Gastrointestinal Evolve

Which test is commonly prescribed to assess for diverticulitis?

Computed tomography (CT) scan

Which condition refers to rapid gastric emptying of undigested food from the stomach into small intestine?

Dumping syndrome

Which factor does the nurse consider most likely associated with the clients ulcerative colitis?

Genetic predispostion

A client who is about to have a blood transfusion asks the nurse, Which type of hepatitis is most frequently transmitted by transfusions? Which type would the nurse respond with?

Hep C

Which component of a therapeutic diet would the nurse encourage the client recovering from an acute episode of alcoholism to consume?

High Protein

Which manifestation would a nurse monitor for in a client who had 1500 mL of fluid removed by paracentesis?

Hypovolemic Shock

A nurse has provided teaching to a client with a newly prescribed proton pump inhibitor(PPI). Which statement by the client indicates an understanding by why a PPI is prescribed?

I take this to prevent stomach pain. -decreasing the secretion of gastric acid. Helps alleviate GRED which include stomach pain.

the nurse concludes that the teaching about home gastrostomy feedings was effective when the client makes which statement?

I will measure the residual volume before starting the feedings

Which associated risk factor would the nurse assess for when collecting a health history on a client with tongue cancer?

Large amount of alcohol consumption

A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Which body organ will be protected by the ingestion of a high-calorie diet fortified with vitamins?

Liver

Which type of diet would the nurse encourage a client with chronic hepatic failure to follow based on the health care provider's prescription?

Low protein

A health care provider prescribes daily docusate sodium for a client. Which action does docusate sodium have in the gastrointestinal GI tract

Lowers the surface tension of feces

A client has had upper right quadrant pain for several months is now experiencing clay colored stools. Laboratory results reveal elevated liver enzymes, and a needle biopsy of the liver is scheduled. Which education would the nurse include in the clients teaching about the procedure?

Lying on the right side after the procedure is required because it will decrease the risk for hemorrhage

Which information is important for the nurse to include in the teaching plan for a client admitted to the hospital with Crohn disease?

Meeting nutritional needs

Which risk factor is associated most commonly with hiatal hernia?

Obesity

The nurse recognizes that which female client is at the greatest risk of developing gallbladder disease?

Older than 40 years of age and obese

Which clinical manifestation is an early sign of inguinal hernia strangulation?

Sharp abdominal pain

Which diet would the nurse teach a client scheduled for gastric bypass to maintain because it will help minimize the clinical manifestations of dumping syndrome?

Small, frequent feeding schedule

Which substance would a nurse teach a group clients with irritable bowel syndrome to minimize in the diet to decrease gastrointestinal GI irritability?

Soda

Which explanation would a nurse give to a jaundiced client who has hepatitis and is expressing concern over the change in skin color?

The liver is unable to remove normal amounts of bilirubin from the blood

Which is the nurse's best response when a client with gastric ulcer disease ask why the health care provider has prescribed metronizdazole?

To treat Helicobacter pylori infection

Which statement made by the nurse is correct regarding total parenteral nutrition?

Total parenteral nutrition must be administered through a central intravenous catheter

Which recommendation is most important for the nurse to include in a teaching program for a client who has placed on a 2-g sodium diet?

Use lemon juice to season meat

Which transmission based precaution would be appropriate for a client with salmonellosis?

Wearing a gown if soiling is likely

Which color of stool would a nurse expect in a client with cancer of the head of the pancreas who has been admitted with weight loss, severe epigastric pain and jaundice?

clay colored

When caring for client in the early postoperative period after a hemorrhoidectomy, the nurse would place in the client position

side lying

Which action describes how bisacodyl works within the body?

stimulate peristalsis

the nurse responds to a client inquiring about how salmonellosis is diagnosed by telling the client that the medical diagnosis is established best by which diagnostic test?

stool culture