NSG 3100 EXAMS 2 SET QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔A nurse is monitoring bowel elimination of a patient who has a history of
constipation. The nurse implements measures to assist with bowel elimination if the
patient has not had a bowel movement within how many days? - ✔✔3 days
✔✔The nurse is providing care for a client who has a diagnosis of polyuria. The nurse is
aware that a cause of polyuria can include which of the following? - ✔✔diabetes
✔✔The nurse is assessing a newborn who has had a bowel movement. The nurse is
aware that the fecal material passed in the first 24 hours is known as - ✔✔meconium
which is black, tarry, odorless and sticky
✔✔The nurse has documented that a patient has had two episodes of steatorrhea,
which means that the character of the stool is: - ✔✔frothy and foul smelling
✔✔There is an order to administer a cleansing enema to an adult patient before bowel
surgery. The nurse will fill the enema bag with how many milliliters of fluid for this
procedure? - ✔✔500 to 1000mL
✔✔The nurse points out that age-related changes in the intestinal tract are relatively
insignificant. The changes include: - ✔✔atrophy of the villi in the small intestine
decreased absorption of fats and vitamin B12
creation of excessive flatus
✔✔The nurse is performing an assessment of the abdomen. When auscultating bowel
sounds the nurse is aware they are hearing: - ✔✔peristalsis
, ✔✔The nurse is caring for a client who has urinary urgency. The nurse is aware that a
common cause of urgency can include: - ✔✔urinary tract infection
✔✔A client with ulcerative colitis had a new colostomy created 2 days earlier and is
beginning to pass malodorous flatus from the stoma. What is the correct interpretation
by the nurse? - ✔✔This is a normal, and expected finding
✔✔A primary health care has ordered digital removal of stool for a constipated client.
How would the nurse position the client for this procedure? - ✔✔Left lateral side lying
position
✔✔The nurse is inserting an indwelling urinary catheter in a male client. As she begins
to inflate the bulb, the patient complains of severe pain. Which action should the nurse
take next? - ✔✔Stop inflating the ballon, allow saline solution to drain in syringe, and
advance the catheter farther.
✔✔Anoscopy - ✔✔Visualizing the anus
✔✔Proctoscopy - ✔✔Viewing rectum
✔✔proctosigmoidoscopy - ✔✔View rectum and sigmoid colon
✔✔colonoscopy - ✔✔Viewing the colon (large intestine)
✔✔Barium - ✔✔is a radiopaque contrast medium used primarily to visualize the
gastrointestinal tract (GI tract)
✔✔Upper GI barium - ✔✔Barium swallow
✔✔Lower GI barium - ✔✔Barium enema
✔✔KUB - ✔✔Visualizes the Kidneys, ureters, and bladder.
✔✔IV pyelography - ✔✔contrast medium injected via IV to visualize urinary/kidney
structures
✔✔Retrograde pyelography - ✔✔Contrast medium is instilled directly into the kidney via
the urethra, bladder, and ureters to visualize urinary/kidney structures.
✔✔ultrasonography - ✔✔Noninvasive test that uses reflected sound waves to visualize
the kidneys
SURE A+
✔✔A nurse is monitoring bowel elimination of a patient who has a history of
constipation. The nurse implements measures to assist with bowel elimination if the
patient has not had a bowel movement within how many days? - ✔✔3 days
✔✔The nurse is providing care for a client who has a diagnosis of polyuria. The nurse is
aware that a cause of polyuria can include which of the following? - ✔✔diabetes
✔✔The nurse is assessing a newborn who has had a bowel movement. The nurse is
aware that the fecal material passed in the first 24 hours is known as - ✔✔meconium
which is black, tarry, odorless and sticky
✔✔The nurse has documented that a patient has had two episodes of steatorrhea,
which means that the character of the stool is: - ✔✔frothy and foul smelling
✔✔There is an order to administer a cleansing enema to an adult patient before bowel
surgery. The nurse will fill the enema bag with how many milliliters of fluid for this
procedure? - ✔✔500 to 1000mL
✔✔The nurse points out that age-related changes in the intestinal tract are relatively
insignificant. The changes include: - ✔✔atrophy of the villi in the small intestine
decreased absorption of fats and vitamin B12
creation of excessive flatus
✔✔The nurse is performing an assessment of the abdomen. When auscultating bowel
sounds the nurse is aware they are hearing: - ✔✔peristalsis
, ✔✔The nurse is caring for a client who has urinary urgency. The nurse is aware that a
common cause of urgency can include: - ✔✔urinary tract infection
✔✔A client with ulcerative colitis had a new colostomy created 2 days earlier and is
beginning to pass malodorous flatus from the stoma. What is the correct interpretation
by the nurse? - ✔✔This is a normal, and expected finding
✔✔A primary health care has ordered digital removal of stool for a constipated client.
How would the nurse position the client for this procedure? - ✔✔Left lateral side lying
position
✔✔The nurse is inserting an indwelling urinary catheter in a male client. As she begins
to inflate the bulb, the patient complains of severe pain. Which action should the nurse
take next? - ✔✔Stop inflating the ballon, allow saline solution to drain in syringe, and
advance the catheter farther.
✔✔Anoscopy - ✔✔Visualizing the anus
✔✔Proctoscopy - ✔✔Viewing rectum
✔✔proctosigmoidoscopy - ✔✔View rectum and sigmoid colon
✔✔colonoscopy - ✔✔Viewing the colon (large intestine)
✔✔Barium - ✔✔is a radiopaque contrast medium used primarily to visualize the
gastrointestinal tract (GI tract)
✔✔Upper GI barium - ✔✔Barium swallow
✔✔Lower GI barium - ✔✔Barium enema
✔✔KUB - ✔✔Visualizes the Kidneys, ureters, and bladder.
✔✔IV pyelography - ✔✔contrast medium injected via IV to visualize urinary/kidney
structures
✔✔Retrograde pyelography - ✔✔Contrast medium is instilled directly into the kidney via
the urethra, bladder, and ureters to visualize urinary/kidney structures.
✔✔ultrasonography - ✔✔Noninvasive test that uses reflected sound waves to visualize
the kidneys
