1. A 35-year-old client reports to the health care facility with…
Question Answered step-by-step 1. A 35-year-old client reports to the health care facility with… 1. A 35-year-old client reports to the health care facility with complaints of itchy skin, yellowish discoloration of urine, and clay-colored stool. What should the nurse focus on when collecting subjective and objective data from the client?2. A 28-year-old client is admitted to the nursing unit with lower abdominal pain. During palpation, the client experiences severe pain in the right lower quadrant. The client describes the pain as sharp and gnawing. What are the concerns and related assessments for this client?3. A client visits the health care facility with complaints of abdominal distention and dull pain. The client denies symptoms of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation. How should the nurse perform assessment of the abdomen to elicit the cause of distention? Case Study:A 55-year-old male client is admitted to the nursing unit with complaints of abdominal pain that is sharp and burning. The client gives a history of experiencing bloating and gas after eating and heartburn during the night. The client had a colonoscopy done 5 years ago that revealed six polyps, which were removed, biopsied, and found to be negative for cancerous cells. Upon interviewing the client, the nurse notes that the abdominal pain increases when the client eats fried and spicy foods, drinks alcoholic beverages, or engages in strenuous activity. The client works as a package delivery carrier for a major parcel company. Picking up packages that weigh 25 to 50 lb (11 to 23 kg) is an expectation of his job. Lately, this has become difficult. The client’s family history is positive for cancer. The client’s mother died from stomach cancer, and the father had prostate cancer that benefited from proton therapy treatments. During the examination of the abdomen, the nurse finds that the client’s abdomen is guarded and distended. Questions: a. Associated signs and symptoms may provide diagnostic evidence to support or rule out a particular origin of pain. What other factors should the nurse consider when assessing this client?b. The nurse is teaching a nursing student how to perform an abdominal assessment. Explain the order for the abdominal assessment. Health Science Science Nursing NURSING MISC Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
