Exam 39: Nursing Assessment: Gastrointestinal System

The nurse is performing an assessment of an 80-year-old patient. Which information obtained by the nurse will be of most concern?

When the nurse is listening to a patient's abdomen, which finding indicates a need for a focused abdominal assessment?

To promote bowel evacuation in a patient with chronic complaints of constipation, the nurse will suggest that the patient should attempt defecation

Which information obtained by the nurse when admitting a patient who is scheduled for an ultrasound of the gallbladder indicates that the ultrasound may need to be rescheduled?

When a patient has a history of a total gastrectomy, the nurse will monitor for clinical manifestations of

The nurse will monitor a patient who has an obstruction of the common bile duct for

When the nurse is assessing an alert and independent older patient in the clinic for malnutrition risk, the most appropriate initial question is,

Which action by nursing assistive personnel ( NAP ) when caring for a patient who has just returned to the nursing unit after an esophagogastroduodenoscopy ( EGD ) requires that the RN intervene?

During change-of-shift report, the nurse receives the following information about a patient who is scheduled for a colonoscopy. Which information should be communicated to the health care provider before sending the patient for the procedure?

Which assessment finding in a patient who is being admitted to the hospital is most important to report to the health care provider?

When the nurse is obtaining a history from a patient who is admitted with jaundice, which statement is most indicative of a need for patient teaching?

The health care provider sees a patient at 10 AM and writes an order for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) as soon as possible. Which of these actions that are included in the agency policy for ERCP should the nurse take first?

When caring for a patient following a needle biopsy of the liver at the bedside, the nurse should

Which information collected by the nurse when caring for a patient who has just arrived in the recovery area after an upper endoscopy is most important to communicate to the health care provider?

To palpate the liver, the nurse