MED SURG EXAM 3 (2023) Complete Study Guide | 100% Correct Answers | Graded A+

MED SURG EXAM 3 (2023) Complete Study Guide | 100% Correct Answers | Graded A+ 1. The nurse is performing a focused abdominal assessment of a patient who has been recently admitted. In order to palpate the patient's liver, where should the nurse palpate the patient's abdomen? -----Correct Answer-----Right upper quadrant 2. The nurse is assessing a patient admitted with a possible bowel obstruction. Which assessment finding would be expected in this patient? -----Correct Answer-----High-pitched sounds on abdominal auscultation 3. The nurse is preparing a patient for a capsule endoscopy. What should the nurse ensure is included in the preparation? -----Correct Answer-----Ensure the patient understands the required bowel preparation. 4. When caring for the patient with heart failure, the nurse knows that which gastrointestinal process is most dependent on cardiac output and may affect the patient's nutritional status? -----Correct Answer----- Absorption 5. The nurse is reviewing the home medication list for a patient admitted with suspected hepatic failure. Which medication could cause hepatotoxicity? -----Correct Answer-----Acetaminophen 6. The nurse should recognize that the liver performs which functions? (Select all that apply.) -----Correct Answer-----Detoxification, Protein metabolism, Steroid metabolism 7. A patient had a gastric resection for stomach cancer. The nurse plans to teach the patient about decreased secretion of which hormone? --- --Correct Answer-----Gastrin 8. A patient is suspected of having acute pancreatitis after presenting to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain. Which laboratory result would indicate the presence of acute pancreatitis? -- ---Correct Answer-----Serum amylase of 820 U/L