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Chapter 1: The Gastroenterology Nurse and Associate
The first recorded gastrointestinal assistant was:
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Frances Reiter
C. Gabriele Schindler
D. BC Charaka - ANSWER✔✔-C. Gabriele Schindler
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The individual who first developed the fiberoptic telescope used for gastroenterology procedures was:
A. Hippocrates
B. Hopkins
C. Schindler
D. Baird - ANSWER✔✔-B. Hopkins
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During what period was medicine so far advanced that they had what is equivalent to today's
subspecialties?
A. Egyptians
B. Pre-Christian era
C. Middle Ages
D. Greeks and Romans - ANSWER✔✔-A. Egyptians
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The rationale for the rapid adoption of fiberoptic instruments includes:
A. Simplicity, ease of use and patient safety
B. Complex lens system and noncoherent bundles
C. Perfect imaging and ease of use
D. Combination of noncoherent bundles and coherent bundles to make a perfect image - ANSWER✔✔-A.
Simplicity, ease of use and patient safety
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The first Society of Gastrointestinal Assistants (SGA) was formed in what year?
A. 1968
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B. 1976
C. 1972
D. 1974 - ANSWER✔✔-D. 1974
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The practice of gastroenterology nursing requires application of the nursing process. The components
include:
A. Communication, planning, evaluation, follow-up
B. Assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation
C. Interviewing, observing, communicating, listening
D. Assessment, planning, evaluation, follow-up - ANSWER✔✔-B. Assessment, planning, implementation,
evaluation
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A gastroenterology associate is defined as:
A. A nurse who is engaged in the field of gastroenterology
B. A non-RN healthcare professional with varied educational background engaged in the field of
gastroenterology
C. An individual with advanced education who is engaged in gastroenterology
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D. An individual who is responsible for transporting patients and caring for instruments and equipment -
ANSWER✔✔-B. A non-RN healthcare professional with varied educational background engaged in the
field of gastroenterology
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A general requirement for a recently graduated nurse who is interested in practicing gastroenterology
nursing is:
A. To work for one year on a medical-surgical unit to gain experience
B. To work for a private gastroenterology physician to gain knowledge of diagnosis and procedures
C. To work in a special procedures unit for one year
D. To work in an ambulatory care unit to practice skills for one year - ANSWER✔✔-A. To work for one
year on a medical-surgical unit to gain experience
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Initial assessment of patients on arrival to the gastroenterology unit is usually the responsibility of the:
A. Physician
B. Nurse manager
C. Staff nurse (RN)
D. Associate - ANSWER✔✔-C. Staff nurse (RN)
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