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LPN Nursing School · Med-Surg · 72 questions

Gastrointestinal Disorders practice questions

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  1. 1Drag 1 condition and 1 client finding to fill in each blank in the following sentence. The client has manifestations of Condition therefore, the priority finding for the nurse to report is the Client FindingAnswer →
  2. 2Which of the following actions should the nurse assist with? (Click on the exhibit tabs for additional information about the client. There are six tabs that contain separate categories of data.)Answer →
  3. 3A nurse is assisting with the care for a client who has acute pancreatitis. While providing care, the nurse observes ecchymosis around the umbilicus. The nurse should identify that this is a manifestation of which of the following?Answer →
  4. 4A nurse is obtaining a health history from a client. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as possible risk factors for iron deficiency anemia? (Select All that Apply.)Answer →
  5. 5Which of the following are appropriate for the nurse to include when caring for a client with Crohn's disease? Select all that apply.Answer →
  6. 6A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about increasing dietary fiber. The nurse should recommend which of the following foods as the best source of fiber?Answer →
  7. 7The nurse is reinforcing dietary teaching for a client with acute diverticulitis who has been prescribed a clear liquid diet. Which meal selections by the client demonstrate appropriate understanding of the prescribed diet?Answer →
  8. 8A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who has the hepatitis A virus. Which of the following modes of transmission should the nurse identify as how the client acquired the virus?Answer →
  9. 9A nurse is reinforcing teaching about nutrition choices with a client who has leukemia and is receiving chemotherapy. The nurse should identify that which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?Answer →
  10. 10Complete the following sentence by using the lists of options. The nurse should first plan to A followed by BAnswer →
  11. 11A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is scheduled for a guaiac fecal occult blood test. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?Answer →
  12. 12For each potential provider's prescription, click to specify if the potential prescription is anticipated, nonessential, or contraindicated for the client.Answer →
  13. 13A nurse is reinforcing teaching about risk factors for colorectal cancer with a client. Which of the following risk factors should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)Answer →
  14. 14A nurse is providing care to a client who has peritonitis. Which of the following conditions is the highest priority for the nurse to monitor?Answer →
  15. 15A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the client. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? Select all that apply.Answer →
  16. 16A client is vomiting blood-streaked fluid and is admitted to the hospital with acute gastritis. To determine possible risk factors for gastritis, what will the nurse ask the client about?Answer →
  17. 17The nurse is collecting data on the client. For each client finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with Appendicitis, Diverticular disease, or Crohn's disease. Each finding may support more than 1 disease process.Answer →
  18. 18Prothrombin is produced by the liver, which the body uses forAnswer →
  19. 19A nurse is caring for a client who has developed esophagitis from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). For which additional complication should the nurse anticipate providing care to this client?Answer →
  20. 20A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has gastroesophageal reflux (GERD). Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?Answer →
  21. 21A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has HIV. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to include?Answer →
  22. 22The nurse is caring for a client 2 hours post colonoscopy. Which of the following are expected findings? Select all that apply.Answer →
  23. 23Considering the client's history of adenomatous polyps, what is the most appropriate follow-up action for colorectal cancer prevention?Answer →
  24. 24The nurse is counseling a group of early adult clients on ways to reduce the risk of developing diverticulosis. What information is an important teaching point for the nurse to include?Answer →
  25. 25A nurse in a long-term care facility is collecting data from a client who reports fullness in the rectum and abdominal cramping. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client might have a fecal impaction?Answer →
  26. 26The nurse understands that an inflammatory bowel disorder which causes the client to develop abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, weight loss, and anemia is most likely attributed to which condition?Answer →
  27. 27The client has just completed a barium swallow study. Which of the following is the priority nursing action?Answer →
  28. 28A nurse is caring for a client who has cirrhosis of the liver. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? (Click on the exhibit tabs for additional information about the client. There are three tabs that contain separate categories of data.)Answer →
  29. 29A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to take a fecal occult blood test at home. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?Answer →
  30. 30Drag 1 condition and 1 client finding to fill in each blank in the following sentence. The client is experiencing manifestations of _ as evidenced by _Answer →
  31. 31The nurse understands that which condition is a serious, potentially life-threatening complication of hernias?Answer →
  32. 32For each finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with small bowel obstruction or acute pancreatitis. Each finding may support more than 1 disease process.Answer →
  33. 33A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to begin taking lansoprazole. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?Answer →
  34. 34The 45-year-old male client arrives to the clinic for their annual checkup. Which of the following diagnostic tests does the nurse anticipate the healthcare provider will most likely discuss with the client?Answer →
  35. 35Which of the following is the best explanation of gastroparesis?Answer →
  36. 36Which of the following is priority for the nurse caring for an actively vomiting client?Answer →
  37. 37Following a gastrectomy, the nurse should expect the client to be assessed for which complication?Answer →
  38. 38Before an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), the nurse reviews the client's health history. Which finding requires immediate intervention before proceeding with the test?Answer →
  39. 39A nurse is reinforcing teaching about ostomy care with a client who has a new colostomy. Which of the following findings should the nurse instruct the client to report to the provider?Answer →
  40. 40A nurse is collecting data from a client who has a newly placed colostomy. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse the client has accepted their new altered body image?Answer →
  41. 41A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching about dietary changes with a client who has a new colostomy. Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend?Answer →
  42. 42A nurse is assisting with the care for a client who has end-stage liver disease and just underwent an abdominal paracentesis. For which of the following manifestations should the nurse monitor as an adverse effect of the procedure?Answer →
  43. 43A nurse is reinforcing teaching about high-fiber foods with a client at a health fair. Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend as having the highest fiber content?Answer →
  44. 44Which of the following nursing responses is most appropriate when the client asks, "What is a sliding hiatal hernia?"Answer →
  45. 45Complete the following sentence by using the lists of options. The nurse should first assist with A and then BAnswer →
  46. 46After reviewing the findings in the client's medical record, the nurse should first address the client's _ followed by the client's _Answer →
  47. 47The nurse is caring for a client with a nasogastric (NG) tube. The priority nursing intervention to maintain the patency of the NG tube is which action?Answer →
  48. 48The nurse is contributing to the plan of care for the client who has peritonitis and Crohn's disease. For each potential intervention, click to specify if the intervention is indicated or contraindicated for the client.Answer →
  49. 49The new graduate nurse is caring for a client with history of dysphagia secondary to a stroke. The client has been prescribed enteral tube feedings. Which intervention is included in the plan of care for a client receiving enteral tube feedings?Answer →
  50. 50A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is newly diagnosed with dumping syndrome. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?Answer →
  51. 51The nurse is preparing a client for an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Which nursing action is most important to perform before the procedure?Answer →
  52. 52Which of the following 3 statements indicate the client understands the instructions? Select the 3 that apply.Answer →
  53. 53Complete the following sentence by using the lists of options. The first action the nurse should take is to Select... followed by Select...Answer →
  54. 54A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has had severe diarrhea for the past 3 days and is now beginning solid foods. Which of the following foods should the nurse include in the plan of care?Answer →
  55. 55The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a postoperative client who now has a conventional ileostomy. The nurse explains that which finding should be a cause for immediate concern and reason to contact the health care provider?Answer →
  56. 56The nurse is collecting data on the client. Which of the following findings require follow-up? Select all that apply.Answer →
  57. 57Which complication should the nurse monitor for while caring for a client following a partial gastrectomy?Answer →
  58. 58The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). The nurse knows that H. pylori can be confirmed by which of the following?Answer →
  59. 59A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has AIDS and has malnutrition. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?Answer →
  60. 60The nurse anticipates the diagnosis of [blank 1]. If left untreated, the client may develop [blank 2]. Use the drop-down lists below to complete the sentences.Answer →
  61. 61A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving a transfusion of packed RBCs. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the client should receive diphenhydramine?Answer →
  62. 62A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who is starting bowel training for the management of fecal incontinence. Which of the following interventions should the nurse recommend?Answer →
  63. 63Which client should the nurse assess first?Answer →
  64. 64A nurse is assisting in the plan of care for a client who has constipation after receiving opioid medication for incisional pain. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?Answer →
  65. 65A nurse is assisting with the care for a client who reports stomatitis. Which of the following dietary recommendations should the nurse make?Answer →
  66. 66The nurse understands that Helicobacter pylori is the primary cause of peptic ulcer disease. The nurse explains to the client that the gold standard of treatment will beAnswer →
  67. 67A nurse is caring for a client who is 3 days postoperative following an ileostomy placement. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?Answer →
  68. 68A nurse is collecting data from a male client who has gastroenteritis with diarrhea and vomiting. Which of the following laboratory values should alert the nurse that the client is at risk for fluid volume deficit?Answer →
  69. 69The nurse has reviewed the information above. Based on the findings, complete the following sentence by using the list of options. The nurse should clarify the prescription for [A] to the client's due [B].Answer →
  70. 70A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to take a fecal occult blood test at home. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?Answer →
  71. 71Which of the following findings indicates that the client's condition has improved? Select all that apply.Answer →
  72. 72Which of the following should clients with celiac disease avoid? Select all that apply.Answer →