NSG 3023 Chapter 35 QUIZ | ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE

A student nurse is caring for a patient who has dehydration as a result of diarrhea. Diarrhea is a result of abnormally fast peristalsis in what organ? a. Jejunum b. Stomach c. Duodenum d. Colon 2. The labor/delivery nurse is caring for a 33-year-old who is in labor with her first child. The patient complained to the nurse about the hemorrhoids that she has experienced during the last month of her pregnancy. She asks, “what can I do to prevent future problems with hemorrhoids?” What is the nurse’s best response? a. “Hemorrhoids are caused by defecation of stools that are loose and watery.” b. “You need to soften your stools by drinking plenty of fluids.” c. “You should eat less carbohydrates.” d. “There is nothing that you can do to prevent hemorrhoids.” The nurse caring for several patients on the surgical unit of the hospital. The nurse knows that constipation can be a significant health hazard and encourages the postoperative patients to drink fluids. Which one of the following patients is most at risk from complications related to constipation? a. A 35-year-old man with back surgery b. A 47-year-old woman with an abdominal hysterectomy c. A 29-year-old women with carpal tunnel surgery d. A 77-year-old man with hip surgery A patient will be undergoing abdominal surgeries, which will most likely result in an ostomy. The patient asks the nurse, “What will the stool from my ostomy look like?” What is the best answer? a. “Your stools won’t change from what they currently are.” b. “The consistency of your stools will be very soft.” c. “The consistency of your stools will be liquid.” d. “The consistency of your stools will depend on the location of stoma (ostomy).” A patient was involved in a motor vehicle accident and underwent a loop colostomy. The patient questions the nurse about what is draining out of each side of the colostomy. What is the nurse’s best response? a. “There is stool draining out of both sides.” b. “Stool is draining out the stomach side and mucus is draining from the rectum side.” c. “There is mucus and stool draining from both sides.” d. “There is stool draining out of the stomach side and nothing draining out of the rectum side.”