Med Surg Test Bank exam questions
with correct answers
\ The student nurse studying the b
gastrointestinal system understands
that chyme refers to what?
a. Hormones that reduce
gastric acidity
b. Liquefied food ready for digestion
c. Nutrients after being absorbed
d. Secretions that help digest food
,A client scheduled for a percutaneous A
transhepatic cholangiography (PTC)
denies allergies to medication.
What action by the nurse is best?
a.Ask the client about
shellfish allergies.
b. Document this information on
the chart.
c. Ensure that the client has a
ride home.
d. Instruct the client on
bowel preparation.
A client is having an C
esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
and has been given midazolam
hydrochloride
(Versed). The clients respiratory
rate is 8 breaths/min. What action
by the
nurse is best?
a.Administer naloxone (Narcan).
b. Call the Rapid Response Team.
c. Provide physical stimulation.
d. Ventilate with a bag-valve-mask.
,client is scheduled for a
colonoscopy and the nurse has
provided instructions on the
bowel cleansing regimen. What
statement by the client indicates a
need for further teaching?
a. Its a good thing I love orange
and cherry gelatin
b. My spouse will be here to drive
me home.
c. I should refrigerate the
GoLYTELY before use.
d. I will buy a case of Gatorade
before the prep.
A client had a colonoscopy and biopsy
c yesterday and calls the
gastrointestinal
clinic to report a spot of
bright red blood on the toilet
paper today. What response by
the nurse is best?
a.Ask the client to call back if
this happens again today.
b. Instruct the client to go to
the emergency department.
c. Remind the client that a
small amount of bleeding is
possible.
d. Tell the client to come in to the
clinic this afternoon.
, An older client has had an instance A
of drug toxicity and asks why this
happens, since the client has been on
this medication for years at the
same dose. What response by the
nurse is best?
a. Changes in your liver cause drugs
to be metabolized differently.
b. Perhaps you dont need as high
a dose of the drug as before.
c. Stomach muscles atrophy with
age and you digest more slowly.
d. Your body probably cant tolerate
as much medication anymore.
To promote comfort after a A
colonoscopy, in what position does
the nurse place the client?
a. Left lateral
b. Prone
c. Right lateral
d. Supine
A nurse is examining a client D
reporting right upper quadrant (RUQ)
abdominal pain. What technique
should
the nurse use to assess this clients
abdomen?
a.Auscultate after palpating.
b.Avoid any palpation.
c. Palpate the RUQ first.
d. Palpate the RUQ last.
with correct answers
\ The student nurse studying the b
gastrointestinal system understands
that chyme refers to what?
a. Hormones that reduce
gastric acidity
b. Liquefied food ready for digestion
c. Nutrients after being absorbed
d. Secretions that help digest food
,A client scheduled for a percutaneous A
transhepatic cholangiography (PTC)
denies allergies to medication.
What action by the nurse is best?
a.Ask the client about
shellfish allergies.
b. Document this information on
the chart.
c. Ensure that the client has a
ride home.
d. Instruct the client on
bowel preparation.
A client is having an C
esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
and has been given midazolam
hydrochloride
(Versed). The clients respiratory
rate is 8 breaths/min. What action
by the
nurse is best?
a.Administer naloxone (Narcan).
b. Call the Rapid Response Team.
c. Provide physical stimulation.
d. Ventilate with a bag-valve-mask.
,client is scheduled for a
colonoscopy and the nurse has
provided instructions on the
bowel cleansing regimen. What
statement by the client indicates a
need for further teaching?
a. Its a good thing I love orange
and cherry gelatin
b. My spouse will be here to drive
me home.
c. I should refrigerate the
GoLYTELY before use.
d. I will buy a case of Gatorade
before the prep.
A client had a colonoscopy and biopsy
c yesterday and calls the
gastrointestinal
clinic to report a spot of
bright red blood on the toilet
paper today. What response by
the nurse is best?
a.Ask the client to call back if
this happens again today.
b. Instruct the client to go to
the emergency department.
c. Remind the client that a
small amount of bleeding is
possible.
d. Tell the client to come in to the
clinic this afternoon.
, An older client has had an instance A
of drug toxicity and asks why this
happens, since the client has been on
this medication for years at the
same dose. What response by the
nurse is best?
a. Changes in your liver cause drugs
to be metabolized differently.
b. Perhaps you dont need as high
a dose of the drug as before.
c. Stomach muscles atrophy with
age and you digest more slowly.
d. Your body probably cant tolerate
as much medication anymore.
To promote comfort after a A
colonoscopy, in what position does
the nurse place the client?
a. Left lateral
b. Prone
c. Right lateral
d. Supine
A nurse is examining a client D
reporting right upper quadrant (RUQ)
abdominal pain. What technique
should
the nurse use to assess this clients
abdomen?
a.Auscultate after palpating.
b.Avoid any palpation.
c. Palpate the RUQ first.
d. Palpate the RUQ last.
