GI ATI Weekly Quiz 2024 With
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A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new colostomy. What information should the nurse
include in the teaching?
"You can expect fecal output within 24 hours"
"You will need to increase your dietary intake of raw vegetables"
"You can expect the stoma to be purplish in color for the first week"
"You may experience a small amount of bleeding around the stoma" - ANSWER>>>"You may experience
a small amount of bleeding around the stoma"
nurse is assessing a client who is on long term omeprazole therapy. Which of the following findings
should indicate to the nurse the medication is effective?Increased appetite
Regular bowel movements
Absence of headache
Reduced dyspepsia - ANSWER>>>Reduced dyspepsia
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory data of a client who has acute pancreatitis. The nurse should expect
to find an elevation of which of following values?
Calcium
RBC count
Magnesium
Amylase - ANSWER>>>Amylase
A nurse is admitting a client who has acute pancreatitis. Which of the following provider prescriptions
should the nurse anticipate?
a. Initiate a low-reside diet
b. Pantoprazole 80mg IV bolus twice daily
c. Ambulate twice daily
d. Pancrealipase 500units/kg PO three times daily with meals - ANSWER>>>b. Pantoprazole 80mg IV
bolus twice daily
, A nurse is teaching a client who has chronic kidney disease about limiting foods that are high in
potassium. Which of the following foods should the nurse instruct the client to avoid? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Green beans
b. Tomatoes
c. Bananas
d. Asparagus
e. Raisins - ANSWER>>>b. Tomatoes
c. Bananas
e. Raisins
A nurse is preparing to administer a dose of lactulose to a client who has cirrhosis. The client states, "I
don't need this medication. I am not constipated." The nurse should explain that in clients who have
cirrhosis, lactulose is used to decrease levels of which of the following components in the
bloodstream?A. Glucose
B. Ammonia
C. Potassium
D. Bicarbonate - ANSWER>>>B. Ammonia
A nurse is preparing a client who is scheduled to undergo a paracentesis. Into which of the following
positions should the nurse assist the client for this procedure?
1. High-Fowlers
2. Side-lying
3. Leaning forward
4. Supine - ANSWER>>>1. High-Fowlers
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following an appendectomy. The surgeon initially
prescribes a clear liquid diet. Which of the following items should the nurse offer the client?
-Broth
-Grape juice
-Nonfat milk
-custard
- Lemon gelatin - ANSWER>>>broth
grape juice
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A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new colostomy. What information should the nurse
include in the teaching?
"You can expect fecal output within 24 hours"
"You will need to increase your dietary intake of raw vegetables"
"You can expect the stoma to be purplish in color for the first week"
"You may experience a small amount of bleeding around the stoma" - ANSWER>>>"You may experience
a small amount of bleeding around the stoma"
nurse is assessing a client who is on long term omeprazole therapy. Which of the following findings
should indicate to the nurse the medication is effective?Increased appetite
Regular bowel movements
Absence of headache
Reduced dyspepsia - ANSWER>>>Reduced dyspepsia
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory data of a client who has acute pancreatitis. The nurse should expect
to find an elevation of which of following values?
Calcium
RBC count
Magnesium
Amylase - ANSWER>>>Amylase
A nurse is admitting a client who has acute pancreatitis. Which of the following provider prescriptions
should the nurse anticipate?
a. Initiate a low-reside diet
b. Pantoprazole 80mg IV bolus twice daily
c. Ambulate twice daily
d. Pancrealipase 500units/kg PO three times daily with meals - ANSWER>>>b. Pantoprazole 80mg IV
bolus twice daily
, A nurse is teaching a client who has chronic kidney disease about limiting foods that are high in
potassium. Which of the following foods should the nurse instruct the client to avoid? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Green beans
b. Tomatoes
c. Bananas
d. Asparagus
e. Raisins - ANSWER>>>b. Tomatoes
c. Bananas
e. Raisins
A nurse is preparing to administer a dose of lactulose to a client who has cirrhosis. The client states, "I
don't need this medication. I am not constipated." The nurse should explain that in clients who have
cirrhosis, lactulose is used to decrease levels of which of the following components in the
bloodstream?A. Glucose
B. Ammonia
C. Potassium
D. Bicarbonate - ANSWER>>>B. Ammonia
A nurse is preparing a client who is scheduled to undergo a paracentesis. Into which of the following
positions should the nurse assist the client for this procedure?
1. High-Fowlers
2. Side-lying
3. Leaning forward
4. Supine - ANSWER>>>1. High-Fowlers
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following an appendectomy. The surgeon initially
prescribes a clear liquid diet. Which of the following items should the nurse offer the client?
-Broth
-Grape juice
-Nonfat milk
-custard
- Lemon gelatin - ANSWER>>>broth
grape juice
