N150B | WEEK 2: BOWEL
ELIMINATION QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
WhichAquestionAwouldAtheAnurseAaskAfirstAtoAobtainAinformationAaboutAtheApatient'sAbowelAha
bits?
a)A"WhereAisAyourAabdominalApain?"
b)A"DoAyouAhaveAanyAbloatingAorAgas?"
c)A"HowAmanyAbowelAmovementsAdoAyouAhaveAaAday?"
d)A"WhatAmedicationsAdoAyouAtakeAonAaAregularAbasis?"A-
AcorrectAanswersc)A"HowAmanyAbowelAmovementsAdoAyouAhaveAaAday?"
WhichAassessmentAtechniqueAforAtheAabdomenAisAperformedAlastAtoAavoidAaAfalseAfinding?
a)APalpation
b)AInspection
c)AAuscultation
d)APatientAinterviewA-AcorrectAanswersa)APalpation
WhichAassessmentAfindingsAindicateAtheApatientAhasAhyperactiveAbowelAsounds?ASelectAallAtha
tAapply.
a)ATinklingAsound
b)ARushingAsound
c)AFewerAthanAfiveAsoundsAperAminute
d)ASoundsAoccurAeveryA5AtoA15Aseconds
e)AHigh-pitchedAsound
f)ASoftAgurglingAsoundA-AcorrectAanswersa)ATinklingAsound
b)ARushingAsound
e)AHigh-pitchedAsound
TheApatient'sAstoolAcultureAwillAhelpAdetectAwhichAfinding?
,a)ACancer
b)AIntestinalApolyps
c)AAbnormalAbacteria
d)ASmallAamountsAofAbloodA-AcorrectAanswersc)AAbnormalAbacteria
MatchAtheAdiagnosticAtestAwithAtheAcorrectAdescription.
Description:
-ARadiographicAexam;AisAalsoAknownAasAaAbariumAswallow
-ARadiographicAexam;AvisualizesAtheAcolonAandArectum
-AEndoscopicAexam;AvisualizesAtheAupperAgastrointestinalAtract
-AEndoscopicAexam;AinsertsAaAscopeAwithAcameraAintoAtheAanus
DiagnosticATest:
-ABariumAenema
-AColonoscopy
-AEsophagogastroduodenoscopy
-AUpperAGIAseriesA-AcorrectAanswersRadiographicAexam;AisAalsoAknownAasAaAbariumAswallowA--
>AUpperAGIAseries
RadiographicAexam;AvisualizesAtheAcolonAandArectumA-->ABariumAenema
EndoscopicAexam;AvisualizesAtheAupperAgastrointestinalAtractA--
>AEsophagogastroduodenoscopy
EndoscopicAexam;AinsertsAaAscopeAwithAcameraAintoAtheAanusA-->AColonoscopy
WhichAcueAisAirrelevantAforAaApatientAwithAconstipation?
a)AExpelsAhard,Apebble-likeAstools
,b)ADoesAnotAlikeAtoAexercise
c)AHasAanAabnormalAserumAcreatinineAlevel
d)AEatsAlow-fiberAfoodsA-AcorrectAanswersc)AHasAanAabnormalAserumAcreatinineAlevel
WhichAcuesAwouldAtheAnurseAexpectAtoAobserveAinAaApatientAsufferingAfromAdiarrhea?ASelectAa
llAthatAapply.
a)AHyperactiveAbowelAsounds
b)AExcessiveAstrainingAtoApassAstool
c)AAbdominalApain
d)AContinuousAleakingAofAliquidAstool
e)AUrgency
f)AHemorrhoidsAnotedAinAmedicalAhistoryA-AcorrectAanswersa)AHyperactiveAbowelAsounds
c)AAbdominalApain
e)AUrgency
WhichArelevantAcuesAwouldAtheAnurseAshareAwithAtheAhealthAcareAproviderAwhenAconsultingAa
boutAaApatientAwhoAhasAdevelopedAconstipation?ASelectAallAthatAapply.
a)ABedAlinensAareAsoiledAwithAstool.
b)AGraphicArecordAshowsAnoAstoolAinA2Adays.
c)APatientAstrainsAwhileAtryingAtoAhaveAaAbowelAmovement.
d)APatientAreportsAurgencyAandAabdominalAcramping.
e)ADecreasedAbowelAsoundsAauscultated.A-
AcorrectAanswersb)AGraphicArecordAshowsAnoAstoolAinA2Adays.
c)APatientAstrainsAwhileAtryingAtoAhaveAaAbowelAmovement.
e)ADecreasedAbowelAsoundsAauscultated.
WhichApatientAisAatAriskAforAdevelopingAanAimpaction?
a)AOneAwhoAisAimmobile
b)AOneAwhoAisAlactoseAintolerant
, c)AOneAwhoAisAinfectedAwithAClostridiumAdifficile
d)AOneAwhoAisAreceivingAenteralAfeedingsA-AcorrectAanswersa)AOneAwhoAisAimmobile
WhichAcauseAwouldAtheAnurseAconsiderAifAtheApatientAisAexperiencingAflatulence?
a)AUnconsciousness
b)ALossAofAnerveAsensation
c)AInabilityAofAanalAsphinctersAtoAworkAproperly
d)AActionAofAbacteriaAonAchymeA-AcorrectAanswersd)AActionAofAbacteriaAonAchyme
-->AchymeAisAaAby-productAofAdigestion
WhichAquestionAwouldAtheAnurseAaskAtoAgatherAcuesAaboutAdrug-
relatedAissuesAforAbowelAelimination?
a)A"AreAyouAusingAanyAherbalAsupplements?"
b)A"DoAyouAhaveAanyAbloatingAorAgas?"
c)A"WhenAdidAthisAstart?"
d)A"WhereAisAtheApain?"A-AcorrectAanswersa)A"AreAyouAusingAanyAherbalAsupplements?"
WhichAfindingAwouldAtheAnurseAcategorizeAasAanAexpectedAfindingAforAanAabdominalAassessme
nt?
a)APresenceAofAvisibleAperistalticAwaves
b)ANonprotrudingAmidlineAumbilicus
c)AAsymmetricalAabdomen
d)AAscitesA-AcorrectAanswersb)ANonprotrudingAmidlineAumbilicus
WhichAinformationAwouldAtheAnurseAshareAwithAtheApatientAaboutAhowAbloodAcanAbeAdetecte
dAinAaAguaiacAtest?
a)AAAsmallAamountAofAfecesAisAappliedAtoAaAspecialAmediumAforAgrowingAmicroorganisms.
b)ATheAstoolAsampleAisAexposedAtoAaAspecialAchemicalAthatAchangesAcolorAwhenAbloodAisAprese
nt.
ELIMINATION QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
WhichAquestionAwouldAtheAnurseAaskAfirstAtoAobtainAinformationAaboutAtheApatient'sAbowelAha
bits?
a)A"WhereAisAyourAabdominalApain?"
b)A"DoAyouAhaveAanyAbloatingAorAgas?"
c)A"HowAmanyAbowelAmovementsAdoAyouAhaveAaAday?"
d)A"WhatAmedicationsAdoAyouAtakeAonAaAregularAbasis?"A-
AcorrectAanswersc)A"HowAmanyAbowelAmovementsAdoAyouAhaveAaAday?"
WhichAassessmentAtechniqueAforAtheAabdomenAisAperformedAlastAtoAavoidAaAfalseAfinding?
a)APalpation
b)AInspection
c)AAuscultation
d)APatientAinterviewA-AcorrectAanswersa)APalpation
WhichAassessmentAfindingsAindicateAtheApatientAhasAhyperactiveAbowelAsounds?ASelectAallAtha
tAapply.
a)ATinklingAsound
b)ARushingAsound
c)AFewerAthanAfiveAsoundsAperAminute
d)ASoundsAoccurAeveryA5AtoA15Aseconds
e)AHigh-pitchedAsound
f)ASoftAgurglingAsoundA-AcorrectAanswersa)ATinklingAsound
b)ARushingAsound
e)AHigh-pitchedAsound
TheApatient'sAstoolAcultureAwillAhelpAdetectAwhichAfinding?
,a)ACancer
b)AIntestinalApolyps
c)AAbnormalAbacteria
d)ASmallAamountsAofAbloodA-AcorrectAanswersc)AAbnormalAbacteria
MatchAtheAdiagnosticAtestAwithAtheAcorrectAdescription.
Description:
-ARadiographicAexam;AisAalsoAknownAasAaAbariumAswallow
-ARadiographicAexam;AvisualizesAtheAcolonAandArectum
-AEndoscopicAexam;AvisualizesAtheAupperAgastrointestinalAtract
-AEndoscopicAexam;AinsertsAaAscopeAwithAcameraAintoAtheAanus
DiagnosticATest:
-ABariumAenema
-AColonoscopy
-AEsophagogastroduodenoscopy
-AUpperAGIAseriesA-AcorrectAanswersRadiographicAexam;AisAalsoAknownAasAaAbariumAswallowA--
>AUpperAGIAseries
RadiographicAexam;AvisualizesAtheAcolonAandArectumA-->ABariumAenema
EndoscopicAexam;AvisualizesAtheAupperAgastrointestinalAtractA--
>AEsophagogastroduodenoscopy
EndoscopicAexam;AinsertsAaAscopeAwithAcameraAintoAtheAanusA-->AColonoscopy
WhichAcueAisAirrelevantAforAaApatientAwithAconstipation?
a)AExpelsAhard,Apebble-likeAstools
,b)ADoesAnotAlikeAtoAexercise
c)AHasAanAabnormalAserumAcreatinineAlevel
d)AEatsAlow-fiberAfoodsA-AcorrectAanswersc)AHasAanAabnormalAserumAcreatinineAlevel
WhichAcuesAwouldAtheAnurseAexpectAtoAobserveAinAaApatientAsufferingAfromAdiarrhea?ASelectAa
llAthatAapply.
a)AHyperactiveAbowelAsounds
b)AExcessiveAstrainingAtoApassAstool
c)AAbdominalApain
d)AContinuousAleakingAofAliquidAstool
e)AUrgency
f)AHemorrhoidsAnotedAinAmedicalAhistoryA-AcorrectAanswersa)AHyperactiveAbowelAsounds
c)AAbdominalApain
e)AUrgency
WhichArelevantAcuesAwouldAtheAnurseAshareAwithAtheAhealthAcareAproviderAwhenAconsultingAa
boutAaApatientAwhoAhasAdevelopedAconstipation?ASelectAallAthatAapply.
a)ABedAlinensAareAsoiledAwithAstool.
b)AGraphicArecordAshowsAnoAstoolAinA2Adays.
c)APatientAstrainsAwhileAtryingAtoAhaveAaAbowelAmovement.
d)APatientAreportsAurgencyAandAabdominalAcramping.
e)ADecreasedAbowelAsoundsAauscultated.A-
AcorrectAanswersb)AGraphicArecordAshowsAnoAstoolAinA2Adays.
c)APatientAstrainsAwhileAtryingAtoAhaveAaAbowelAmovement.
e)ADecreasedAbowelAsoundsAauscultated.
WhichApatientAisAatAriskAforAdevelopingAanAimpaction?
a)AOneAwhoAisAimmobile
b)AOneAwhoAisAlactoseAintolerant
, c)AOneAwhoAisAinfectedAwithAClostridiumAdifficile
d)AOneAwhoAisAreceivingAenteralAfeedingsA-AcorrectAanswersa)AOneAwhoAisAimmobile
WhichAcauseAwouldAtheAnurseAconsiderAifAtheApatientAisAexperiencingAflatulence?
a)AUnconsciousness
b)ALossAofAnerveAsensation
c)AInabilityAofAanalAsphinctersAtoAworkAproperly
d)AActionAofAbacteriaAonAchymeA-AcorrectAanswersd)AActionAofAbacteriaAonAchyme
-->AchymeAisAaAby-productAofAdigestion
WhichAquestionAwouldAtheAnurseAaskAtoAgatherAcuesAaboutAdrug-
relatedAissuesAforAbowelAelimination?
a)A"AreAyouAusingAanyAherbalAsupplements?"
b)A"DoAyouAhaveAanyAbloatingAorAgas?"
c)A"WhenAdidAthisAstart?"
d)A"WhereAisAtheApain?"A-AcorrectAanswersa)A"AreAyouAusingAanyAherbalAsupplements?"
WhichAfindingAwouldAtheAnurseAcategorizeAasAanAexpectedAfindingAforAanAabdominalAassessme
nt?
a)APresenceAofAvisibleAperistalticAwaves
b)ANonprotrudingAmidlineAumbilicus
c)AAsymmetricalAabdomen
d)AAscitesA-AcorrectAanswersb)ANonprotrudingAmidlineAumbilicus
WhichAinformationAwouldAtheAnurseAshareAwithAtheApatientAaboutAhowAbloodAcanAbeAdetecte
dAinAaAguaiacAtest?
a)AAAsmallAamountAofAfecesAisAappliedAtoAaAspecialAmediumAforAgrowingAmicroorganisms.
b)ATheAstoolAsampleAisAexposedAtoAaAspecialAchemicalAthatAchangesAcolorAwhenAbloodAisAprese
nt.
