A home care nurse is caring for a client with reports of epigastric discomfort who
is scheduled for a barium swallow. Which statement by the client indicates an
understanding of the test?
:~~ "I'll avoid eating or drinking anything 6 to 8 hours before the test."
he nurse determines a client ...
The nurse is assisting the health care provider with a colonoscopy for a client with
rectal bleeding. The health care provider requests the nurse to administer
glucagon during the procedure. Why is the nurse administering this medication
during the procedure?
✓ :~~ To relax colonic musculature and reduce spasm.
When completing a nutritional assessment of a patient who is admitted for a GI
disorder, the nurse notes a recent history of dietary intake. This is based on the
knowledge that a portion of digested waste products can remain in the rectum for
how many days after a meal is digested?
✓ :~~ 3 days
Which enzyme aids in the digestion of protein?
✓ :~~ trypsin
hen gastric analysis testing reveals excess secretion of gastric acid, the nurse
recognizes which medical diagnoses is supported?
✓ :~~ duodenal ulcer
Blood flow to the GI tract is approximately what percentage of the total cardiac
output?
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