Module 1: GI/GU/Male Reproductive Disorders (Elsevier
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Guilford Technical Community College • NUR 111
Q1: Which action would the nurse take to enhance effective patient care teaching on the day after a patient
receives a colostomy? 1. Instruct the patient about complete care of the colostomy 2. Encourage the patient
to look at and touch the colostomy stoma 3. Schedule a visit from a patient who has a colostomy and is
successfully caring for it 4. Suggest that the patient involve family members in the care of the colostomy.
A: 2. Encourage the patient to look at and touch the colostomy stoma.
Q2: A patient who has undergone an open cholecystectomy reports ildtomoderate nausea. Which nursing
action is correct? 1. Administer an antiemetic as prescribed as soon as possible 2. Give the patient clear
liquids, and monitor the patient's response. 3. Notify the health care provider that the patient may have an
abdominal obstruction. 4. Withhold antiemetic medications until the patient has increased nausea.
A: 1. Administer an antiemetic as prescribed as soon as possible.
Q3: Which laboratory change would the nurse expect in a patient with chronic kidney disease? Select all that
apply 1. Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 2. Elevated creatinine 3. Elevated hemoglobin 4. Increased
serum calcium 5. Decreased serum potassium
A: 1. Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
2. Elevated creatine
Q4: Which complication would the nurse be aware of after hemodialysis for a patient with chronic kidney
disease. Select all that apply 1. Infection 2. Hypotension 3. Weight Gain 4. Hyperglycemia from dialysate 5.
Muscle cramps and back pain
A: 1. Infection
2. Hypotension
5. Muscle cramps and back pain
Q5: Which complication is commonly seen in Crohn disease? 1. Fistulas 2. Tenesmus 3. Liquid stools 4.
Bloody stools
A: 1. Fistulas
Q6: Which type of food would the nurse teach a patient with Crohn disease to avoid? 1. Wheat 2. Spinach 3.
Lettuce 4. Bananas
A: 1. Wheat
, Q7: Which instruction given by the nurse will be beneficial to an olderadult patient with diverticulitis. Select
all that apply. 1. "Refrain from drinking alcohol." 2. "Use mild laxatives three times a day." 3. "Refrain from
physical activities like bending." 4. "Add tomatoes and strawberries in your diet." 5. "Eat a highfiber diet
during severe abdominal pain."
A: 1. "Refrain from drinking alcohol."
3. "Refrain from physical activities like bending."
Q8: Which medication would be helpful in a patient who has a fistula associated with Crohn disease? 1.
Mesalamine 2. Sulfasalazine 3. Azithromycin 4. Metronidazole
A: 4. Metronidazole
Q9: A patient with an ostomy reports increased gas and odor from the pouch. Which information would the
nurse provide to alleviate this problem? 1. Limit proteinbased foods 2. Use a charcoal filter in the bag 3.
Place aspirin tablets in the bag 4. Begin daily colostomy irrigation
A: 2. Use a charcoal filter in the bag
Q10: After reviewing the laboratory results for a patient admitted with fluid and electrolyte imbalances
secondary to celiac disease, which intervention would the nurse implement first? Laboratory Results:
Glucose 202 mg/dL Sodium 135 mEq/L Chloride 96 mEq/L Potassium 3.6 mEq/L Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
16 mg/dL Creatinine 0.8 mg/dL Magnesium 5.1 mEq/L Albumin 3.2 g/dL Total protein 5.8 g/dL Health History:
type 1 diabetes, celiac disease, Levemir 20 units SubQ daily, Sulfasalazine 500 mg orally 4x day, sliding scale
insulin. 1. Increase protein intake in the diet 2. Administer slidingscale insulin 3. Start telemetry monitoring
4. Initiate IV fluids
A: 3. Start telemetry monitoring
Q11: To prevent complications when a patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) begins treatment wit
finasteride, which information would the nurse provide to the patient? Select all that apply 1. Swallow the
capsule whole 2. Change position slowly 3. Monitor and record the blood pressure 4. Have annual prostate
examinations 5. Prevent women from touching the drug
A: All answers are correct
Q12: The nurse is providing postoperative care 2 days after a patient underwent abdominal surgery and
developed a subsequent bowel obstruction. Which action would the nurse prioritize to decrease pressure on
the abdominal incision? 1. Ambulate the patient in the hallways 2. Insert a nasogastric (NG) tube 3.
Administer narcotic analgesics 4. Instruct on incentive spirometry
A: 2. Insert a nasogastric (NG) tube
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Guilford Technical Community College • NUR 111
Q1: Which action would the nurse take to enhance effective patient care teaching on the day after a patient
receives a colostomy? 1. Instruct the patient about complete care of the colostomy 2. Encourage the patient
to look at and touch the colostomy stoma 3. Schedule a visit from a patient who has a colostomy and is
successfully caring for it 4. Suggest that the patient involve family members in the care of the colostomy.
A: 2. Encourage the patient to look at and touch the colostomy stoma.
Q2: A patient who has undergone an open cholecystectomy reports ildtomoderate nausea. Which nursing
action is correct? 1. Administer an antiemetic as prescribed as soon as possible 2. Give the patient clear
liquids, and monitor the patient's response. 3. Notify the health care provider that the patient may have an
abdominal obstruction. 4. Withhold antiemetic medications until the patient has increased nausea.
A: 1. Administer an antiemetic as prescribed as soon as possible.
Q3: Which laboratory change would the nurse expect in a patient with chronic kidney disease? Select all that
apply 1. Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 2. Elevated creatinine 3. Elevated hemoglobin 4. Increased
serum calcium 5. Decreased serum potassium
A: 1. Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
2. Elevated creatine
Q4: Which complication would the nurse be aware of after hemodialysis for a patient with chronic kidney
disease. Select all that apply 1. Infection 2. Hypotension 3. Weight Gain 4. Hyperglycemia from dialysate 5.
Muscle cramps and back pain
A: 1. Infection
2. Hypotension
5. Muscle cramps and back pain
Q5: Which complication is commonly seen in Crohn disease? 1. Fistulas 2. Tenesmus 3. Liquid stools 4.
Bloody stools
A: 1. Fistulas
Q6: Which type of food would the nurse teach a patient with Crohn disease to avoid? 1. Wheat 2. Spinach 3.
Lettuce 4. Bananas
A: 1. Wheat
, Q7: Which instruction given by the nurse will be beneficial to an olderadult patient with diverticulitis. Select
all that apply. 1. "Refrain from drinking alcohol." 2. "Use mild laxatives three times a day." 3. "Refrain from
physical activities like bending." 4. "Add tomatoes and strawberries in your diet." 5. "Eat a highfiber diet
during severe abdominal pain."
A: 1. "Refrain from drinking alcohol."
3. "Refrain from physical activities like bending."
Q8: Which medication would be helpful in a patient who has a fistula associated with Crohn disease? 1.
Mesalamine 2. Sulfasalazine 3. Azithromycin 4. Metronidazole
A: 4. Metronidazole
Q9: A patient with an ostomy reports increased gas and odor from the pouch. Which information would the
nurse provide to alleviate this problem? 1. Limit proteinbased foods 2. Use a charcoal filter in the bag 3.
Place aspirin tablets in the bag 4. Begin daily colostomy irrigation
A: 2. Use a charcoal filter in the bag
Q10: After reviewing the laboratory results for a patient admitted with fluid and electrolyte imbalances
secondary to celiac disease, which intervention would the nurse implement first? Laboratory Results:
Glucose 202 mg/dL Sodium 135 mEq/L Chloride 96 mEq/L Potassium 3.6 mEq/L Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
16 mg/dL Creatinine 0.8 mg/dL Magnesium 5.1 mEq/L Albumin 3.2 g/dL Total protein 5.8 g/dL Health History:
type 1 diabetes, celiac disease, Levemir 20 units SubQ daily, Sulfasalazine 500 mg orally 4x day, sliding scale
insulin. 1. Increase protein intake in the diet 2. Administer slidingscale insulin 3. Start telemetry monitoring
4. Initiate IV fluids
A: 3. Start telemetry monitoring
Q11: To prevent complications when a patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) begins treatment wit
finasteride, which information would the nurse provide to the patient? Select all that apply 1. Swallow the
capsule whole 2. Change position slowly 3. Monitor and record the blood pressure 4. Have annual prostate
examinations 5. Prevent women from touching the drug
A: All answers are correct
Q12: The nurse is providing postoperative care 2 days after a patient underwent abdominal surgery and
developed a subsequent bowel obstruction. Which action would the nurse prioritize to decrease pressure on
the abdominal incision? 1. Ambulate the patient in the hallways 2. Insert a nasogastric (NG) tube 3.
Administer narcotic analgesics 4. Instruct on incentive spirometry
A: 2. Insert a nasogastric (NG) tube
