CSFA Test (Gastrointestinal Surgery) Questions and Verified Answers | Passed | A+

Of all of the usual nursing diagnoses applicable to patients having major abdominal surgery, a patient undergoing an ileostomy is at greater risk than patients having other laparotomies for: A. Disturbed Body Image related to intestinal diversion. B. Risk for Perioperative Positioning Injury. C. Risk for Imbalanced Body Temperature (hypothermia). D. Risk for Injury from retained surgical items. : A Which of the following is a difference between the laparotomy and laparoscopic approaches to GI surgery? A. The patient is typically positioned supine with arms abducted less than 90 degrees to the sides. B. Blood may need to be available. C. The patient is at risk for hypothermia because of vast amount of skin exposure. 2 D. Intra-abdominal pressure should be at 10 to 12 mm Hg. : D Brandon O'Neill, a 13-year-old, has just been admitted through the emergency department. He has been vomiting for several days and has a temperature of 103° F (39.4° C) and rebound tenderness of the abdomen. The surgeon schedules him for an appendectomy, and perforation is suspected. What kind of incision would you anticipate? A. Pfannenstiel B. Fulbright C. McBurney D. Kocher : C A primary purpose of the small intestine is to: A. reabsorb water and electrolytes. B. synthesize K and B-complex vitamins. C. absorb essential nutrients at 95% efficiency. D. secrete digestive enzymes. : C 3 Which GI procedure typically requires two stages done approximately 48 hours apart? A. Loop colostomy B. Abdominoperineal resection C. Billroth II D. Transhiatal esophagectomy :