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NSG 3800 Med Surg EXAM 3 Updated 2026
A nurse is taking care of a client who has chronic constipation. What should the nurse
teach to the client about promoting normal bowel function?
a. Use a suppository.
b. Limit physical activity
c. Consume high residue/ fiber foods ( correct answer)
Patient has a new ileostomy and is three days post op for IBD. The nurse notices that
the stoma is red and has scant amount of blood. What is the nurses next action ?
a. Document - these findings are normal (correct answer)
b. Apply a barrier ointment to stoma
c. Clean it with soap
d. Scrub stoma to get blood off
A patient came in the ED and was symptomatic for a small bowel obstruction. What
should we do next as the nurse taking care of the patient ?
a. Insert NG tube (correct answer)
i. Want to decompress the bowel
b. Insert IV
c. Administer an enema
Who is most at risk for developing hemorrhoids?
a. Pregnant woman ( correct answer)
b. A person who stands for 10 hours a day
c. 35 year old male who walks 10,000 steps a day
A 20 year old patient is complaining of RLQ pain. When planning care for patient, what
would be the priority ?
a. Watching for infection because risk of rupture ( correct answer)
b. Chronic pain
c. Nausea and vomiting
Patient has IBD. What should the patient understand about this disease?
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a. Patient needs to be able to ID foods that trigger symptoms of this disease. (correct)
b. Watch for infection
c. Try to stay active and exercise with this disease.
Patient has been Dx with acute glomelunephritis. What is an expected finding for this
disease?
a. Decreased serum creatinine
b. Decreased calcium
c. Hematuria ( correct answer)
A client with a GFR of 50mL/min. what stage is this patient in for CKD?
a. Stage 1
b. Stage 3 ( correct answer)
c. Stage 5
KNOW THE STAGES
Patient has AKI. Which complication of labs would you need to admin polystyrene
sulfonate?
a. Hyperkalemia of 4.0 (correct answer)
b. Hypercalcemia
c. Hypernatremia
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What does borborygmus mean?
a. Rumbling or gurgling noise made in the intestine (correct answer)
b. Urinary stasis
c. Belching
Patient has an AKI and was from a prerenal cause. Which would it most likely be if it
was pre renal?
a. Pregnancy
b. Reflux
c. Burns ( correct answer)
d. Renal calculi
NSG-3800
NSG 3800 Med Surg EXAM 3 Updated 2026
A nurse is taking care of a client who has chronic constipation. What should the nurse
teach to the client about promoting normal bowel function?
a. Use a suppository.
b. Limit physical activity
c. Consume high residue/ fiber foods ( correct answer)
Patient has a new ileostomy and is three days post op for IBD. The nurse notices that
the stoma is red and has scant amount of blood. What is the nurses next action ?
a. Document - these findings are normal (correct answer)
b. Apply a barrier ointment to stoma
c. Clean it with soap
d. Scrub stoma to get blood off
A patient came in the ED and was symptomatic for a small bowel obstruction. What
should we do next as the nurse taking care of the patient ?
a. Insert NG tube (correct answer)
i. Want to decompress the bowel
b. Insert IV
c. Administer an enema
Who is most at risk for developing hemorrhoids?
a. Pregnant woman ( correct answer)
b. A person who stands for 10 hours a day
c. 35 year old male who walks 10,000 steps a day
A 20 year old patient is complaining of RLQ pain. When planning care for patient, what
would be the priority ?
a. Watching for infection because risk of rupture ( correct answer)
b. Chronic pain
c. Nausea and vomiting
Patient has IBD. What should the patient understand about this disease?
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a. Patient needs to be able to ID foods that trigger symptoms of this disease. (correct)
b. Watch for infection
c. Try to stay active and exercise with this disease.
Patient has been Dx with acute glomelunephritis. What is an expected finding for this
disease?
a. Decreased serum creatinine
b. Decreased calcium
c. Hematuria ( correct answer)
A client with a GFR of 50mL/min. what stage is this patient in for CKD?
a. Stage 1
b. Stage 3 ( correct answer)
c. Stage 5
KNOW THE STAGES
Patient has AKI. Which complication of labs would you need to admin polystyrene
sulfonate?
a. Hyperkalemia of 4.0 (correct answer)
b. Hypercalcemia
c. Hypernatremia
PAGE 1568 look at red box
What does borborygmus mean?
a. Rumbling or gurgling noise made in the intestine (correct answer)
b. Urinary stasis
c. Belching
Patient has an AKI and was from a prerenal cause. Which would it most likely be if it
was pre renal?
a. Pregnancy
b. Reflux
c. Burns ( correct answer)
d. Renal calculi
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