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NUR 210 final exam Questions and Answers – Updated 2024 While assessing a client's abdomen, the nurse observes involuntary reflex guarding on expiration. The nurse would interpret this as most likely indicating what complication? - Ans:-infection Which change in auscultation of bowel sounds s...

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NUR 210 final exam Questions and
Answers – Updated 2024

While assessing a client's abdomen, the nurse observes involuntary reflex guarding on expiration. The

nurse would interpret this as most likely indicating what complication? - Ans:✔✔-infection


Which change in auscultation of bowel sounds should the nurse recognize as most diagnostic of an

intestinal obstruction? - Ans:✔✔-An increase in the pitch


The nurse is performing light palpation of the client's abdomen. How can the nurse best prevent

voluntary guarding during this phase of assessment? - Ans:✔✔-Ask the client to breathe slowly and

deeply


Linda is a 29-year-old who had excruciating pain that started under her lower ribs on the right side. The

pain eventually moved to her lateral abdomen and then into her right lower quadrant. Which is most

likely given this presentation? - Ans:✔✔-ureteral stone


The nurse provides teaching to a client with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Which client

statement indicates that teaching has been effective? - Ans:✔✔-"I should avoid lifting heavy objects."




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A client expresses pain when the left costovertebral angle is palpated. What should the nurse suspect is

occurring with this client? Select all that apply. - Ans:✔✔-Renal calculi


Kidney infection


Hydronephrosis


A nurse suspects intra-abdominal bleeding in a client who was recently involved in a motor vehicle

accident. Which finding would most likely lead the nurse to this suspicion? - Ans:✔✔-Cullen's sign


A young adult male who comes to the emergency department complaining of abdominal pain for the

past 3 days is suspected of having a ruptured appendix. What bowel sound would the nurse expect to

assess in this client? - Ans:✔✔-absent


The client with a acute appendicitis has been ordered a barium enema. What should the nurse do first? -

Ans:✔✔-Question the order as a barium enema is contraindicated in acute appendicitis


A nurse observes the abdomen of a client and notices it to be distended below the umbilicus. The nurse

recognizes that this can be caused by which of these conditions? Select all that apply. - Ans:✔✔-Ovarian

tumor


Impacted colon


Uterine enlargement


Full bladder

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A 46-year-old former salesman presents to the ER complaining of black stools for the past few weeks. His

past medical history is significant for cirrhosis. He has gained weight recently, especially around his

abdomen. He has smoked two packs of cigarettes a day for 30 years and has drunk approximately 10

alcoholic beverages a day for 25 years. He has used IV heroin and smoked crack in the past. He denies

any recent use. He is currently unemployed and has never been married. Examination shows a man

appearing older than his stated age. His skin has a yellowish tint and he is thin with a prominent

abdomen. Multiple "spider angiomas" are at the base of his neck. Otherwise his heart and lung

examinations are normal. On inspection he has dilated veins around his umbilicus. Increased bowel

sounds are heard during auscultation. Palpation reveals diffuse tenderness that is more severe in the

epigastric area. His liver is smal - Ans:✔✔-Esophageal varices


A client complains of abdominal pain that is worsened when he lies on his back. The nurse should

suspect which of the following as the underlying cause? - Ans:✔✔-Gastroesophageal reflux


The nurse has the client participate in the assessment technique shown. For which health problem is the

nurse assessing in this client? - Ans:✔✔-Ascites


A nurse is preparing to palpate a client's spleen. Which position should the nurse use to best facilitate

palpation? - Ans:✔✔-Right side-lying


The client has epigastric pain that is poorly localized and radiates to the back. What would be an

important diagnosis to assess for? - Ans:✔✔-Acute pancreatitis




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A nurse performs light palpation of the abdomen and feels a prominent, non-tender, pulsating mass

above the umbilicus that measures approximately six (6) centimeters. What is an appropriate action by

the nurse? - Ans:✔✔-Stop the palpation and notify the health care provider


During the abdominal examination, a nurse presses her fingers at the client's right costal margin and tells

the client to inhale. At this point, the client holds his breath as a result of experiencing a sharp pain

where the nurse is pressing. This test is positive for which sign? - Ans:✔✔-Murphy's sign


When conducting the physical examination of a client's abdomen, the nurse auscultates 20 clicks and

gurgles over 1 minute. Which of the following statements would accurately describe this finding? -

Ans:✔✔-Bowel sounds normal


A client complains of epigastric pain and tarry stools. The nurse should suspect which of the following as

the underlying cause? - Ans:✔✔-Gastric ulcer


Monique is a 33-year-old administrative assistant who has had intermittent lower abdominal pain

approximately one week a month for the past year. It is not related to her menses. She notes relief with

defecation, and a change in form and frequency of her bowel movements with these episodes. Which of

the following is most likely? - Ans:✔✔-Irritable bowel syndrome


A shift report indicates that an African American client has symptoms of both jaundice and

splenomegaly. Considering the client's ethnicity and diagnoses, what is the likely medical diagnosis? -

Ans:✔✔-Sickle cell anemia



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