NCLEX GI PRACTICE

A client is seen in the ambulatory care office for a routine examination. Which statement by the client would be important for the nurse to follow up?

"I just lost a family member to gastrointestinal cancer."

The nurse is reviewing the record of a client with Crohn's disease. Which stool characteristic should the nurse expect to see documented in the record?

DIARRHEA

Which infection control method should be the priority to include in the plan of care to prevent hepatitis B in a client considered to be at high risk for exposure?

Hepatitis B vaccine

The nurse is caring for a client with acute pancreatitis and a history of alcoholism and is monitoring the client for complications. Which data should be indicative of paralytic ileus?

Inability to pass flatus

A client is admitted to the hospital with viral hepatitis and is complaining of a loss of appetite. In order to provide adequate nutrition, which action does the nurse encourage the client to take?

Increase intake of fluids.

The nurse is caring for a client after a Billroth II (gastrojejunostomy) procedure. On review of the postoperative prescriptions, which should the nurse clarify?

Irrigating the nasogastric (NG) tube

A client has been diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis. Which diet should the nurse anticipate to be prescribed for the client?

Low fiber

A client with acute pancreatitis is experiencing severe pain from the disorder. The nurse tells the client to avoid which position that could aggravate the pain?

Lying flat

A nurse planning care for a client with hepatitis plans to meet the client's safety needs by performing which action?

Monitoring prothrombin and partial thromboplastin values

The nurse is evaluating the effect of dietary counseling on the client with cholecystitis. The nurse determines that the client understands the instructions given if the client states that which food item is acceptable to include in the diet?

Turkey and lettuce sandwich

The nurse observes that a client with a nasogastric tube connected to continuous gastric suction is mouth breathing, has dry mucous membranes, and has a foul breath odor. In planning care, which nursing intervention would be best to maintain the integrity of this client's oral mucosa?

Use diluted mouthwash and water to rinse the mouth after brushing teeth.

A calcium supplement is prescribed for a client with hypoparathyroidism in the management of hypocalcemia. The client arrives at the clinic for a follow-up visit and complains of chronic constipation, and the nurse reinforces instructions to the client about measures to alleviate the constipation. Which comment by the client would indicate a need for further teaching?

"I need to add 0.5 ounce of mineral oil to my daily diet."

The nurse has given the client with hepatitis instructions about post discharge management during convalescence. The nurse determines that the client needs further teaching if the client makes which statement?

"I should resume a full activity level within 1 week."

A client who has undergone a colostomy several days ago is reluctant to leave the hospital and has not yet looked at the ostomy site. Which measures are most likely to promote coping? Select all that apply.

Ask a member of the local ostomy club to visit with the client before discharge. Ask the enterostomal nurse specialist to consult with the client before discharge. Ask the client to begin doing one part of the ostomy care and increase tasks daily.

The nurse is collecting admission data on the client with hepatitis. Which finding would be a direct result of this client's condition?

Drowsiness

Before administering an intermittent tube feeding through a nasogastric tube, the nurse checks for gastric residual volume. Which is the best rationale for checking gastric residual volume before administering the tube feeding?

Evaluate absorption of the last feeding.

The nurse has been caring for a client with a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube. The health care provider arrives on the nursing unit and deflates the esophageal balloon. Following deflation of the balloon, the nurse should monitor the client closely for which?

Hematemesis

After the deflation of the balloon of a client's Sengstaken-Blakemore tube, the nurse monitors the client closely for which esophageal complication?

Hemorrhage

The nurse is collecting data on a client with a diagnosis of peptic ulcer disease. Which history is least likely associated with this disease?

History of the use of acetaminophen (Tylenol) for pain and discomfort

The nurse is collecting data on a client admitted to the hospital with hepatitis. Which data indicate that the client may have liver damage?

Pruritus

A client is admitted to the hospital with a bowel obstruction secondary to a recurrent malignancy, and the health care provider plans to insert a Miller-Abbott tube. When the nurse tries to explain the procedure, the client interrupts the nurse and states, "I don't want to hear about that. Just let the doctor do it." Based on the client's statement, which is the nurse's best action?

Remain with the client and be silent.

The nurse is reviewing the health care record of a client with a diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis. Which data noted in the record indicate poor absorption of dietary fats?

Steatorrhea

The nurse is caring for a client with a nasogastric tube. Which observation is most reliable in determining that the tube is correctly placed?

The pH of the aspirate is 5