NURS 327 - Exam 3 questions and answers (2025-2026
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The nurse is performing and documenting the findings of an abdominal assessment. When the nurse hears intestinal rumbling and th
patient then experiences diarrhea, the nurse documents the presence of which of the following? - ✔✔ANS Borborygmus
A longitudinal tear or ulceration in the lining of the anal canal is termed a (an - ✔✔ANS Anal Fissure
In women, which of the following types of cancer exceeds colorectal cancer? - ✔✔ANS Breast Cancer
A nurse is helping to plan a teaching session for a client who will be discharged with a colostomy. Which statement describes a health
stoma? - ✔✔ANS At first the stoma may bleed a little when touched
A client is admitted to the hospital for diagnostic testing to rule out colorectal cancer. Which intervention should the nurse include on th
plan of care? - ✔✔ANS Test all stools for occult blood
The nurse is performing a community screening for colorectal cancer. Which of the following characteristics should the nurse include
the screening? - ✔✔ANS Familial polyposis
The nurse listens to bowel sounds and hears none and observes that the abdomen is rigid and boardlike. What complication does the nurs
determine may be occurring at this time? - ✔✔ANS Peritonitis
Which of the following is the most common presenting symptom of colon cancer? - ✔✔ANS Change in bowel habits
Patient's medications is digitalis (digoxin [Lanoxin]), the nurse monitors the patient closely for which of the following? - ✔✔AN
Hypokalemia
A patient with an ileostomy should avoid which of the following? - ✔✔ANS Enteric-coated products
, Which of the following is the most common symptom of a polyp? - ✔✔ANS Rectal Bleeding
Diet therapy for patients diagnosed with IBS include what? - ✔✔ANS High-fiber diet
When interviewing a client with internal hemorrhoids, which of the following would the nurse expect the client to report? - ✔✔ANS Rect
Bleeding
The nurse is reviewing the laboratory test results of a client with Crohn's disease. Which of the following would the nurse most likely find
- ✔✔ANS Stool cultures negative for microorganisms or parasite
Nursing assessment of a client with peritonitis reveals hypotension, tachycardia, and signs and symptoms of dehydration. The nurse als
expects to find: - ✔✔ANS severe abdominal pain with direct palpation or rebound tenderness
Celiac sprue is an example of which category of malabsorption? - ✔✔ANS Mucosal disorders causing generalized malabsorption
What is one of the primary symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)? - ✔✔ANS Diarrhea
The digestion of carbohydrates is aided by what? - ✔✔ANS amylase
A nurse is providing dietary instructions to a client with a history of pancreatitis. Which instruction is correct? - ✔✔ANS Maintain a hig
carbohydrate, low-fat diet
When caring for a client with acute pancreatitis, the nurse should use which comfort measure? - ✔✔ANS positioning patient on the sid
with knees flexed
Increased appetite and thirst may indicate that a client with chronic pancreatitis has developed diabetes melitus. Which of the followin
explains the cause of this secondary diabetes? - ✔✔ANS Dysfunction of pancreatic islet cells
The nurse is planning care for a patient following an incisional cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis. Which of the following interventions
the highest nursing priority for this patient? - ✔✔ANS Assisting client to turn, cough, and deep breath every 2hrs
A patient with acute pancreatitis has been started on total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Following the administration of the TPN, which of th
following should the nurse plan to monitor? - ✔✔ANS Blood glucose levels every 4 to 6 hours
A client with cholelithiasis has a gallstone lodged in the common bile duct. When assessing this client, the nurse expects to note: - ✔✔AN
yellow sclerae
update) 100% verified
The nurse is performing and documenting the findings of an abdominal assessment. When the nurse hears intestinal rumbling and th
patient then experiences diarrhea, the nurse documents the presence of which of the following? - ✔✔ANS Borborygmus
A longitudinal tear or ulceration in the lining of the anal canal is termed a (an - ✔✔ANS Anal Fissure
In women, which of the following types of cancer exceeds colorectal cancer? - ✔✔ANS Breast Cancer
A nurse is helping to plan a teaching session for a client who will be discharged with a colostomy. Which statement describes a health
stoma? - ✔✔ANS At first the stoma may bleed a little when touched
A client is admitted to the hospital for diagnostic testing to rule out colorectal cancer. Which intervention should the nurse include on th
plan of care? - ✔✔ANS Test all stools for occult blood
The nurse is performing a community screening for colorectal cancer. Which of the following characteristics should the nurse include
the screening? - ✔✔ANS Familial polyposis
The nurse listens to bowel sounds and hears none and observes that the abdomen is rigid and boardlike. What complication does the nurs
determine may be occurring at this time? - ✔✔ANS Peritonitis
Which of the following is the most common presenting symptom of colon cancer? - ✔✔ANS Change in bowel habits
Patient's medications is digitalis (digoxin [Lanoxin]), the nurse monitors the patient closely for which of the following? - ✔✔AN
Hypokalemia
A patient with an ileostomy should avoid which of the following? - ✔✔ANS Enteric-coated products
, Which of the following is the most common symptom of a polyp? - ✔✔ANS Rectal Bleeding
Diet therapy for patients diagnosed with IBS include what? - ✔✔ANS High-fiber diet
When interviewing a client with internal hemorrhoids, which of the following would the nurse expect the client to report? - ✔✔ANS Rect
Bleeding
The nurse is reviewing the laboratory test results of a client with Crohn's disease. Which of the following would the nurse most likely find
- ✔✔ANS Stool cultures negative for microorganisms or parasite
Nursing assessment of a client with peritonitis reveals hypotension, tachycardia, and signs and symptoms of dehydration. The nurse als
expects to find: - ✔✔ANS severe abdominal pain with direct palpation or rebound tenderness
Celiac sprue is an example of which category of malabsorption? - ✔✔ANS Mucosal disorders causing generalized malabsorption
What is one of the primary symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)? - ✔✔ANS Diarrhea
The digestion of carbohydrates is aided by what? - ✔✔ANS amylase
A nurse is providing dietary instructions to a client with a history of pancreatitis. Which instruction is correct? - ✔✔ANS Maintain a hig
carbohydrate, low-fat diet
When caring for a client with acute pancreatitis, the nurse should use which comfort measure? - ✔✔ANS positioning patient on the sid
with knees flexed
Increased appetite and thirst may indicate that a client with chronic pancreatitis has developed diabetes melitus. Which of the followin
explains the cause of this secondary diabetes? - ✔✔ANS Dysfunction of pancreatic islet cells
The nurse is planning care for a patient following an incisional cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis. Which of the following interventions
the highest nursing priority for this patient? - ✔✔ANS Assisting client to turn, cough, and deep breath every 2hrs
A patient with acute pancreatitis has been started on total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Following the administration of the TPN, which of th
following should the nurse plan to monitor? - ✔✔ANS Blood glucose levels every 4 to 6 hours
A client with cholelithiasis has a gallstone lodged in the common bile duct. When assessing this client, the nurse expects to note: - ✔✔AN
yellow sclerae
