Disorders of the Stomach
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References: Christensen, Adult Health Nursing Edition #4
Timby, Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8th Edition, p 757765
Student StudyAssignment: Adult Health Nursing Edition #4, Chapter 5 Pages:
(184-195)
Terminal Learning Objective:
Provide safe and effective care, given a scenario of a patient with a
stomach disorder
Enabling Learning Objective:
A. Indicate the etiology, clinical manifestations, assessment and
diagnostic tests, medical, nursing management and patient education for a
patient with gastritis.
B. Indicate the etiology, clinical manifestations, assessment and
diagnostic tests, medical, nursing management and patient education for a
patient with peptic ulcer disease.
C. Indicate the etiology, clinical manifestations, assessment and
diagnostic tests, medical, nursing management and patient education for
cancer of the stomach.
What is gastritis?
Identify at least five causes of gastritis.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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List at least five clinical manifestations of gastritis
1.
2.
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List the findings on the assessment of gastritis
a) Subjective data:
b) Objective data:
List the diagnostic tests performed on a patient with gastritis
1.
2.
3.
4.
List the medical management of gastritis
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List 2 nursing management/intervention
1.
2.
List patient education associated with gastritis
What is peptic ulcer disease?
List the etiology of peptic ulcer disease
List the types of peptic ulcer disease
Explain the differences of the following
Gastric Ulcers
Stress Ulcers
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Duodenal Ulcers
List the clinical manifestations related to peptic ulcers disease, and the
major difference between gastric ulcers vs duodenal ulcers
List the assessment findings of peptic ulcers disease
a) Subjective:
b) Objective:
List the diagnostic tests for finding peptic ulcers
1.
4.
2.
5.
3.
What are the medical management for peptic ulcers physical and
medication
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2.
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4.
List the types of procedures due to complications of peptic ulcers
1.
2.
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6.
List the major complications of peptic ulcers.
List the nursing management for a patient with a nasogastric tube.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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List patient education concerning medication
List the factors for developing cancer of the stomach
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2.
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5.
6.
List at least five clinical manifestations of cancer of the stomach
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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List the findings of an assessment
SUBJECTIVE:
OBJECTIVE:
List the diagnostic tests to find stomach cancer
1.
2.
3.
4.
List the medical management for stomach cancer
1.
2.
3.
List the nursing management/interventions for stomach cancer
Patient teaching for a patient with cancer of the stomach, should be
planned to:
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2.
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