Question 1

The nurse is caring for a patient on a full liquid diet.The nurse recognizes that the patient understands teaching if the patient requests which food item?

Accepted Answer

A)  Salad 
B)  Cheese 
C)  Milkshake 
D)  Hamburger

Question 2

A patient receiving a tube feeding at 60 mL/hr has a residual of 10 mL.What action should the nurse take?

Accepted Answer

A)  Continue the feeding as ordered. 
B)  Slow the feeding to 35 mL/hour. 
C)  Decrease the feeding to 10 mL/hour. 
D)  Hold the feeding, and notify the physician.

Question 3

The nurse is collecting data from a patient who is scheduled for an ileostomy.Which technique should the nurse use to help identify optimal stoma placement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Palpation 
B)  Inspection 
C)  Percussion 
D)  Auscultation

Question 4

The nurse is caring for a patient who has a non-vented nasogastric tube.Which suction setting should the nurse select?

Accepted Answer

A)  Low continuous suction 
B)  High continuous suction 
C)  Low intermittent suction 
D)  High intermittent suction

Question 5

A licensed practical nurse (LPN)who typically works on a medical unit has been assigned to cover staffing deficits on a surgical unit.After obtaining report,the nurse realizes that one of the assigned patients is currently receiving parenteral nutrition (PN).Which action should the nurse take?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide patient care as assigned. 
B)  Ask another nurse to trade patients for the shift. 
C)  Notify the supervisor that another nurse will need to be pulled. 
D)  Notify the charge nurse that an adjustment in the patient assignment is necessary.

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

The nurse is caring for a patient on a full liquid diet.The nurse recognizes that the patient understands teaching if the patient requests which food item?

A patient receiving a tube feeding at 60 mL/hr has a residual of 10 mL.What action should the nurse take?

The nurse is collecting data from a patient who is scheduled for an ileostomy.Which technique should the nurse use to help identify optimal stoma placement?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has a non-vented nasogastric tube.Which suction setting should the nurse select?

A licensed practical nurse (LPN) who typically works on a medical unit has been assigned to cover staffing deficits on a surgical unit.After obtaining report,the nurse realizes that one of the assigned patients is currently receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) .Which action should the nurse take?