RN Alterations in Digestion and Bowel Elimination Assessment Exam Questions And Answers 100% Pass
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RN Alterations in Digestion and Bowel
Elimination Assessment Exam Questions
And Answers 100% Pass
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new diagnosis of inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD). Which of the following statements should the nurse include? - answer-
"Keep a food ...
RN Alterations in Digestion and Bowel
Elimination Assessment Exam Questions
And Answers 100% Pass
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new diagnosis of inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD). Which of the following statements should the nurse include? - answer✔-
"Keep a food diary to monitor the foods that cause 'flare-ups' of your GI issues."
- "You should be able to easily tolerate dairy products"
- "Caffeine and carbonated beverages should not cause any issues with your disorder."
- "A high-residue diet can help alleviate episodes of abdominal pain and diarrhea."
Correct Answer: "Keep a food diary to monitor the foods that cause 'flare-ups' of your GI
issues."
Rationale: The client should keep a food diary and monitor the foods that can cause "flare-ups"
of uncomfortable manifestations such as diarrhea, bloating, cramping, constipation, nausea, or
vomiting.
A nurse is caring for a group of clients who are experiencing abdominal pain. The nurse would
identify that which of the following clients is at risk for developing cholecystitis? - answer✔- 58-
year-old female who has osteoarthritis
- 25-year-old male who has type 1 diabetes
- 31-year-old female who takes oral contraceptives
- 46-year-old male who eats a high-fiber diet
Correct Answer: 31-year-old female who takes oral contraceptives
Rationale: Individuals who are assigned female at birth, are younger than 50 years old, and take
oral contraceptives are more likely to develop cholecystitis.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a diagnosis of alcoholic liver disease. The client is crying
and states, "I might as well keep drinking because I'm going to die now anyway." Which of the
following is the best response by the nurse? - answer✔- "If you stop drinking alcohol now you
can reduce the progression of further liver damage."
- "I'm sorry you are feeling this way. There is always a possibility of a liver transplant."
- "There are a lot of people with liver disease that have it much worse than you."
- "Have you ever heard chelation therapy? Maybe you should look into other alternatives."
Correct Answer: "If you stop drinking alcohol now you can reduce the progression of further
liver damage."
Rationale: Abstaining from alcohol can assist in reducing the progression of further liver
damage.
A nurse is assisting feeding a client who has dementia, and the client begins to cough after
swallowing milk. Which of the following statements should the nurse to make to the client's
visiting family? - answer✔- "Don't worry. Your mother's lower esophageal sphincter will close
to prevent aspiration."
- "I know it can be scary. The cough can be caused by a spasm of an area in our food pipe called
the upper esophageal sphincter that prevents liquids from entering the airways."
- "It's okay. Your mother's palatine tonsils keep the milk from entering the windpipe so that she
won't aspirate."
- "There's no need to be concerned because our diaphragm works by not allowing liquids to enter
the lungs."
Correct Answer: "I know it can be scary. The cough can be caused by a spasm of an area in our
food pipe called the upper esophageal sphincter that prevents liquids from entering the airways."
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