ATI Exam 3 GI/GU
A nurse is caring for a child who has had watery diarrhea for the past 3 days. Which of the following is an
appropriate action for the nurse to take?
a. offer chicken broth
b. initiate oral rehydration therapy
c. start hypertonic IV solution
d. keep NPO until diarrhea subsides - correct answer ✔✔b. initiate oral hydration therapy
A nurse is caring for a child who is suspected to have Enterobius vermicularis. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a. perform a tape test
b. collect stool specimen for culture
c. test the stool for occult blood
d. initiate iv fluids - correct answer ✔✔a. perform a tape test
A nurse is assessing a child who has a rotavirus infection. Which of the following are expected findings?
(select all that apply)
a. fever
b. vomiting
c. watery stools
d. bloody stools
e. confusion - correct answer ✔✔a. fever
b. vomiting
c. watery stools
, A nurse is teaching a group of parents about salmonella. Which of the following information should the
nurse include in the teaching? (select all that apply?)
a. incubation period is nonspecific
b. it is a bacterial infection
c. bloody diarrhea is common
d. transmission can be from house pets
e. antibiotics are used for treatment - correct answer ✔✔b. it is a bacterial infection
c. bloody diarrhea is common
d. transmission can be from house pets
a nurse is teaching a group of parents about e coli. Which of the following information should the nurse
include in the teaching? (select all that apply?)
a. severe abdominal cramping occurs
b. watery diaherra is present for more than 5 days
c. it can lead to hemolytic uremic syndrome
d. it is a food borne pathogen
e. antibiotics are given for treatment - correct answer ✔✔a. severe abdominal cramping occurs
c. it can lead to hemolytic uremic syndrome
d. it is a food borne pathogen
A nurse is assessing an infant who has hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? (select all that apply)
a. projectile vomiting
b. dry mucus membranes
c. currant jelly stools
d. sausage shaped abdominal mass
e. constant hunger - correct answer ✔✔a. projectile vomiting
A nurse is caring for a child who has had watery diarrhea for the past 3 days. Which of the following is an
appropriate action for the nurse to take?
a. offer chicken broth
b. initiate oral rehydration therapy
c. start hypertonic IV solution
d. keep NPO until diarrhea subsides - correct answer ✔✔b. initiate oral hydration therapy
A nurse is caring for a child who is suspected to have Enterobius vermicularis. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a. perform a tape test
b. collect stool specimen for culture
c. test the stool for occult blood
d. initiate iv fluids - correct answer ✔✔a. perform a tape test
A nurse is assessing a child who has a rotavirus infection. Which of the following are expected findings?
(select all that apply)
a. fever
b. vomiting
c. watery stools
d. bloody stools
e. confusion - correct answer ✔✔a. fever
b. vomiting
c. watery stools
, A nurse is teaching a group of parents about salmonella. Which of the following information should the
nurse include in the teaching? (select all that apply?)
a. incubation period is nonspecific
b. it is a bacterial infection
c. bloody diarrhea is common
d. transmission can be from house pets
e. antibiotics are used for treatment - correct answer ✔✔b. it is a bacterial infection
c. bloody diarrhea is common
d. transmission can be from house pets
a nurse is teaching a group of parents about e coli. Which of the following information should the nurse
include in the teaching? (select all that apply?)
a. severe abdominal cramping occurs
b. watery diaherra is present for more than 5 days
c. it can lead to hemolytic uremic syndrome
d. it is a food borne pathogen
e. antibiotics are given for treatment - correct answer ✔✔a. severe abdominal cramping occurs
c. it can lead to hemolytic uremic syndrome
d. it is a food borne pathogen
A nurse is assessing an infant who has hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? (select all that apply)
a. projectile vomiting
b. dry mucus membranes
c. currant jelly stools
d. sausage shaped abdominal mass
e. constant hunger - correct answer ✔✔a. projectile vomiting
