Exam 5: Care of the Patient With a Gastrointestinal Disorder

MATCHING Match the purpose of nasogastric tubes with its description. -Lavage

Constipation is a problem for many older adults. The medical management to prevent constipation includes (Select all that apply):

MATCHING Match the purpose of nasogastric tubes with its description. -Decompression

After barium swallow contrast studies are performed, the nurse should ensure that the patient

Dumping syndrome after a Billroth II procedure occurs when high-carbohydrate foods are ingested over a period of less than 20 minutes. A nursing measure that will prevent or minimize dumping syndrome is to administer the feeding

The purpose of antibiotic therapy in treating stomach disorders is that it

Peptic ulcers are often common in the aging population. Which medications should be taken with caution to help prevent this problem?

A 63-year-old patient is admitted with acute diverticulitis. The most appropriate nursing intervention to lessen this patient's signs and symptoms of increased flatus and chronic constipation alternating with diarrhea, anorexia, and nausea would be to

Which nursing intervention would be the highest priority in evaluating a patient with peritonitis from a ruptured appendix?

What nursing interventions would be appropriate for inflammatory bowel disease diagnoses of Imbalanced Nutrition: less than body requirements related to bowel hypermotility and decreased absorption?

Bowel sound assessment is especially important for a postoperative patient who has had abdominal surgery as it can determine the:

Flexible sigmoidoscopy should be performed every ________ years.

Symptoms of GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) can be modified or eliminated by which nursing interventions?

The end-products of carbohydrate and protein digestion are absorbed by the

A patient, age 36, is admitted with diarrhea and dehydration. The physician has ordered several diagnostic studies of the patient's stools. When obtaining a stool specimen to be examined for ova and parasites, the nurse should

A 56-year-old patient with diverticulitis has been admitted to the medical unit. The nurse will most likely document which assessment in the charting?

The patient, age 32, is admitted with possible appendicitis after being evaluated by the physician. It is appropriate for the nurse to administer

A patient with cancer of the esophagus has been receiving radiation therapy. The nurse realizes that this patient should be assessed for

An ileostomy was performed on a patient for the treatment of debilitating ulcerative colitis disease. A problem the nurse should watch for in patients after this surgery is