N150B | Week 2: Bowel Elimination Questions and Answers 2025

N150B | Week 2: Bowel Elimination
Questions and Answers 2025
WhichAquestionAwouldAtheAnurseAaskAfirstAtoAobtainAinformationAaboutAtheApatient'sAbowelA
habits?

a)A"WhereAisAyourAabdominalApain?"
b)A"DoAyouAhaveAanyAbloatingAorAgas?"
c)A"HowAmanyAbowelAmovementsAdoAyouAhaveAaAday?"
d)A"WhatAmedicationsAdoAyouAtakeAonAaAregularAbasis?"A-AcorrectAanswers-
c)A"HowAmanyAbowelAmovementsAdoAyouAhaveAaAday?"
WhichAassessmentAtechniqueAforAtheAabdomenAisAperformedAlastAtoAavoidAaAfalseAfinding
?

a)APalpation
b)AInspection
c)AAuscultation
d)APatientAinterviewA-AcorrectAanswers-a)APalpation
WhichAassessmentAfindingsAindicateAtheApatientAhasAhyperactiveAbowelAsounds?ASelectAa
llAthatAapply.

a)ATinklingAsound
b)ARushingAsound
c)AFewerAthanAfiveAsoundsAperAminute
d)ASoundsAoccurAeveryA5AtoA15Aseconds
e)AHigh-pitchedAsound
f)ASoftAgurglingAsoundA-AcorrectAanswers-a)ATinklingAsound
b)ARushingAsound
e)AHigh-pitchedAsound
TheApatient'sAstoolAcultureAwillAhelpAdetectAwhichAfinding?

a)ACancer
b)AIntestinalApolyps
c)AAbnormalAbacteria
d)ASmallAamountsAofAbloodA-AcorrectAanswers-c)AAbnormalAbacteria
MatchAtheAdiagnosticAtestAwithAtheAcorrectAdescription.

Description:
-ARadiographicAexam;AisAalsoAknownAasAaAbariumAswallow
-ARadiographicAexam;AvisualizesAtheAcolonAandArectum
-AEndoscopicAexam;AvisualizesAtheAupperAgastrointestinalAtract
-AEndoscopicAexam;AinsertsAaAscopeAwithAcameraAintoAtheAanus

,DiagnosticATest:
-ABariumAenema
-AColonoscopy
-AEsophagogastroduodenoscopy
-AUpperAGIAseriesA-AcorrectAanswers-
RadiographicAexam;AisAalsoAknownAasAaAbariumAswallowA-->AUpperAGIAseries

RadiographicAexam;AvisualizesAtheAcolonAandArectumA-->ABariumAenema

EndoscopicAexam;AvisualizesAtheAupperAgastrointestinalAtractA--
>AEsophagogastroduodenoscopy

EndoscopicAexam;AinsertsAaAscopeAwithAcameraAintoAtheAanusA-->AColonoscopy
WhichAcueAisAirrelevantAforAaApatientAwithAconstipation?

a)AExpelsAhard,Apebble-likeAstools
b)ADoesAnotAlikeAtoAexercise
c)AHasAanAabnormalAserumAcreatinineAlevel
d)AEatsAlow-fiberAfoodsA-AcorrectAanswers-c)AHasAanAabnormalAserumAcreatinineAlevel
WhichAcuesAwouldAtheAnurseAexpectAtoAobserveAinAaApatientAsufferingAfromAdiarrhea?ASel
ectAallAthatAapply.

a)AHyperactiveAbowelAsounds
b)AExcessiveAstrainingAtoApassAstool
c)AAbdominalApain
d)AContinuousAleakingAofAliquidAstool
e)AUrgency
f)AHemorrhoidsAnotedAinAmedicalAhistoryA-AcorrectAanswers-a)AHyperactiveAbowelAsounds
c)AAbdominalApain
e)AUrgency
WhichArelevantAcuesAwouldAtheAnurseAshareAwithAtheAhealthAcareAproviderAwhenAconsultin
gAaboutAaApatientAwhoAhasAdevelopedAconstipation?ASelectAallAthatAapply.

a)ABedAlinensAareAsoiledAwithAstool.
b)AGraphicArecordAshowsAnoAstoolAinA2Adays.
c)APatientAstrainsAwhileAtryingAtoAhaveAaAbowelAmovement.
d)APatientAreportsAurgencyAandAabdominalAcramping.
e)ADecreasedAbowelAsoundsAauscultated.A-AcorrectAanswers-
b)AGraphicArecordAshowsAnoAstoolAinA2Adays.
c)APatientAstrainsAwhileAtryingAtoAhaveAaAbowelAmovement.
e)ADecreasedAbowelAsoundsAauscultated.
WhichApatientAisAatAriskAforAdevelopingAanAimpaction?

a)AOneAwhoAisAimmobile
b)AOneAwhoAisAlactoseAintolerant
c)AOneAwhoAisAinfectedAwithAClostridiumAdifficile

, d)AOneAwhoAisAreceivingAenteralAfeedingsA-AcorrectAanswers-a)AOneAwhoAisAimmobile
WhichAcauseAwouldAtheAnurseAconsiderAifAtheApatientAisAexperiencingAflatulence?

a)AUnconsciousness
b)ALossAofAnerveAsensation
c)AInabilityAofAanalAsphinctersAtoAworkAproperly
d)AActionAofAbacteriaAonAchymeA-AcorrectAanswers-d)AActionAofAbacteriaAonAchyme
-->AchymeAisAaAby-productAofAdigestion
WhichAquestionAwouldAtheAnurseAaskAtoAgatherAcuesAaboutAdrug-
relatedAissuesAforAbowelAelimination?

a)A"AreAyouAusingAanyAherbalAsupplements?"
b)A"DoAyouAhaveAanyAbloatingAorAgas?"
c)A"WhenAdidAthisAstart?"
d)A"WhereAisAtheApain?"A-AcorrectAanswers-a)A"AreAyouAusingAanyAherbalAsupplements?"
WhichAfindingAwouldAtheAnurseAcategorizeAasAanAexpectedAfindingAforAanAabdominalAasse
ssment?

a)APresenceAofAvisibleAperistalticAwaves
b)ANonprotrudingAmidlineAumbilicus
c)AAsymmetricalAabdomen
d)AAscitesA-AcorrectAanswers-b)ANonprotrudingAmidlineAumbilicus
WhichAinformationAwouldAtheAnurseAshareAwithAtheApatientAaboutAhowAbloodAcanAbeAdetec
tedAinAaAguaiacAtest?

a)AAAsmallAamountAofAfecesAisAappliedAtoAaAspecialAmediumAforAgrowingAmicroorganisms.
b)ATheAstoolAsampleAisAexposedAtoAaAspecialAchemicalAthatAchangesAcolorAwhenAbloodAisA
present.
c)AFecesAisAplacedAonAaAslideAandAvisualizedAunderAaAmicroscope,AnotingAanyAblood.
d)AStoolAisAviewedAunderAspecialAlighting,AshowingAreddishAstreaksAifAbloodAisApresent.A-
AcorrectAanswers-

b)ATheAstoolAsampleAisAexposedAtoAaAspecialAchemicalAthatAchangesAcolorAwhenAbloodAisA
present.
WhichAactionAbyAtheAnewAnurseAwhileAperformingAanAabdominalAassessmentAwouldAcause
AtheAchargeAnurseAtoAintervene?




a)AAuscultatesAbeforeApalpates
b)ATurnsAoffAtheAnasogastricAsuctionAwhileAauscultating
c)APalpatesAaApulsatingAmidlineAmass
d)ACommunicatesAwithAtheApatientAinAaAmatter-of-factAmannerA-AcorrectAanswers-
c)APalpatesAaApulsatingAmidlineAmass
-->AtheAmassAcouldAbeAanAaneurysmA(weak,AbulgingAareaAinAanAartery)
-->ApalpatingAtheAmassAmayAcauseAtheAaneurysmAtoAburst,AcausingAbleeding
WhichAactionAwouldAtheAnurseAtakeAwhenAperformingAanAabdominalAassessment?

a)AInterviewsAtheApatientAafterAtheAphysicalAassessment