Digestive & Gastrointestinal System Disorders | NCLEX Quiz 80
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- 1.Which of the following factors should be the main focus of nursing management for a client hospitalized for cholecystitis?
- A.
Administration of antibiotics
- B.
Assessment for complications
- C.
Preparation for lithotripsy
- D.
Preparation for surgery
- 2.A client being treated for chronic cholecystitis should be given which of the following instructions?
- A.
Increase rest
- B.
Avoid antacids
- C.
Increase protein in diet
- D.
Use anticholinergics as prescribed
- 3.The client with a duodenal ulcer may exhibit which of the following findings on assessment?
- A.
Hematemesis
- B.
Malnourishment
- C.
Melena
- D.
Pain with eating
- 4.The pain of a duodenal ulcer can be distinguished from that of a gastric ulcer by which of the following characteristics?
- A.
Early satiety
- B.
Pain on eating
- C.
Dull upper epigastric pain
- D.
Pain on empty stomach
- 5.The client has orders for a nasogastric (NG) tube insertion. During the procedure. instructions that will assist in the insertion would be:
- A.
Instruct the client to tilt his head back for insertion in the nostril. then flex his neck for the final insertion
- B.
After insertion into the nostril. instruct the client to extend his neck
- C.
Introduce the tube with the client’s head tilted back. then instruct him to keep his head upright for final insertion
- D.
Instruct the client to hold his chin down. then back for insertion of the tube
- 6.The most important pathophysiologic factor contributing to the formation of esophageal varices is:
- A.
Decreased prothrombin formation
- B.
Decreased albumin formation by the liver
- C.
Portal hypertension
- D.
Increased central venous pressure
- 7.The client being treated for esophageal varices has a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube inserted to control the bleeding. The most important assessment is for the nurse to:
- A.
Check that the hemostat is on the bedside
- B.
Monitor IV fluids for the shift
- C.
Regularly assess respiratory status
- D.
Check that the balloon is deflated on a regular basis
- 8.The nurse is caring for a client with chronic gastritis. The nurse monitors the client. knowing that this client is at risk for which of the following vitamin deficiencies?
- A.
Vitamin A
- B.
Vitamin B12
- C.
Vitamin C
- D.
Vitamin E
- 9.When a client has peptic ulcer disease. the nurse would expect a priority intervention to be:
- A.
Assisting in inserting a Miller-Abbott tube
- B.
Assisting in inserting an arterial pressure line
- C.
Inserting a nasogastric tube
- D.
Inserting an I.V.
- 10.A 40-year-old male client has been hospitalized with peptic ulcer disease. He is being treated with a histamine receptor antagonist (cimetidine). antacids. and diet. The nurse doing discharge planning will teach him that the action of cimetidine is to:
- A.
Reduce gastric acid output
- B.
Protect the ulcer surface
- C.
Inhibit the production of hydrochloric acid (HCl)
- D.
Inhibit vagus nerve stimulation
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