GI system Chapter 44 PrepU
A client with a Gastrointestinal condition asks why the mouth needs to be examined Which response will the nurse make? A. it's a part of the assessment of every client B. Changes in the mouth can help explain why your condition is occurring. C. it is a body part that is least examined. D. your problem is in your mouth and not your abdomen.
Changes in the mouth can help explain why your condition is occurring.
A nurse is preparing a client with Crohn's disease for a barium enema. What should the nurse do the day before the test?
Encourage plenty of fluids
The nurse is investigating a client's report of pain in the duodenal area. Where should the nurse perform the assessment?
Epigastric area and consider possible radiation of pain to the right subscapular region
The nurse determines one or two bowel sounds in 2 minutes should be documented as
Hypoactive
A client is scheduled for an upper gastrointestinal barium study. Which teaching will the nurse provide for the client to prepare for this diagnostic test?
Ingest nothing by mouth after midnight
A client is diagnosed with megaloblastic anemia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency The health care provider begins the client on cyanocobalamin (Betalin-12), 100 mcg I.M. daily. Which substance influences vitamin B12 absorption?
Intrinsic factor
Which term describes a gastric secretion that combines with vitamin B12 so that it can be absorbed?
Intrinsic factor
A client has return to the medical unit after a barium enema. When assessing the client's subsequent bowel patterns and stools, what finding would warrant reporting to the health care provider?
Streaks of blood present in the stool
The nurse prepares a client for a barium enema. The nurse should place the client on which diet prior to the procedure?
clear liquids day before
A client who has been in a motor-vehicle collision is comatose and has developed ascites as a result of the accident. The nurse explains the condition to the client's family, and indicates that the primary function of the small intestine is to:
absorb nutrients
