NSG 4100 Exam 1 Exam test preparation
Questions and Must have marking scheme
Updated version 2024/2025
What topics should be included in post-op kidney transplant teaching? - correct answer
Rejection S/S, Infection S/S, and being medication compliance (needing to be on
Immunosupressants for the rest of their life).
What is the focus of care for a brain-dead patient that is an organ donor? - correct
answer To maintain good perfusion (good BP means good perfusion), decrease risk for
infection, and maintaining hemodynamic stability.
Risk factors for bladder cancer - correct answer Smoking occupational exposure
(especially to rubber), genetic mutations
Risk factors for renal cancer - correct answer Smoking, occupational exposure
especially asbestos
What are the dietary recommendations for bariatric surgery patient? - correct answer
Small frequent meals, need to eat slowly and chew thoroughly, do not drink with meals,
walk at least 30 minutes a day, take dietary supplements, only drink low calorie drinks
What is dumping syndrome? - correct answer Rapid transit of food bolus from stomach
to small intestine.
What are signs and symptoms of dumping syndrome after bariatric surgery? - correct
answer Elevated heart rate, dizziness, sweating, N/V, bloating, abdominal pain,
diarrhea
Risk factors for oral and esophageal cancer - correct answer Smoking, excessive
alcohol, previous head and neck cancer, HPV infections
, Risk factors for gastric cancer - correct answer Eating a diet with salty and smoked
foods, chronic gastritis, smoking, obesity, ulcers, H. Pylori infection
What kind of diet do oral/esophageal/gastric cancers patient need? - correct answer
Mechanical soft diet along with small sips of water, no spicy or greasy foods
Signs and symptoms/complications of fluid overload in Liver Disease. - correct answer
Ascites, crackles, esop varies(bleeding in the esoph due to back up), portal
hypertension, hypertension
Education for patients on preventing colon cancer. - correct answer Screening starting
at the age of 50 unless the patient has a family history or is at high risk, watch for bright
red blood in stool
Risk factors for colon cancer - correct answer Smoking, UC/Crohn's African American
Sign/Symptoms of colon cancer - correct answer Change in bowel habits and blood in
the stool
Signs/Symptoms of pancreatitis - correct answer Abdominal pain, tenderness, back
pain, pain after meals, pain after alcohol ingestion
Nursing Intervention/treatments for pancreatitis. - correct answer Patient will be NPO
and have an NG TUBE, we will need to treat the pain and give the patient H2-reduce
stomach acid (cimetidine)/PPI- reduces the amount of stomach acid made by glands in
the lining (Nexium-esomeprazole)
Dietary recommendations for pancreatitis - correct answer Avoid high fat foods, small
meals, avoid alcohol, measure abdominal girth
Risk factors for pancreatic cancer - correct answer Older males, obesity, alcohol,
smoking, diabetes, environmental exposure
