NR351 FINAL EXAM PART 2 (2025–
2026): COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Peristalsis ANSWERS ✔ ✔Wave-like GI
contractions that move stool.
Mass Peristalsis - ANSWERS ✔ ✔Strong
peristaltic wave 3-4× per day.
Normal Stool Characteristics ANSWERS ✔
✔Brown, soft, formed, typical odor.
Constipation ANSWERS ✔ ✔Hard, dry stool;
difficult passage.
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Causes of Constipation - ANSWERS ✔
✔Opioids, immobility, low fiber, dehydration,
ignoring urge.
Signs of Constipation - ANSWERS ✔
✔Straining, hard stool, infrequent stool.
Fecal Impaction - ANSWERS ✔ ✔Hardened
stool stuck in rectum too large to pass.
Signs of Fecal Impaction - ANSWERS ✔ ✔No
stool for days, liquid seepage, distention,
nausea.
Diarrhea - ANSWERS ✔ ✔Frequent loose
stools.
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Risks of Diarrhea - ANSWERS ✔ ✔Dehydration,
electrolyte imbalance, skin breakdown.
Causes of Diarrhea - ANSWERS ✔ ✔Infection,
antibiotics, tube feeding, food intolerance.
Flatulence - ANSWERS ✔ ✔Gas accumulation
causing distention.
Hemorrhoids - ANSWERS ✔ ✔Dilated rectal
veins from straining.
Ostomy - ANSWERS ✔ ✔Surgical opening for
stool.