ATI Med Surg Gastrointestinal 80
Questions and Answers (2026) |
Latest Exam Practice Questions |
Fully Verified Answers | A+
• What does a nurse do if their patient with a NG tube develops nausea? -✓✓irrigate
the tube to determine if it is patent.
• If a NG tube is not patent during feeding, what will occur? -✓✓gastric pressure will not
decrease and increased pressure will cause nausea to occur
• What is diverticulitis? -✓✓inflammation of the pouches that can form on intestines
• What dietary changes does someone with diverticulitis need to make? -✓✓low fiber
• What bowel sounds would be expected in a patient with an obstruction? -
✓✓Hyperactive above the obstruction and no bowel sounds below the obstruction
• When would a patient have absent bowel sounds in all four quadrants? -✓✓paralytic
ileus
• When would a patient experience diarrhea while having a bowel obstruction? -✓✓in a
partial obstruction
• What disease will cause a prolonged prothrombin time, increased lactate
dehydrogenase levels, decreased albumin levels, and decreased ammonia levels? -
✓✓End stage liver failure
• What is primary prevention? -✓✓An action that prevents the disease
• What is secondary prevention? -✓✓an action the promotes the early detection of a
disease
• In a patient that is receiving TPN, what do the symptoms of diaphoresis, weakness,
anxiety, confusion and hunger indicate? -✓✓Hypoglycemia due to the possibility of total
withdrawal of the TPN solution
• What positions should a patient stay in following a meal following a gastric bypass
surgery in an attempt to prevent dumping syndrome? -✓✓supine
Questions and Answers (2026) |
Latest Exam Practice Questions |
Fully Verified Answers | A+
• What does a nurse do if their patient with a NG tube develops nausea? -✓✓irrigate
the tube to determine if it is patent.
• If a NG tube is not patent during feeding, what will occur? -✓✓gastric pressure will not
decrease and increased pressure will cause nausea to occur
• What is diverticulitis? -✓✓inflammation of the pouches that can form on intestines
• What dietary changes does someone with diverticulitis need to make? -✓✓low fiber
• What bowel sounds would be expected in a patient with an obstruction? -
✓✓Hyperactive above the obstruction and no bowel sounds below the obstruction
• When would a patient have absent bowel sounds in all four quadrants? -✓✓paralytic
ileus
• When would a patient experience diarrhea while having a bowel obstruction? -✓✓in a
partial obstruction
• What disease will cause a prolonged prothrombin time, increased lactate
dehydrogenase levels, decreased albumin levels, and decreased ammonia levels? -
✓✓End stage liver failure
• What is primary prevention? -✓✓An action that prevents the disease
• What is secondary prevention? -✓✓an action the promotes the early detection of a
disease
• In a patient that is receiving TPN, what do the symptoms of diaphoresis, weakness,
anxiety, confusion and hunger indicate? -✓✓Hypoglycemia due to the possibility of total
withdrawal of the TPN solution
• What positions should a patient stay in following a meal following a gastric bypass
surgery in an attempt to prevent dumping syndrome? -✓✓supine
