NURS 3105 FPCC - Ch 46 (Bowel Elimination)
Review Questions correct answered to pass
1. During the nursing assessment a patient C
reveals that he has diarrhea and cramp-
ing every time he has ice cream. REASON: This patient possibly lacks the
He at- tributes this to the cold enzyme needed to digest milk sugar
nature of the food. However, the lactase and there- fore is potentially
nurse begins to sus- pect that lactose intolerant.
these symptoms are associat- ed
with:
A.)Food allergy.
B.)Irritable bowel.
C.)Lactose intolerance.
D.)Increased peristalsis.
2. When assessing a 55-year-old C
patient who is in the clinic for a
routine physical,
the nurse instructs the patient about the REASON: This is used as a
diagnostic screening
need to obtain a stool specimen for gua- tool for colon cancer as
recommended by the
iac fecal occult blood testing 3. Which of the following
(gFOBT): medications list- ed in a
A.)If patient reports rectal patient's medication
bleeding. history pos- sibly causes
B.)When there is a family gastrointestinal
history of polyps. bleeding? (Select all
C.)As part of a routine that apply.)
examination for colon cancer. A.)Aspirin
D.)If a palpable mass is detected B.)Cathartics
on dig- ital examination. C.)Antidiarrheal opiate
agents
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, NURS 3105 FPCC - Ch 46 (Bowel Elimination)
Review Questions correct answered to pass
American Cancer Society.
A, D
REASON: Side ettects of aspirin and NSAIDs in- clude
rectal bleeding.
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Review Questions correct answered to pass
1. During the nursing assessment a patient C
reveals that he has diarrhea and cramp-
ing every time he has ice cream. REASON: This patient possibly lacks the
He at- tributes this to the cold enzyme needed to digest milk sugar
nature of the food. However, the lactase and there- fore is potentially
nurse begins to sus- pect that lactose intolerant.
these symptoms are associat- ed
with:
A.)Food allergy.
B.)Irritable bowel.
C.)Lactose intolerance.
D.)Increased peristalsis.
2. When assessing a 55-year-old C
patient who is in the clinic for a
routine physical,
the nurse instructs the patient about the REASON: This is used as a
diagnostic screening
need to obtain a stool specimen for gua- tool for colon cancer as
recommended by the
iac fecal occult blood testing 3. Which of the following
(gFOBT): medications list- ed in a
A.)If patient reports rectal patient's medication
bleeding. history pos- sibly causes
B.)When there is a family gastrointestinal
history of polyps. bleeding? (Select all
C.)As part of a routine that apply.)
examination for colon cancer. A.)Aspirin
D.)If a palpable mass is detected B.)Cathartics
on dig- ital examination. C.)Antidiarrheal opiate
agents
1/
13
, NURS 3105 FPCC - Ch 46 (Bowel Elimination)
Review Questions correct answered to pass
American Cancer Society.
A, D
REASON: Side ettects of aspirin and NSAIDs in- clude
rectal bleeding.
2/
13
