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Rasmussen NUR2571 Final (GI/GU) Exam Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass) Dysphagia (Assessment) - Answer️️ -Difficulty swallowing liquids or solids. Recurrent pulmonary infections. (Related to aspiration) Coughing after eating or drinking. Dysphagia (Diagnostics) - Answer️️ -Ba...

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Rasmussen NUR2571 Final (GI/GU) Exam Practice
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)


Dysphagia (Assessment) - Answer✔️✔️-Difficulty swallowing liquids or

solids.

Recurrent pulmonary infections. (Related to aspiration)

Coughing after eating or drinking.

Dysphagia (Diagnostics) - Answer✔️✔️-Barium swallow test or an

endoscopic evaluation.

Swallow studies are preformed by occupational therapy, NOT the nurse.

The nurse can do a swallow screening and request a consult with OT for

further evaluation.

Dysphagia (Nursing Interventions) - Answer✔️✔️-Provide the patient

with thickened fluids and foods.

- Do not provide a patient on thickened fluids with a straw!



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Keep the patients head of bed at 30-45 degrees to prevent aspiration.

Appendicitis (S/S) - Answer✔️✔️-Generalized abdominal pain that

progressively worsens.

Nausea and vomiting

Localized RLQ pain (McBurney's Point)**

Rebound tenderness.

A patient admitted with appendicitis is scheduled for an appendectomy

tomorrow. As the nurse you are evaluating the patients pain, the patient

states their pain suddenly went away. What does this indicate? -

Answer✔️✔️-Sudden relief of pain indicates that the appendix has

ruptured.

This is a medical emergency that will require the patient to go in for

emergency surgery.

A ruptured appendix places the patient at a high risk for developing

septicemia.




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The nurse is admitting a child with a diagnosis of "Rule out

appendicitis" The nurse assesses this client for which manifestations?

(SATA)

a. Generalized abdominal pain

b. Pain localizing in the right lower quadrant

c. Fatty stools

d. Elevated white blood cell count - Answer✔️✔️-Answer: A, B, D; Pain

related to appendicitis begins as generalized abdominal pain, however as

it progresses it intensifies and becomes more localized in the right lower

quadrant. Fatty stools are not a clinical manifestation of appendicitis.

During appendicitis, WBCs can elevated to 15,000 - 20,000.

Appendicitis (Patho) - Answer✔️✔️-Infection of the appendix causes

inflammation and blockage, possibly leading to rupture.

Appendicitis (Treatment & Interventions) - Answer✔️✔️-Surgical

removal of the appendix.




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