Exam 32: Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Pancreatic Systems Function, Assessment, and Therapeutic Measures

The nurse is ready to begin a tube feeding via an NG feeding tube for a patient who is comatose.What action should the nurse take before starting the feeding?

The nurse is assisting with the care of a patient who has PN infusing.Which data should be the most concerning to the nurse?

The nurse is contributing to the teaching plan for another nurse's team of patients.Which patients should the nurse expect to be scheduled for an upper GI series? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is reinforcing teaching provided to a patient with a peptic ulcer.Which patient statement indicates understanding about the function of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice?

A patient receiving 70 mL of tube feeding per hour has a residual amount of 120 mL.What action should the nurse take?

The nurse is caring for a patient whose NG tube,attached to low intermittent suction to decompress a bowel obstruction,is not draining.After checking placement,which action should the nurse take?

The nurse is assisting with the care of a patient who has PN containing dextrose 50% infusing.The patient asks why the rate keeps being increased.How should the nurse respond to this patient?

The nurse is reviewing GI function with a patient.Which body structure should the nurse emphasize as accomplishing mechanical digestion in the stomach?

The nurse is caring for a patient with cultural dietary needs.Which question should the nurse include in a cultural dietary assessment?

The nurse is participating in a local health fair.Which should the nurse include in a presentation on aging changes associated with the GI system? (Select all that apply.)

A patient is diagnosed with liver failure.Which vitamin supplements should the nurse expect to be prescribed for this patient? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a patient who is on a clear liquid diet.Which patient statement(s)indicates correct understanding of the foods that would be appropriate on this diet? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a patient who is scheduled for an esophagogastroduodenoscopy.Which patient statement indicates understanding of pre-procedure diet instructions?

The nurse is ready to begin a tube feeding via a nasogastric feeding tube for a patient who is comatose.Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse is reviewing structures within the hepatobiliary system with a patient with liver disease.Which structures should the nurse identify as being a part of this system? (Select all that apply.)

A patient is being prepared for an upper GI series.Which statement indicates that the patient understands the preparation for this test?

A patient is prescribed PN.For which percentage of dextrose should the nurse prepare the patient to have a central venous catheter placed for this infusion?

The nurse is contributing to a patient's plan of care.Which patients should the nurse recommend as benefiting from PN? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a patient recovering from an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).Which findings should the nurse report to the charge nurse immediately? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is collecting data from a patient who reports right upper abdominal quadrant warmth and tenderness.When the nurse touches the area lightly to assess for warmth and tenderness,what data collection technique is being used?