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NR 226 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
||VERIFIED EXAM!!!(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!
A nurse identifies that a client's colostomy stoma is pale.
Which should the nurse do?
A. Notify the surgeon
B. Listen for bowel sounds
C. Wash the area with warm water
D. Gently massage around the stoma - ANSWER-A. Notify
the surgeon
A client is admitted with lower gastrointestinal tract
bleeding. Which characteristic of the client's stool should
the nurse assess for that supports this medical diagnosis?
A. Tarry stool
B. Orange stool
C. Green mucoid stool
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D. Bright red-tinged stool - ANSWER-D. Bright red-tinged
stool
A nurse is collecting a bowel elimination history from a
newly admitted client with a medical diagnosis of possible
bowel obstruction. Which question takes priority?
A. Do you use anything to help you move your bowels?
B. When was the last time you moved your bowels?
C. What color are your usual bowel movements?
D. How often do you have a bowel movement? -
ANSWER-B. When was the last time you moved your
bowels?
A nurse performs a physical assessment of a newly
admitted client who is incontinent of stool. For which
characteristic related to bowel incontinence should the
nurse assess the client?
A. Frequent, soft stools
B. Involuntary passage of stool
C. Impaired anal sphincter control
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D. Greenish-yellow color to the stool - ANSWER-B.
Involuntary passage of stool
What are somethings that should be monitoring acutely
due to stressors on a patient who has been hospitalized?
(Select-all-that-apply)
A. Respiratory rate
B. Elevated glucose
C. Change in appetite
D. Changes in GI system
E. Wound healing - ANSWER-A. Respiratory rate
B. Elevated glucose
C. Change in appetite
D. Changes in GI system
E. Wound healing
When undergoing an elective surgery, it is essential that
informed consent is attained. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take regarding informed
consent? (Select all that apply)
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A. Witness informed Consent
B. Ensure that the client has no further questions
regarding the procedure
C. Explain the procedure to the client
D. Explain the risk and benefits to the procedure
E. Present the document to the patient to be signed. -
ANSWER-A. Witness informed Consent
B. Ensure that the client has no further questions
regarding the procedure
A client is admitted to the post-anesthesia care unit. Which
nursing action is most important during the client's stay in
this unit?
A. Monitoring urinary output
B. Assessing level of consciousness
C. Ensuring patency of drainage tubes
D. Suctioning mucus from respiratory passages -
ANSWER-D. Suctioning mucus from respiratory passages
NR 226 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
||VERIFIED EXAM!!!(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!
A nurse identifies that a client's colostomy stoma is pale.
Which should the nurse do?
A. Notify the surgeon
B. Listen for bowel sounds
C. Wash the area with warm water
D. Gently massage around the stoma - ANSWER-A. Notify
the surgeon
A client is admitted with lower gastrointestinal tract
bleeding. Which characteristic of the client's stool should
the nurse assess for that supports this medical diagnosis?
A. Tarry stool
B. Orange stool
C. Green mucoid stool
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D. Bright red-tinged stool - ANSWER-D. Bright red-tinged
stool
A nurse is collecting a bowel elimination history from a
newly admitted client with a medical diagnosis of possible
bowel obstruction. Which question takes priority?
A. Do you use anything to help you move your bowels?
B. When was the last time you moved your bowels?
C. What color are your usual bowel movements?
D. How often do you have a bowel movement? -
ANSWER-B. When was the last time you moved your
bowels?
A nurse performs a physical assessment of a newly
admitted client who is incontinent of stool. For which
characteristic related to bowel incontinence should the
nurse assess the client?
A. Frequent, soft stools
B. Involuntary passage of stool
C. Impaired anal sphincter control
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D. Greenish-yellow color to the stool - ANSWER-B.
Involuntary passage of stool
What are somethings that should be monitoring acutely
due to stressors on a patient who has been hospitalized?
(Select-all-that-apply)
A. Respiratory rate
B. Elevated glucose
C. Change in appetite
D. Changes in GI system
E. Wound healing - ANSWER-A. Respiratory rate
B. Elevated glucose
C. Change in appetite
D. Changes in GI system
E. Wound healing
When undergoing an elective surgery, it is essential that
informed consent is attained. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take regarding informed
consent? (Select all that apply)
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A. Witness informed Consent
B. Ensure that the client has no further questions
regarding the procedure
C. Explain the procedure to the client
D. Explain the risk and benefits to the procedure
E. Present the document to the patient to be signed. -
ANSWER-A. Witness informed Consent
B. Ensure that the client has no further questions
regarding the procedure
A client is admitted to the post-anesthesia care unit. Which
nursing action is most important during the client's stay in
this unit?
A. Monitoring urinary output
B. Assessing level of consciousness
C. Ensuring patency of drainage tubes
D. Suctioning mucus from respiratory passages -
ANSWER-D. Suctioning mucus from respiratory passages
