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ADULT HEALTH II EXAM 1 LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
An adult patient is scheduled for an upper gi series that will use a
barium swallow. What teaching
Should the nurse include when the patient has completed the
test?
A) stool will be yellow for the first 24 hours postprocedure.
B) the barium may cause diarrhea for the next 24 hours.
C) fluids must be increased to facilitate the evacuation of the
stool.
D) slight anal bleeding may be noted as the barium is passed. -
answer-c
A patient who has been experiencing changes in his bowel
function is scheduled for a barium enema. What instruction should
the nurse provide for postprocedure recovery?
A) remain npo for 6 hours postprocedure.
B) administer a fleet enema to cleanse the bowel of the barium.
C) increase fluid intake to evacuate the barium.
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D) avoid dairy products for 24 hours postprocedure. - answer-c
A patient is being assessed for a suspected deficit in intrinsic
factor synthesis. What diagnostic or
Assessment finding is the most likely rationale for this
examination of intrinsic factor production?
A) muscle wasting
B) chronic jaundice in the absence of liver disease
C) the presence of fat in the patients stool
D) persistently low hemoglobin and hematocrit - answer-d
The nurse is caring for a patient with a duodenal ulcer and is
relating the patients symptoms to the
Physiologic functions of the small intestine. What do these
functions include? Select all that apply.
A) secretion of hydrochloric acid (hcl)
B) reabsorption of water
C) secretion of mucus
D) absorption of nutrients
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E) movement of nutrients into the bloodstream - answer-c, d, e
Lavage is done through a __ tube
A. Nasogastric
B. Orogastric
C. Gastrostomy - answer-b (mouth to stomach)
When someone says they are having their stomach pumped,
what do they mean by that? - answer-lavage- an orogastric tube
with two lumens (one to put fluids in, and one to drain the fluid
out)
Which of the following is used for decompression of the stomach?
A. Nasogastric
B. Orogastric
C. Gastrostomy - answer-a
__ has 2 lumens instead of 1; the extra lumen is for air exchange
A. Salem sump nasogastric tube
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B. Levin nasogastric tube - answer-a
Removal of gastric or intestinal contents to prevent gas and fluid
distention
A. Compression
B. Decompression - answer-b
What are 2 ways to tell if you are in the stomach after placing an
ng tube? - answer-air bubble and aspiration of contents
What is one nursing intervention for a patient with a levin
nasogastric tube?
A. Keep the blue tube at or above their shoulder
B. Keep suction on intermittent
C. Check vital signs often - answer-b (single tube)
What can happen if a levin ng tube is not placed on intermittent
suction? - answer-it can cause erosion/perforation of the stomach
wall if it is up against it for too long
ADULT HEALTH II EXAM 1 LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
An adult patient is scheduled for an upper gi series that will use a
barium swallow. What teaching
Should the nurse include when the patient has completed the
test?
A) stool will be yellow for the first 24 hours postprocedure.
B) the barium may cause diarrhea for the next 24 hours.
C) fluids must be increased to facilitate the evacuation of the
stool.
D) slight anal bleeding may be noted as the barium is passed. -
answer-c
A patient who has been experiencing changes in his bowel
function is scheduled for a barium enema. What instruction should
the nurse provide for postprocedure recovery?
A) remain npo for 6 hours postprocedure.
B) administer a fleet enema to cleanse the bowel of the barium.
C) increase fluid intake to evacuate the barium.
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D) avoid dairy products for 24 hours postprocedure. - answer-c
A patient is being assessed for a suspected deficit in intrinsic
factor synthesis. What diagnostic or
Assessment finding is the most likely rationale for this
examination of intrinsic factor production?
A) muscle wasting
B) chronic jaundice in the absence of liver disease
C) the presence of fat in the patients stool
D) persistently low hemoglobin and hematocrit - answer-d
The nurse is caring for a patient with a duodenal ulcer and is
relating the patients symptoms to the
Physiologic functions of the small intestine. What do these
functions include? Select all that apply.
A) secretion of hydrochloric acid (hcl)
B) reabsorption of water
C) secretion of mucus
D) absorption of nutrients
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E) movement of nutrients into the bloodstream - answer-c, d, e
Lavage is done through a __ tube
A. Nasogastric
B. Orogastric
C. Gastrostomy - answer-b (mouth to stomach)
When someone says they are having their stomach pumped,
what do they mean by that? - answer-lavage- an orogastric tube
with two lumens (one to put fluids in, and one to drain the fluid
out)
Which of the following is used for decompression of the stomach?
A. Nasogastric
B. Orogastric
C. Gastrostomy - answer-a
__ has 2 lumens instead of 1; the extra lumen is for air exchange
A. Salem sump nasogastric tube
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B. Levin nasogastric tube - answer-a
Removal of gastric or intestinal contents to prevent gas and fluid
distention
A. Compression
B. Decompression - answer-b
What are 2 ways to tell if you are in the stomach after placing an
ng tube? - answer-air bubble and aspiration of contents
What is one nursing intervention for a patient with a levin
nasogastric tube?
A. Keep the blue tube at or above their shoulder
B. Keep suction on intermittent
C. Check vital signs often - answer-b (single tube)
What can happen if a levin ng tube is not placed on intermittent
suction? - answer-it can cause erosion/perforation of the stomach
wall if it is up against it for too long
