ATI Gastrointestinal Questions with CORRECT Answers

ATI Gastrointestinal Questions with CORRECT
Answers

Question:
A nurse is preparing a community education program about hepatitis B. Which of the
following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
Answer:
"A hepatitis B immunization is given to infants and children."


Question:
A nurse is assessing a client who was admitted with a bowel obstruction. The client
reports severe abdominal pain. Which of the following findings should indicate to the
nurse that a possible bowel perforation has occurred?
Answer:
Rigid abdomen


Question:
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to undergo an
esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). The nurse should identify that this procedure is
used to do which of the following?
Answer:
To detect an ulceration in the stomach


Question:
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) therapy
and has just returned to the room following physical therapy. The nurse notes that the
infusion pump for the client's TPN is turned off. After restarting the infusion pump, the
nurse should monitor the client for which of the following findings?
Answer:
Diaphoresis


Question:
A nurse is assessing a client who is in the early stages of hepatitis A. Which of the
following manifestations should the nurse expect?
Answer:
Anorexia