ATI Gastrointestinal Questions with CORRECT
Answers
Question:
A patient tells the nurse, "I've been having pain in my belly for several days that gets
worse after eating." Which datum from the symptom analysis is consistent with the
nurse's suspicion of peptic ulcer disease?
Answer:
a. Gnawing epigastric pain radiates to the back or shoulder that worsens after eating.
Question:
During an assessment for abdominal pain, a patient reports a colicky abdominal pain
and pain in the right shoulder that gets worse after eating fried foods. What question
does the nurse ask to confirm the suspicion of cholelithiasis?
Answer:
a. "Have you noticed any swelling in your ankles or feet at the end of the day?"
Question:
A patient reports having frequent heartburn. Which question does the nurse ask in
response to this information?
Answer:
a. "Has your abdomen been distended when you feel the heartburn?"
Question:
A patient reports having abdominal distention. The nurse notices that the patient's
sclerae are yellow. What question is appropriate for the nurse to ask in response to this
information?
Answer:
a. "Has there been a change in your usual pattern of urination?"
Question:
A patient reports having abdominal distention and having vomited several times
yesterday and today. What question is appropriate for the nurse to ask in response to
this information?
Answer:
a. "Has there been a change in your usual pattern of urination?"
, Question:
A patient reports a change in the usual pattern of urination. What question does the
nurse ask to determine if incontinence is the reason for these symptoms?
Answer:
a. "Do you have the feeling that you cannot wait to urinate?"
Question:
In assessing a patient with renal disease, the nurse palpates edema in both ankles and
feet. Based on this finding, what question does the nurse ask the patient?
Answer:
a. "Have you had any pain in your abdomen?"
Question:
A patient reports having abdominal distention. The nurse observes that the patient's
sclerae are yellow. Which abnormal finding does the nurse anticipate on examination of
this patient's abdomen?
Answer:
a. Decreased bowel sounds in all quadrants
Question:
When inspecting a patient's abdomen, which finding does the nurse note as normal?
Answer:
a. Engorgement of veins around the umbilicus
Question:
When inspecting a patient's abdomen, the nurse notes which finding as abnormal?
Answer:
a. Protruding abdomen with skin that is lighter in color than the arms and legs
Question:
On inspection of a female patient's abdomen, the nurse asks the patient to raise her
head without using her arms and notes a midline bulge. What is the appropriate
response of the nurse at this time?
Answer:
a. Ask the patient to cough to see if the bulge reappears.
Answers
Question:
A patient tells the nurse, "I've been having pain in my belly for several days that gets
worse after eating." Which datum from the symptom analysis is consistent with the
nurse's suspicion of peptic ulcer disease?
Answer:
a. Gnawing epigastric pain radiates to the back or shoulder that worsens after eating.
Question:
During an assessment for abdominal pain, a patient reports a colicky abdominal pain
and pain in the right shoulder that gets worse after eating fried foods. What question
does the nurse ask to confirm the suspicion of cholelithiasis?
Answer:
a. "Have you noticed any swelling in your ankles or feet at the end of the day?"
Question:
A patient reports having frequent heartburn. Which question does the nurse ask in
response to this information?
Answer:
a. "Has your abdomen been distended when you feel the heartburn?"
Question:
A patient reports having abdominal distention. The nurse notices that the patient's
sclerae are yellow. What question is appropriate for the nurse to ask in response to this
information?
Answer:
a. "Has there been a change in your usual pattern of urination?"
Question:
A patient reports having abdominal distention and having vomited several times
yesterday and today. What question is appropriate for the nurse to ask in response to
this information?
Answer:
a. "Has there been a change in your usual pattern of urination?"
, Question:
A patient reports a change in the usual pattern of urination. What question does the
nurse ask to determine if incontinence is the reason for these symptoms?
Answer:
a. "Do you have the feeling that you cannot wait to urinate?"
Question:
In assessing a patient with renal disease, the nurse palpates edema in both ankles and
feet. Based on this finding, what question does the nurse ask the patient?
Answer:
a. "Have you had any pain in your abdomen?"
Question:
A patient reports having abdominal distention. The nurse observes that the patient's
sclerae are yellow. Which abnormal finding does the nurse anticipate on examination of
this patient's abdomen?
Answer:
a. Decreased bowel sounds in all quadrants
Question:
When inspecting a patient's abdomen, which finding does the nurse note as normal?
Answer:
a. Engorgement of veins around the umbilicus
Question:
When inspecting a patient's abdomen, the nurse notes which finding as abnormal?
Answer:
a. Protruding abdomen with skin that is lighter in color than the arms and legs
Question:
On inspection of a female patient's abdomen, the nurse asks the patient to raise her
head without using her arms and notes a midline bulge. What is the appropriate
response of the nurse at this time?
Answer:
a. Ask the patient to cough to see if the bulge reappears.
