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TEST BANK FOR BRUNNER & SUDDARTH'S
sf sf sf sf sf




TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL- sf sf




SURGICAL NURSING, 15TH EDITION ALL CHA
sf sf sf sf sf




PTERS
1. Asfnursesfissfcaringsfforsfasfclientsfwhosfissfscheduledsfforsfasfcolonoscopysfandsfwhosesfpreparationsfwillsfincl
udesfpolyethylenesfglycolsfelectrolytesflavagesfpriorsftosfthesfprocedure.sfThesfpresencesfofsfwhatsfhealthsfpr
oblemsfwouldsfcontraindicatesfthesfusesfofsfthissfformsfofsfbowelsfpreparation?

A. Inflammatorysfbowelsfdisease

B. Intestinalsfpolyps

C. Diverticulitis

D. Colonsfcancersf-sfCORRECTsfANSWERsf-A



Rationale:sfThesfusesfofsfasflavagesfsolutionsfissfcontraindicatedsfinsfclientssfwithsfintestinalsfobstructions
forsfinflammatorysfbowelsfdisease.sfItsfcansfsafelysfbesfusedsfwithsfclientssfwhosfhavesfpolyps,sfcolonsfcan


cer,sforsfdiverticulitis.



PTS:sf1sfREF:sfp.sf1219

NAT:sfClientsfNeeds:sfPhysiologicalsfIntegrity:sfReductionsfofsfRisksfPotentialsfT

OP:sfChaptersf38:sfAssessmentsfofsfDigestivesfandsfGastrointestinalsfFunction

KEY:sfIntegratedsfProcess:sfNursingsfProcesssfBLM:sfCognitivesfLevel:sfUnderstand



MultiplesfChoice



2. Asfnursesfissfpromotingsfincreasedsfproteinsfintakesftosfenhancesfasfclient'ssfwoundsfhealing.sfWhatsfissft
hesfenzymesfthatsfwillsfinitiatesfthesfdigestionsfofsfthesfproteinsfthatsfthesfclientsfconsumes?

A. Pepsin

B. Intrinsicsffactor

,C. Lipase

D. Amylasesf-sfCORRECTsfANSWERsf-A



Rationale:sfThesfenzymesfthatsfinitiatessfthesfdigestionsfofsfproteinsfissfpepsin.sfIntrinsicsffactorsfcombinessfwithsfv
itaminsfB12sfforsfabsorptionsfbysfthesfileum.sfLipasesfaidssfinsfthesfdigestionsfofsffatssfandsfamylasesfaidssfinsfthesfdi
gestionsfofsfstarch.



PTS:sf1sfREF:sfp.sf1210

NAT:sfClientsfNeeds:sfPhysiologicalsfIntegrity:sfPhysiologicalsfAdaptationsfT

OP:sfChaptersf38:sfAssessmentsfofsfDigestivesfandsfGastrointestinalsfFunction

KEY:sfIntegratedsfProcess:sfNursingsfProcesssfBLM:sfCognitivesfLevel:sfUnderstand



MultiplesfChoice



3. Asfclientsfhassfbeensfbroughtsftosfthesfemergencysfdepartmentsfwithsfabdominalsfpainsfandsfissfsubsequentlysf
diagnosedsfwithsfappendicitis.sfThesfclientsfissfscheduledsfforsfansfappendectomysfbutsfquestionssfthesfnursesfabo
utsfhowsfasfperson'ssfhealthsfissfaffectedsfbysfthesfabsencesfofsfthesfappendix.sfHowsfshouldsfthesfnursesfbestsfresp
ond?

A. "Yoursfappendixsfdoesn'tsfplaysfasfmajorsfrolesfinsfhealth,sfsosfyousfwon'tsfnoticesfanysfdifferencesfaftersfy
oursfrecoverysffromsfsurgery."

B. "Thesfsurgeonsfwillsfencouragesfyousftosflimitsfyoursffatsfintakesfforsfasffewsfweekssfaftersfthesfsurgery,sfbutsfy
oursfbodysfwillsfthensfbeginsftosfcompensate."

C. "Yoursfbodysfwillsfabsorbsfslightlysffewersfnutrientssffromsfthesffoodsfyousfeat,sfbutsfyousfwon'tsfbesfawar
esfofsfthis."

D. "Yoursfsmallsfintestinesfwillsfadaptsfoversftimesftosfthesfabsencesfofsfyoursfappendix."sf-sfCORRECTsfANSWERsf-A



Rationale:sfThesfappendixsfissfansfappendagesfofsfthesfcecumsf(notsfthesfsmallsfintestine)sfthatsfhassflittlesforsfnosfp
hysiologicsffunction.sfItssfabsencesfdoessfnotsfaffectsfdigestionsforsfabsorption.



PTS:sf1sfREF:sfp.sf1209

,NAT:sfClientsfNeeds:sfPhysiologicalsfIntegrity:sfPhysiologicalsfAdaptationsfT

OP:sfChaptersf38:sfAssessmentsfofsfDigestivesfandsfGastrointestinalsfFunction

sf KEY:sfIntegratedsfProcess:sfTeaching/LearningsfBLM:sfCognitivesfLevel:sfAppl

y



MultiplesfChoice



4. AnsfadultsfclientsfissfscheduledsfforsfansfuppersfGIsfseriessfthatsfwillsfusesfasfbariumsfswallow.sfWhatsfteach
ingsfshouldsfthesfnursesfincludesfwhensfthesfclientsfhassfcompletedsfthesftest?

A. Stoolsfwillsfbesfyellowsfforsfthesffirstsf24sfhours'sfpostprocedure.

B. Thesfbariumsfmaysfcausesfdiarrheasfforsfthesfnextsf24sfhours.

C. Fluidssfmustsfbesfincreasedsftosffacilitatesfthesfevacuationsfofsfthesfstool.

D. Slightsfanalsfbleedingsfmaysfbesfnotedsfassfthesfbariumsfissfpassed.sf-sfCORRECTsfANSWERsf-C



Rationale:sfPostproceduralsfclientsfeducationsfincludessfinformationsfaboutsfincreasingsffluidsfintake;sfevaluati
ngsfbowelsfmovementssfforsfevacuationsfofsfbarium;sfandsfnotingsfincreasedsfnumbersfofsfbowelsfmovements.sf
Thesfnumbersfofsfbowelsfmovementsfissfnotedsfbecausesfbarium,sfduesftosfitssfhighsfosmolarity,sfmaysfdrawsffluid
sfintosfthesfbowel,sfthussfincreasingsfthesfintraluminalsfcontentssfandsfresultingsfinsfgreatersfoutput.sfYellowsfsto


ol,sfdiarrhea,sfandsfanalsfbleedingsfaresfnotsfexpected.



PTS:sf1sfREF:sfp.sf1219

NAT:sfClientsfNeeds:sfPhysiologicalsfIntegrity:sfReductionsfofsfRisksfPotentialsfT

OP:sfChaptersf38:sfAssessmentsfofsfDigestivesfandsfGastrointestinalsfFunctionsfK

EY:sfIntegratedsfProcess:sfTeaching/LearningsfBLM:sfCognitivesfLevel:sfApply



MultiplesfChoice



5. Asfnursesfissfcaringsfforsfasfclientsfwithsfrecurrentsfhematemesissfwhosfissfscheduledsfforsfuppersfgastrointesti
nalsffibroscopy.sfHowsfshouldsfthesfnursesfinsfthesfradiologysfdepartmentsfpreparesfthissfclient?

, A. Insertsfasfnasogastricsftube.

B. AdministersfasfmicrosfFleetsfenemasfatsfleastsf3sfhourssfbeforesfthesfprocedure.

C. Havesfthesfclientsfliesfinsfasfsupinesfpositionsfforsfthesfprocedure.

D. Applysflocalsfanestheticsftosfthesfbacksfofsfthesfclient'ssfthroat.sf-sfCORRECTsfANSWERsf-D



Rationale:sfPreparationsfincludessfsprayingsforsfgarglingsfwithsfasflocalsfanesthetic.sfAsfnasogastricsftubesfo
rsfasfmicrosfFleetsfenemasfissfnotsfrequiredsfforsfthissfprocedure.sfThesfclientsfshouldsfbesfpositionedsfinsfasfsid
e-lyingsfpositionsfinsfcasesfofsfemesis.



PTS:sf1sfREF:sfp.sf1222

NAT:sfClientsfNeeds:sfPhysiologicalsfIntegrity:sfReductionsfofsfRisksfPotentialsfT

OP:sfChaptersf38:sfAssessmentsfofsfDigestivesfandsfGastrointestinalsfFunctionsfK

EY:sfIntegratedsfProcess:sfNursingsfProcesssfBLM:sfCognitivesfLevel:sfApply



MultiplesfChoice



6. Thesfnursesfissfcaringsfforsfasfclientsfscheduledsfforsfasfcolonoscopy.sfThesfnursesfshouldsfassistsfthesfclientsfi
ntosfwhatsfpositionsfduringsfthissfdiagnosticsftest?

A. Insfasfknee-chestsfpositionsf(lithotomysfposition)

B. Lyingsfpronesfwithsflegssfdrawnsftowardsfthesfchest

C. Lyingsfonsfthesfleftsfsidesfwithsflegssfdrawnsftowardsfthesfchest

D. Insfasfpronesfpositionsfwithsftwosfpillowssfelevatingsfthesfbuttockssf-sfCORRECTsfANSWERsf-C



Rationale:sfForsfbestsfvisualization,sfcolonoscopysfissfperformedsfwhilesfthesfclientsfissflyingsfonsfthesfleftsfsidesf
withsfthesflegssfdrawnsfupsftowardsfthesfchest.sfAsfknee-
chestsfposition,sflyingsfonsfthesfstomachsfwithsflegssfdrawnsftosfthesfchest,sfandsfasfpronesfpositionsfwithsftwosfpill
owssfelevatingsfthesflegssfdosfnotsfallowsfforsfthesfbestsfvisualization.
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