaching a client with a peptic ulcer about discharge instructions. The client asks the nurse which type of analgesic he may take. Which of the following responses by the nurse would be the most accurate?

Which assessment finding would strongly indicate the possibility of cirrhosis?

If a gastric ulcer perforates, which action should be included in the management of the client?

The nurse is counseling a client on how to prevent cholecystitis. What is the most important guideline for the nurse to include?

A client presents to the emergency department with abdominal pain, weight loss, steatorrhea, and a random glucose of 417 mg/dl. The nurse should expect which diagnostic test to be ordered?