NUR 257 Exam 3 Key Concepts 2026 | Nursing Study Guide, Questions & Answers PDF

1. What,./is,./the,./purpose,./of,./an,./NG,./tube?:,./Used,./for,./feeding,./and,./gastric,./decompression,./(reli
eve,./abdominal,./distention)
Enteral:,./ GUT

TURN,./OFF,./SUCTION,./(LOW,./WALL,./SUCTION,./INTERMITTENT),./B4,./LISTENING,./TO,./BOWEL,./SOUNDS
2. Gastric,./residual,./in,./NG,./tube,./feedings?:,./100-
200,./mL,./hold,./and,./ask,./provider
3. How,./can,./you,./check,./the,./placement,./of,./an,./NG,./tube?:,./Abdominal,./x-ray
4. What,./is,./a,./key,./skill,./to,./know,./when,./working,./with,./NG,./tubes?:,./From,./the,./earlobe,,./ext
end,./the,./tube,./to,./the,./xiphoid,./process,,./which,./is,./the,./pointy,./lower,./end,./of,./the,./sternum,./(breastbone),./that's,./located,.
/in,./the,./middle,./of,./the,./upper,./abdomen


DRINK,./WATER
5. GERD:,./No,./NSAIDS
avoid,./smoking,,./alcohol,,./stress
6. What,./is,./a,./symptom,./of,./an,./upper,./GI,./bleed,./that,./involves,./vomiting?:,./Hemateme
sis
-Ibuprofen
-Aleve
-celecoxib
-toradol
7. What,./is,./the,./term,./for,./black,,./tarry,./stools,./associated,./with,./lower,./GI,./bleeding?:,./
-
Melena
8. What,./are,./the,./normal,./ranges,./for,./hematocrit,./in,./adults?:,./36-52
9. What,./are,./the,./normal,./ranges,./for,./hemoglobin,./in,./adults?:,./12-16
10. What,./does,./a,./low,./hemoglobin,./indicate?:,./Anemia
11. What, . / test, . / can, . / be, . / done, . / if, . / blood, . / is, . / not, . / visible, . / in, . / stool, . / to, . / check, .
/ for, . / occult,./blood?:,./Guaic,./test


12. Tap,./Water,./Enemas:,./-,./Slow,./it,./down,./if,./cramping
- Left,./lateral,./positioning
-body,./temp
13. EGD,./(esophagogastroduodenoscopy):,./Need,./consent,,./sedation,,./HOB,./elevated,./and,./left,./sid

,e,,./check,./for,./gag,./reflex,./after,./and,./before,./fluids

, 14. What,./is,./peristalsis?:,./Peristalsis,./is,./the,./wave-
like,./muscle,./contractions,./that,./move,./food,./through,./the,./digestive,./tract.
15. How,./long,./should,./you,./listen,./for,./bowel,./sounds,./in,./each,./quadrant?:,./You,./should,./listen,./f
or,./1,./full,./minute,./in,./each,./quadrant.
16. What,./should,./you,./do,./if,./no,./bowel,./sounds,./are,./heard,./after,./1,./minute?:,./If,./no,./sou
nds,./are,./heard,,./check,./for,./5,./full,./minutes.
17. What,./should,./you,./do,./with,./suction,./when,./listening,./for,./bowel,./sounds?:,./If,./you,./h
ave,./suction,,./turn,./it,./ott,./to,./listen.
18. Ulcerative, . / Colitis:, . / -,./Methotrexate,,./steroids,,./antidiarrheals,,./fluids,,./sulfasalazine
- LL,./pain
- Bloody,./stools
- Limited,./to,./rectum,./and,./cecum
19. What,./is,./a,./common,./symptom,./of,./cholecystitis?:,./Gallbladder
,./RUQ,./pain,./that,./radiates,./to,./the,./right,./shoulder




risk,./factors,./FFF
-female
-fat
-40
20. What,./laboratory,./findings,./are,./associated,./with,./cholecystitis?:,./Elevated,./bilirubin,./and
,./liver,./function,./tests,./(LFTs)


21. What,./dietary,./factor,./is,./related,./to,./cholecystitis?:,./High,./fat,./diet
-smoking
22. What,./are,./the,./treatment,./options,./for,./cholecystitis?,./(stones):,./Removal,./of,./the,./gallblad
-der,./or,./lithotripsy
-drink,./a,./lot,./of,./water,./afterwards
-low,./fat,./diet,./critical
-very,./painful
23. What,./ monitoring,./ is,./ required,./ during,./(removal),./ lithotripsy,./for,./ cholecystiti
s?-
:,./Put,./the,./patient,./on,./a,./heart,./monitor
24. What,./is,./a,./characteristic,./sign,./of,./paralytic,./ileus?:,./Hypoactive,./bowel,./sounds,./(don't,./h