Examl 2:l NSG123/l NSGl 123l (NEWl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Medicall Surgicall Nursingl Il
Review|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-Herzing
QUESTION
Patientl isl presentingl anall fissures.l Whatl isl thel mostl likelyl thel patientl wouldl bel
prescribed
Answer:
Fissurel likelyl requirel stooll softenerl likel Docusate
QUESTION
Whatl isl pseudomembranousl Colitisl ?
Answer:
Isl al severel inflammationl ofl thel colonl tol byl onl overl Grovel bacteriuml C.diff
QUESTION
Whatl medicationsl shouldl thel nursel questionl inl al patientl withl C.l Diffl ?
Answer:
Loperamidel (l anti-l diarrheall )
Diphenxylatel withl Atropinel (opioid)
Thesel arel contradictedl forl diarrheal causedl byl c.l Diffl
Wel don'tl wantl tol stopl diarrhea,l becausel itl canl preventl thel infectionl froml clearingl froml
yourl body.
Ptl wouldl needl inquirel aboutl antibioticl usel suchl asl metronidazolel orl vancomycin
,QUESTION
whatl medicationl canl causel c.l Diff?
Answer:
Thel normall gutl floral isl alteredl byl broadl spectruml antibioticsl forl example
Clindamycinl
Cephalosporinl
Ampicillinl
Amoxicillinl
Fluorquinolones
QUESTION
Whatl canl causel smalll bowell obstruction
Answer:
Typicallyl causedl byl postl operativel adhesionl (l scarl tissue)
QUESTION
Whatl signsl ofl smalll bowell obstructionl wouldl al patientl presentl ?
Answer:
l Increasedl bowell sounds
Colickyl abdominall painl (l intermittentl painl duel tol largel &l smalll intestine)
Markedl dissensionl earlyl on
QUESTION
,Whatl signsl ofl LARGEl bowell obstructionl wouldl al patientl presentl ?
Answer:
l decreasedl /l nol bowell soundsl
Constipationl forl weeksl inl advance
Markedl distensionl later-l
bowell loopsl mayl bel visiblel orl palpatedl throughl abdominall wall
QUESTION
Whatl patientsl willl needl enterall nutritionl alsol knowl asl tubel feeding.?
Answer:
Anorexial
Orofaciall fracturesl
Head/l neckl cancer
Burnsl
Nutritionall deficiencies
QUESTION
Typesl ofl nasogastricl tubesl NG
Answer:
QUESTION
Whatl thel nursel shouldl knowl aboutl Nasogastricl tubesl (l enterall nutrition)
Answer:
, Insertedl throughl thel nasall cavityl
Radiopaque:l allowingl visualizationl froml x-ray
Canl knotted/l kinkedl inl Gil tractl
Canl bel dislodgedl byl vomitingl orl coughingl
Canl bel placedl surgically,l radiogicallyl orl endoscopically
QUESTION
Whatl isl anl examplel ofl enterall tubel feedingl thatl thel nursel canl usel to
Answer:
Entericl feedingl usel Dobhoffl tubel
Irrigatel withl waterl beforel &l afterl eachl feeding,l drugl administration,l residuall checkl -l atl
leastl 30l mll q4hrsl recommendedl —l forl tubel latency
Jejunostomyl tubel usedl forl entericl feedingsl (LONGl TERM)
QUESTION
Whenl tol usel gastronomyl andl jejunostomyl tubesl ?
Answer:
Mayl bel usel inl thosel needingl tubel feedingsl forl extendedl period
Patientl wantsl tol havel intact,l unobstructedl GIl tract
NEVERl FEEDl Al PATIENTl WITHl ANl OBTRUCTION
QUESTION
Whatl positionl shouldl thel patientl bel duringl al tubel feeding.
2026l Update)l Medicall Surgicall Nursingl Il
Review|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-Herzing
QUESTION
Patientl isl presentingl anall fissures.l Whatl isl thel mostl likelyl thel patientl wouldl bel
prescribed
Answer:
Fissurel likelyl requirel stooll softenerl likel Docusate
QUESTION
Whatl isl pseudomembranousl Colitisl ?
Answer:
Isl al severel inflammationl ofl thel colonl tol byl onl overl Grovel bacteriuml C.diff
QUESTION
Whatl medicationsl shouldl thel nursel questionl inl al patientl withl C.l Diffl ?
Answer:
Loperamidel (l anti-l diarrheall )
Diphenxylatel withl Atropinel (opioid)
Thesel arel contradictedl forl diarrheal causedl byl c.l Diffl
Wel don'tl wantl tol stopl diarrhea,l becausel itl canl preventl thel infectionl froml clearingl froml
yourl body.
Ptl wouldl needl inquirel aboutl antibioticl usel suchl asl metronidazolel orl vancomycin
,QUESTION
whatl medicationl canl causel c.l Diff?
Answer:
Thel normall gutl floral isl alteredl byl broadl spectruml antibioticsl forl example
Clindamycinl
Cephalosporinl
Ampicillinl
Amoxicillinl
Fluorquinolones
QUESTION
Whatl canl causel smalll bowell obstruction
Answer:
Typicallyl causedl byl postl operativel adhesionl (l scarl tissue)
QUESTION
Whatl signsl ofl smalll bowell obstructionl wouldl al patientl presentl ?
Answer:
l Increasedl bowell sounds
Colickyl abdominall painl (l intermittentl painl duel tol largel &l smalll intestine)
Markedl dissensionl earlyl on
QUESTION
,Whatl signsl ofl LARGEl bowell obstructionl wouldl al patientl presentl ?
Answer:
l decreasedl /l nol bowell soundsl
Constipationl forl weeksl inl advance
Markedl distensionl later-l
bowell loopsl mayl bel visiblel orl palpatedl throughl abdominall wall
QUESTION
Whatl patientsl willl needl enterall nutritionl alsol knowl asl tubel feeding.?
Answer:
Anorexial
Orofaciall fracturesl
Head/l neckl cancer
Burnsl
Nutritionall deficiencies
QUESTION
Typesl ofl nasogastricl tubesl NG
Answer:
QUESTION
Whatl thel nursel shouldl knowl aboutl Nasogastricl tubesl (l enterall nutrition)
Answer:
, Insertedl throughl thel nasall cavityl
Radiopaque:l allowingl visualizationl froml x-ray
Canl knotted/l kinkedl inl Gil tractl
Canl bel dislodgedl byl vomitingl orl coughingl
Canl bel placedl surgically,l radiogicallyl orl endoscopically
QUESTION
Whatl isl anl examplel ofl enterall tubel feedingl thatl thel nursel canl usel to
Answer:
Entericl feedingl usel Dobhoffl tubel
Irrigatel withl waterl beforel &l afterl eachl feeding,l drugl administration,l residuall checkl -l atl
leastl 30l mll q4hrsl recommendedl —l forl tubel latency
Jejunostomyl tubel usedl forl entericl feedingsl (LONGl TERM)
QUESTION
Whenl tol usel gastronomyl andl jejunostomyl tubesl ?
Answer:
Mayl bel usel inl thosel needingl tubel feedingsl forl extendedl period
Patientl wantsl tol havel intact,l unobstructedl GIl tract
NEVERl FEEDl Al PATIENTl WITHl ANl OBTRUCTION
QUESTION
Whatl positionl shouldl thel patientl bel duringl al tubel feeding.
