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Practice Question

Mr. Anderson is a 50-year-old male client who presented to the emergency department (ED) at 0615 with intermittent cramping abdominal pain, abdominal bloating, and nausea and vomiting for the past 3 days. He denies constipation or diarrhea. He completed his second cycle of chemotherapy infusion last week for a newly diagnosed stage III gastric cancer. Which of the following interventions does the nurse anticipate performing? Select all that apply.

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Correct Answer:

Perform a bladder scan

Rationale:

🔍Assessing urinary output with a bladder scan detects retention or oliguria from dehydration.

💧Vomiting for three days causes fluid losses, so increasing IV fluids restores intravascular volume.

❌Irrigating the NG tube and high wall suction address obstruction, not dehydration with prerenal azotemia.

💡Administering diuretics without correcting volume can worsen acute kidney injury.

📌Core Message

Monitoring urinary output with a bladder scan and correcting dehydration by increasing IV fluids are essential.

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  • Category: NCLEX PN
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