Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Exercise 4

In a Hispanic patient who claims to have empacho, what assessment findings would the nurse expect?
A) Abdominal pain and cramping
B) Anxiety, insomnia, anorexia, and social isolation
C) Nightmares, weakness, and a sense of suffocation
D) Headaches, stomach problems, and loss of consciousness