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NURSING ASSESSMENT: DIGESTIVE, GASTROINTESTINAL, AND METABOLIC FUNCTION EXAM 2024/2025
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NURSING ASSESSMENT: DIGESTIVE, GASTROINTESTINAL, AND METABOLICFUNCTION EXAM 2024/2025
A client is scheduled for several diagnostic tests to evaluate
gastrointestinal function. After teaching the client about these
tests, the nurse determines that the client has understood the
teaching when the client identifies which test as not requiring
the use of a contrast medium? - Precise Answer
✔✔Colonoscopy
An elderly patient has developed Clostridium difficile-related
diarrhea, a problem that has led to dehydration and
hypokalemia. The increased peristalsis that characterizes
diarrhea has the potential to cause fluid volume deficit and
electrolyte deficits because: - Precise Answer ✔✔An increase in
peristalsis means that the colon cannot absorb the substances
that it normally absorbs.
The nurse is conducting an abdominal assessment of a patient
who is postoperative day 1 following an open cholecystectomy.
During auscultation of the patient's abdomen, the nurse has
noted that clicks and gurgles are audible approximately every 10
seconds. How should the nurse follow up this assessment
finding? - Precise Answer ✔✔The nurse should document
normoactive bowel sounds.
, Which of the following is considered the gold standard for the
diagnosis of liver disease? - Precise Answer ✔✔Biopsy
The nurse is working with clients with digestive tract disorders.
Which of the following organs does the nurse realize has effects
as an exocrine gland and an endocrine gland? - Precise Answer
✔✔Pancreas
A client is scheduled for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
During the client teaching, what will the nurse discuss? - Precise
Answer ✔✔"Do you experience any claustrophobia?"
Upon hearing that the small intestine lining has thinned, an
elderly client asks, "What can this lead to?" What is the best
response by the nurse? - Precise Answer ✔✔"You may
frequently experience constipation."
The liver performs numerous functions that contribute to
homeostasis, including the synthesis of bile. How is bile utilized
in the processes of digestion and absorption? - Precise Answer
✔✔Bile is produced in the liver but released by the gallbladder
when needed for digesting fats.
Which of the following digestive enzymes aids in the digesting
of starch? - Precise Answer ✔✔Amylase
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