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HONDROS NUR 212 EXAM 2 LATEST 2024/2025
WITH 300 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS)
GRADED A+
When collecting a stool specimen, what characteristic of the stool indicates that the patient
may have an upper GI bleed?
Select one:
a. Clay colored
b. Greasy and foamy
c. Tarry and black
d. Threaded with mucus - ANS :c. Tarry and black
The nurse auscultates the abdomen to assess bowel sounds. 5-6 sounds are heard in less
than 30 seconds. How is this finding best documented?
Select one:
a. Normal
b. Hypoactive
c. Hyperactive
d. Borborygmi - ANS :c. Hyperactive
Your client is complaining of increased stomach acid related to stress. What neuroregulator
influence should be considered?
Select one:
A GRADE 1
, 2
a. Gastrin
b. Cholecystokinin
c. Norepinephrine
d. Secretin - ANS :c. Norepinephrine
Your client is in post-op recovery after colonoscopy and is complaining of abdominal
cramping. What is the best response by the nurse?
Select one:
a. We might need to go back in because you shouldn't be experiencing this much
discomfort.
b. I will notify the physician - there may be too much air in your colon.
c. I will notify the physician about pain medication. Sometimes the pain is caused by having a
biopsy.
d. The cramping is caused by air introduced into the colon during the procedure. - ANS :d.
The cramping is caused by air introduced into the colon during the procedure.
A nasally placed feeding tube is intended for short-term use. The tube should stay in place
for no more that ____ weeks before being replaced with a new tube.
Select one:
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four - ANS :d. Four
A GRADE 2
, 3
During nasogastric tube insertion, your client begins coughing and is unable to speak. What
do you suspect has occurred?
Select one:
a. Tube is too large for the client
b. Tube has entered into the trachea
c. This is normal occurrence
d. Tube is defective and should be immediately removed - ANS :b. Tube has entered into the
trachea
Prokinetic agents can be administered to facilitate ______ movement of the feeding tube
into the duodenum.
Select one:
a. Quick
b. Peristaltic
c. Intrinsic
d. Neurogenic - ANS :b. Peristaltic
What type of feeding is indicated when the esophagus and stomach need to be bypassed or
when the patient is at risk for aspiration?
Select one or more:
a. Nasoduodenal
b. Nasoendotracheal
c. Nasojejunal
d. Nasosigmoid - ANS :a. Nasoduodenal
c. Nasojejunal
A GRADE 3
, 4
The nasogastric tube has been inserted and now it is time to test the pH of the tube
aspirate. What will the pH be if placement is in the lungs?
Select one:
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 6 - ANS :d. 6
When checking residual contents before each intermittent tube feedings, when should the
patient be reassessed?
Select one:
a. When residual is about 50 mL.
b. When residual is between 50-80 mL.
c. When residual is about 100 mL.
d. When residual is greater than 200 mL. - ANS :d. When residual is greater than 200 mL
You assess the client who recently had nasoenteric intubation. Symptoms of oliguria,
lethargy and tachycardia are present. These symptoms indicate what common complication?
Select one:
a. Cardiac dysrhythmia
b. Fluid volume deficit
c. Mucus membrane irritation
d. Pulmonary complications - ANS :b. Fluid volume deficit
A GRADE 4
HONDROS NUR 212 EXAM 2 LATEST 2024/2025
WITH 300 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS)
GRADED A+
When collecting a stool specimen, what characteristic of the stool indicates that the patient
may have an upper GI bleed?
Select one:
a. Clay colored
b. Greasy and foamy
c. Tarry and black
d. Threaded with mucus - ANS :c. Tarry and black
The nurse auscultates the abdomen to assess bowel sounds. 5-6 sounds are heard in less
than 30 seconds. How is this finding best documented?
Select one:
a. Normal
b. Hypoactive
c. Hyperactive
d. Borborygmi - ANS :c. Hyperactive
Your client is complaining of increased stomach acid related to stress. What neuroregulator
influence should be considered?
Select one:
A GRADE 1
, 2
a. Gastrin
b. Cholecystokinin
c. Norepinephrine
d. Secretin - ANS :c. Norepinephrine
Your client is in post-op recovery after colonoscopy and is complaining of abdominal
cramping. What is the best response by the nurse?
Select one:
a. We might need to go back in because you shouldn't be experiencing this much
discomfort.
b. I will notify the physician - there may be too much air in your colon.
c. I will notify the physician about pain medication. Sometimes the pain is caused by having a
biopsy.
d. The cramping is caused by air introduced into the colon during the procedure. - ANS :d.
The cramping is caused by air introduced into the colon during the procedure.
A nasally placed feeding tube is intended for short-term use. The tube should stay in place
for no more that ____ weeks before being replaced with a new tube.
Select one:
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four - ANS :d. Four
A GRADE 2
, 3
During nasogastric tube insertion, your client begins coughing and is unable to speak. What
do you suspect has occurred?
Select one:
a. Tube is too large for the client
b. Tube has entered into the trachea
c. This is normal occurrence
d. Tube is defective and should be immediately removed - ANS :b. Tube has entered into the
trachea
Prokinetic agents can be administered to facilitate ______ movement of the feeding tube
into the duodenum.
Select one:
a. Quick
b. Peristaltic
c. Intrinsic
d. Neurogenic - ANS :b. Peristaltic
What type of feeding is indicated when the esophagus and stomach need to be bypassed or
when the patient is at risk for aspiration?
Select one or more:
a. Nasoduodenal
b. Nasoendotracheal
c. Nasojejunal
d. Nasosigmoid - ANS :a. Nasoduodenal
c. Nasojejunal
A GRADE 3
, 4
The nasogastric tube has been inserted and now it is time to test the pH of the tube
aspirate. What will the pH be if placement is in the lungs?
Select one:
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 6 - ANS :d. 6
When checking residual contents before each intermittent tube feedings, when should the
patient be reassessed?
Select one:
a. When residual is about 50 mL.
b. When residual is between 50-80 mL.
c. When residual is about 100 mL.
d. When residual is greater than 200 mL. - ANS :d. When residual is greater than 200 mL
You assess the client who recently had nasoenteric intubation. Symptoms of oliguria,
lethargy and tachycardia are present. These symptoms indicate what common complication?
Select one:
a. Cardiac dysrhythmia
b. Fluid volume deficit
c. Mucus membrane irritation
d. Pulmonary complications - ANS :b. Fluid volume deficit
A GRADE 4
