GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
NCLEX EXAM 2024/2025
The health care provider schedules a patient for a colonoscopy. In
preparing him for this procedure, you explain that:
a. he will be sedated to minimize discomfort
b. the procedure takes only about six minutes
c. he may have a liquid breakfast before the procedure
d. he can go back to work as soon as the procedure is over - Precise
Answer ✔✔a. he will be sedated to minimize discomfort
The nurse is caring for several patients with gastrointestinal problems.
Which patient is most likely to need a guaiac (hemooccult) test?
a. patient reports dark amber-colored urine
b. patient reports black discoloration of stool
c. Patient vomits small amounts of yellow emesis
d. patient complains of right upper quadrant pain - Precise Answer ✔✔b.
patient reports black discoloration of stool
Which healthy lifestyle choice can decrease the risk of pancreatic
cancer?
a. Eat a well-balanced diet
b. Obtain 30 minutes of exercise at least three times a week
, c. Refrain from drinking any alcohol
d. refrain from smoking cigarettes - Precise Answer ✔✔d. refrain from
smoking cigarettes
When patients undergo diagnostic tests of the gastrointestinal system,
elderly patients in particular must be closely watched for:
a. dehydration and electrolyte imbalance
b. nausea and vomiting
c. diarrhea
d. constipation from contrast media - Precise Answer ✔✔a. dehydration
and electrolyte imbalance
Hyperactive bowel sounds in one quadrant and absent bowel sounds in
other quadrants plus nausea and vomiting may indicate:
a. pancreatitis
b. cholecystitis
c. gastrointestinal bleeding
d. intestinal obstruction - Precise Answer ✔✔d. intestinal obstruction
Your patient is to have a liver biopsy. What teaching points should be
included in the instructions (SATA)
a. Nothing is allowed by mouth for 4-8 hours prior to the procedure
b. local or general anesthesia will be used
c. patient will be positioned on the right side for the procedure
NCLEX EXAM 2024/2025
The health care provider schedules a patient for a colonoscopy. In
preparing him for this procedure, you explain that:
a. he will be sedated to minimize discomfort
b. the procedure takes only about six minutes
c. he may have a liquid breakfast before the procedure
d. he can go back to work as soon as the procedure is over - Precise
Answer ✔✔a. he will be sedated to minimize discomfort
The nurse is caring for several patients with gastrointestinal problems.
Which patient is most likely to need a guaiac (hemooccult) test?
a. patient reports dark amber-colored urine
b. patient reports black discoloration of stool
c. Patient vomits small amounts of yellow emesis
d. patient complains of right upper quadrant pain - Precise Answer ✔✔b.
patient reports black discoloration of stool
Which healthy lifestyle choice can decrease the risk of pancreatic
cancer?
a. Eat a well-balanced diet
b. Obtain 30 minutes of exercise at least three times a week
, c. Refrain from drinking any alcohol
d. refrain from smoking cigarettes - Precise Answer ✔✔d. refrain from
smoking cigarettes
When patients undergo diagnostic tests of the gastrointestinal system,
elderly patients in particular must be closely watched for:
a. dehydration and electrolyte imbalance
b. nausea and vomiting
c. diarrhea
d. constipation from contrast media - Precise Answer ✔✔a. dehydration
and electrolyte imbalance
Hyperactive bowel sounds in one quadrant and absent bowel sounds in
other quadrants plus nausea and vomiting may indicate:
a. pancreatitis
b. cholecystitis
c. gastrointestinal bleeding
d. intestinal obstruction - Precise Answer ✔✔d. intestinal obstruction
Your patient is to have a liver biopsy. What teaching points should be
included in the instructions (SATA)
a. Nothing is allowed by mouth for 4-8 hours prior to the procedure
b. local or general anesthesia will be used
c. patient will be positioned on the right side for the procedure
