Over the course of several months of caring for various patients with pancreatitis, the nurse would expect the physician to order broad-spectrum antibiotics:

Of the following history findings, the most likely cause of pancreatitis is:

Nursing interventions for a patient with acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis include all of the following except:

The nurse knows that pancreatitis also may occur as a complication of a perforated duodenal ulcer when:

The nurse should assess the patient for all of the following symptoms of hemorrhagic pancreatitis except:

The nurse normally assesses a patient with acute pancreatitis for elevated levels of serum:

The patient is being admitted to the medical-surgical unit for further treatment and observation. Which dietary regimen would the nurse expect for a patient with pancreatitis?

Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for a patient at risk for complications from pancreatitis?