A nurse is assessing and documenting the eating habits of a ...

[jwb375]

A nurse is assessing and documenting the eating habits of a client with repeated complaints of flatus. Which of the following food items most produces the gas that could lead to flatus?
 
  A) Chicken
  B) Apples
  C) Cabbage
  D) Fish

Question 2

During the physical assessment of a 12-year-old child who sustained injuries in a bicycle fall, the nurse observes an area near the elbow that has been rubbed away by friction. How should the nurse document this finding?
 
  A) Wound
  B) Abrasion
  C) Laceration
  D) Ulcer

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Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
Vegetables such as cabbage, cucumbers, and onions are commonly known for producing gas. Flatulence, or flatus, results from swallowing air while eating or sluggish peristalsis. Another cause is the gas that forms as a by-product of bacterial fermentation in the bowel. Apples, fish, and chicken do not produce inordinate amounts of gas.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
The finding should be documented as an abrasion. The finding should not be documented as a wound, laceration, or ulcer. A wound is a break in the skin. A laceration is a torn, jagged wound. An ulcer is an open crater-like area.