Chapter 41: Nursing Management: Upper Gastrointestinal Problems My Nursing Test Bank Questions and Answers Updated2026

Chapter 41: Nursing Management: Upper Gastrointestinal Problems My Nursing Test

,Banks

1.BABpatientBwithBdeepBpartial-
thicknessBburnsBexperiencesBsevereBpainBassociatedBwithBnauseaBduringBdressingBcha
nges.BWhichBactionBwillBbeBmostBusefulBinBdecreasingBtheBpatientsBnausea?

a.BTheBpatientBNPOBforB2BhoursBbeforeBandBafterBdressingBchanges.

b.BAvoidBperformingBdressingBchangesBcloseBtoBtheBpatientsBmealtimes.

c.BAdministerBtheBprescribedBmorphineBsulfateBbeforeBdressingBchanges.

d.BGiveBtheBorderedBprochlorperazineB(Compazine)BbeforeBdressingBchanges.B-
BAnswerBc.BAdministerBtheBprescribedBmorphineBsulfateBbeforeBdressingBchanges.



BecauseBtheBpatientsBnauseaBisBassociatedBwithBsevereBpain,BitBisBlikelyBthatBitBisBpr
ecipitatedBbyBstressBandBpain.BTheBbestBtreatmentBwillBbeBtoBprovideBadequateBpain
BmedicationBbeforeBdressingBchanges.BTheBnurseBshouldBavoidBdoingBpainfulBprocedur
esBcloseBtoBmealtimes,BbutBnausea/vomitingBthatBoccurBatBotherBtimesBalsoBshouldB
beBaddressed.BKeepingBtheBpatientBNPOBdoesBnotBaddressBtheBreasonBforBtheBnause
aBandBvomitingBandBwillBhaveBanBadverseBeffectBonBtheBpatientsBnutrition.BAdministr
ationBofBantiemeticsBisBnotBtheBbestBchoiceBforBaBpatientBwithBnauseaBcausedBbyBpa
in.



2.BABpatientBwhoBhasBbeenBNPOBduringBtreatmentBforBnauseaBandBvomitingBcausedB
byBgastricBirritationBisBtoBstartBoralBintake.BWhichBofBtheseBshouldBtheBnurseBofferBt
oBtheBpatient?

a.BABglassBofBorangeBjuice

b.BABdishBofBlemonBgelatin

c.BABcupBofBcoffeeBwithBcream

d.BABbowlBofBhotBchickenBbrothB-BAnswerBb.BABdishBofBlemonBgelatin



ClearBliquidsBareBusuallyBtheBfirstBfoodsBstartedBafterBaBpatientBhasBbeenBnauseated.
BAcidicBfoodsBsuchBasBorangeBjuice,BveryBhotBfoods,BandBcoffeeBareBpoorlyBtolerated
BwhenBpatientsBhaveBbeenBnauseated.



3.BABpatientBwhoBisBreceivingBchemotherapyBdevelopsBaBCandidaBalbicansBoralBinfecti
on.BTheBnurseBwillBanticipateBtheBneedBfor

, a.BhydrogenBperoxideBrinses.

b.BtheBuseBofBantiviralBagents.

c.BreferralBtoBaBdentistBforBprofessionalBtoothBcleaning.

d.BadministrationBofBnystatinB(Mycostatin)BoralBtablets.B-
BAnswerBd.BadministrationBofBnystatinB(Mycostatin)BoralBtablets.



CandidaBalbicansBisBtreatedBwithBanBantifungalBsuchBasBnystatin.BOralBsaltwaterBrinse
sBmayBbeBusedBbutBwillBnotBcureBtheBinfection.BAntiviralBagentsBareBusedBforBviralBi
nfectionsBsuchBasBherpesBsimplex.BReferralBtoBaBdentistBisBindicatedBforBgingivitisBbut
BnotBforBCandidaBinfection.



4.BWhenBtheBnurseBisBassessingBtheBmouthBofBaBpatientBwhoBusesBsmokelessBtobacc
oBforBsignsBofBoralBcancer,BwhichBfindingBwillBbeBofBmostBconcern?

a.BBleedingBduringBtoothBbrushing

b.BPainfulBblistersBatBtheBborderBofBtheBlips

c.BRed,BvelvetyBpatchesBonBtheBbuccalBmucosa

d.BWhite,BcurdlikeBplaquesBonBtheBposteriorBtongueB-
BAnswerBc.BRed,BvelvetyBpatchesBonBtheBbuccalBmucosa



ABred,BvelvetyBpatchBsuggestsBerythroplasia,BwhichBhasBaBhighBincidenceB(greaterBtha
nB50%)BofBprogressionBtoBsquamousBcellBcarcinoma.BTheBotherBlesionsBareBsuggestive
BofBacuteBprocessesB(gingivitis,BoralBcandidiasis,BandBherpesBsimplex).



5.BToBdecreaseBtheBriskBforBcancersBofBtheBtongueBandBbuccalBmucosa,BwhichBinform
ationBwillBtheBnurseBincludeBwhenBteachingBaBpatientBwhoBisBseenBforBanBannualBph
ysicalBexamBinBtheBoutpatientBclinic?

a.BAvoidBuseBofBcigarettesBandBsmokelessBtobacco.

b.BUseBsunscreenBwhenBoutsideBevenBonBcloudyBdays.

c.BCompleteBantibioticsBusedBtoBtreatBthroatBinfections.

d.BUseBantiviralsBtoBtreatBherpesBsimplexBvirusB(HSV)Binfections.B-
BAnswerBa.BAvoidBuseBofBcigarettesBandBsmokelessBtobacco.