GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
NCLEX EXAM 2024/2025
The health care provider schedules a patient for a colonoscopy. In
preparing him for this procedure, you explain that:
a. he will be sedated to minimize discomfort
b. the procedure takes only about six minutes
c. he may have a liquid breakfast before the procedure
d. he can go back to work as soon as the procedure is over - Precise
Answer ✔✔a. he will be sedated to minimize discomfort
The nurse is caring for several patients with gastrointestinal problems.
Which patient is most likely to need a guaiac (hemooccult) test?
a. patient reports dark amber-colored urine
b. patient reports black discoloration of stool
c. Patient vomits small amounts of yellow emesis
d. patient complains of right upper quadrant pain - Precise Answer
✔✔b. patient reports black discoloration of stool
Which healthy lifestyle choice can decrease the risk of pancreatic
cancer?
a. Eat a well-balanced diet
b. Obtain 30 minutes of exercise at least three times a week
c. Refrain from drinking any alcohol
, d. refrain from smoking cigarettes - Precise Answer ✔✔d. refrain from
smoking cigarettes
When patients undergo diagnostic tests of the gastrointestinal system,
elderly patients in particular must be closely watched for:
a. dehydration and electrolyte imbalance
b. nausea and vomiting
c. diarrhea
d. constipation from contrast media - Precise Answer ✔✔a. dehydration
and electrolyte imbalance
Hyperactive bowel sounds in one quadrant and absent bowel sounds in
other quadrants plus nausea and vomiting may indicate:
a. pancreatitis
b. cholecystitis
c. gastrointestinal bleeding
d. intestinal obstruction - Precise Answer ✔✔d. intestinal obstruction
Your patient is to have a liver biopsy. What teaching points should be
included in the instructions (SATA)
a. Nothing is allowed by mouth for 4-8 hours prior to the procedure
b. local or general anesthesia will be used
c. patient will be positioned on the right side for the procedure
d. The procedure takes about an hour
e. It will be necessary to lie on the right side for 1-2 hours postprocedure
NCLEX EXAM 2024/2025
The health care provider schedules a patient for a colonoscopy. In
preparing him for this procedure, you explain that:
a. he will be sedated to minimize discomfort
b. the procedure takes only about six minutes
c. he may have a liquid breakfast before the procedure
d. he can go back to work as soon as the procedure is over - Precise
Answer ✔✔a. he will be sedated to minimize discomfort
The nurse is caring for several patients with gastrointestinal problems.
Which patient is most likely to need a guaiac (hemooccult) test?
a. patient reports dark amber-colored urine
b. patient reports black discoloration of stool
c. Patient vomits small amounts of yellow emesis
d. patient complains of right upper quadrant pain - Precise Answer
✔✔b. patient reports black discoloration of stool
Which healthy lifestyle choice can decrease the risk of pancreatic
cancer?
a. Eat a well-balanced diet
b. Obtain 30 minutes of exercise at least three times a week
c. Refrain from drinking any alcohol
, d. refrain from smoking cigarettes - Precise Answer ✔✔d. refrain from
smoking cigarettes
When patients undergo diagnostic tests of the gastrointestinal system,
elderly patients in particular must be closely watched for:
a. dehydration and electrolyte imbalance
b. nausea and vomiting
c. diarrhea
d. constipation from contrast media - Precise Answer ✔✔a. dehydration
and electrolyte imbalance
Hyperactive bowel sounds in one quadrant and absent bowel sounds in
other quadrants plus nausea and vomiting may indicate:
a. pancreatitis
b. cholecystitis
c. gastrointestinal bleeding
d. intestinal obstruction - Precise Answer ✔✔d. intestinal obstruction
Your patient is to have a liver biopsy. What teaching points should be
included in the instructions (SATA)
a. Nothing is allowed by mouth for 4-8 hours prior to the procedure
b. local or general anesthesia will be used
c. patient will be positioned on the right side for the procedure
d. The procedure takes about an hour
e. It will be necessary to lie on the right side for 1-2 hours postprocedure
