Nclex pn questions and answers for The Gestrointestinal system topic
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Medical Surgical Nursing
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Medical Surgical Nursing
It contains questions and answers for Medical Surgical Nursing NCLEX-PN under the topic The Gestrointestinal system.The questions and answers are based on the current Test Plan
NCLEX-PN:CHAPTER7:THE
GESTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM:QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
1. A client is admitted to the hospital with a
gnawing pain in the mid-epigastric area and black
stools for the past week. A diagnosis of chronic
duodenal ulcer is made. During the initial nursing
assessment, the client makes all of the following
statements. Which is most likely related to his
admitting diagnosis?
1. “I am a vegetarian.”
2. “My mother and grandmother have diabetes.”
3. “I take aspirin several times a day for tension
headaches.”
4. “I take multivitamin and iron tablets every
day.”
2. An upper GI series is ordered for a client. Which
action is essential for the nurse before the test?
1. Check to see if the client has an allergy to
shellfish.
2. Instruct the client to have nothing to eat after
midnight the night before the test.
3. Encourage the client to drink plenty of liquids
before the test.
4. Be sure the client does not eat fat-containing
foods for 18 hours before the test.
, 3. The client with a duodenal ulcer is ready for
discharge. Which statement made by the client
indicates a need for more teaching about his diet?
1. “It’s a good thing I gave up drinking alcohol last
year.”
2. “I will have to drink lots of milk and cream
every day.”
3. “I will stay away from cola drinks after I am
discharged.”
4. “Eating three nutritious meals and snacks every
day is okay.”
4. The client, admitted with appendicitis, overhears
the physician say that the pain has reached
McBurney’s point. She becomes very frightened
and asks the nurse to explain what this means.
Which is the best response?
1. “The next time the doctor comes in, we should
ask him what he meant by that.”
2. “I’ve felt that I don’t understand the doctor at
times either.”
3. “That is the term used to indicate that the pain
has traveled to the right lower side.”
4. “McBurney’s point refers to severe pain for
which surgery is the only treatment.”
5. Which blood test results would confirm a
diagnosis of appendicitis?
1. WBC of 13,000
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