Exam 27: The Gastrointestinal System

The nurse is caring for multiple patients.The nurse determines that which patient has the highest risk for developing gallstones?

During a morning assessment,the nurse observes that a patient displays bulging flanks when supine with the knees flexed.Which action should the nurse take next?

Which factor(s)increase the risk for developing pancreatic cancer?

Match each term with its correct definition. -Rhythmic squeezing action of intestinal tract

The nurse is reviewing a student nurse's charting and notes that the student has documented absent bowel sounds.The nurse reminds the student that in order to document absent bowel sounds,one must auscultate each quadrant at what period of time?

Match each term with its correct definition. -Chemical process to make substances needed by the body

The nurse is assessing a patient's bowel sounds.After auscultating each quadrant for 30 seconds,the nurse fails to hear any sounds.How should the nurse document this finding?

The home health nurse is caring for the patient with tuberculosis who is taking rifampin and isoniazid (INH).The nurse should carefully monitor the patient for which potential side effect?

The nurse is percussing a patient's abdomen and hears a dull thud in the right upper quadrant.This sound indicates that nurse is percussing over which location?

The nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of an assigned patient.The serum bilirubin is 2.8 mg/dL.The nurse anticipates that the patient's urine will display which finding?

The nurse cautions that constant stress can cause which alteration to the gastrointestinal (GI)system?

The nurse is caring for a patient who returns to the floor at lunch time after undergoing an upper GI (UGI series).Which action is most important for the nurse to perform first?

The nurse is caring for a patient with anorexia nervosa.Which intervention(s)might the nurse use to stimulate appetite?

The nurse is talking with a patient who has been experiencing nausea and vomiting.The patient indicates an interest in using alternative therapies for the condition.Which product may aid in nausea management?

The nurse is caring for a patient who complains,"I don't see why I can't have a CT scan instead of the expensive MRI!" Which response is most appropriate for the nurse to make?

Match each term with its correct definition. -Repair of body tissue

The nurse is planning care for a patient who has experienced moderate diarrhea for 3 days.Which collaborative intervention is most important to include in the plan of care?

Match each term with its correct definition. -Breaking down larger molecules into smaller molecules

When assessing a patient's bowel sounds,nurse auscultates loud bowel sounds in each quadrant every 3 seconds.The nurse understands that these findings could indicate that the patient is experiencing which condition?

The nurse is caring for a patient scheduled to have an MRI study.Which instruction(s)should the nurse include in the teaching?