SURGICAL NURSING CONCEPTS
FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL
COLLABORATIVE
CARE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. The student nurse studying the gastrointestinal system understands that chyme refers to what?
a. Hormones that reduce gastric acidity
b. Liquefied food ready for digestion
c. Nutrients mafter mbeing mabsorbed
d. Secretions mthat mhelp mdigest mfood m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-b
A mclient mscheduled mfor ma mpercutaneous mtranshepatic mcholangiography m(PTC) mdenies
mallergies mtommedication.
What maction mby mthe mnurse mis mbest?
a. Ask mthe mclient mabout mshellfish mallergies.
b. Document mthis minformation mon mthe mchart.
c. Ensure mthat mthe mclient mhas ma mride mhome.
d. Instruct mthe mclient mon mbowel mpreparation m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-a
,A mclient mis mhaving man mesophagogastroduodenoscopy m(EGD) mand mhas mbeen mgiven mmidazolam
mhydrochloridem(Versed). mThe mclients mrespiratory mrate mis m8 mbreaths/min. mWhat maction mby
mthe mnurse mis mbest?
a. Administer mnaloxone m(Narcan).
b. Call mthe mRapid mResponse mTeam.
c. Provide mphysical mstimulation.
d. Ventilate mwith ma mbag-valve-mask. m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-c
A mclient mis mscheduled mfor ma mcolonoscopy mand mthe mnurse mhas mprovided minstructions mon
mthe mbowel mcleansingmregimen. mWhat mstatement mby mthe mclient mindicates ma mneed mfor
mfurther mteaching?
a. Its ma mgood mthing mI mlove morange mand mcherry mgelatin.
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b. My mspouse mwill mbe mhere mto mdrive mme mhome.
c. I mshould mrefrigerate mthe mGoLYTELY mbefore muse.
d. I mwill mbuy ma mcase mof mGatorade mbefore mthe mprep m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-a
A mclient mhad ma mcolonoscopy mand mbiopsy myesterday mand mcalls mthe mgastrointestinal mclinic
mto mreport ma mspot mofmbright mred mblood mon mthe mtoilet mpaper mtoday. mWhat mresponse mby
mthe mnurse mis mbest?
a. Ask mthe mclient mto mcall mback mif mthis mhappens magain mtoday.
b. Instruct mthe mclient mto mgo mto mthe memergency mdepartment.
c. Remind mthe mclient mthat ma msmall mamount mof mbleeding mis mpossible.
d. Tell mthe mclient mto mcome min mto mthe mclinic mthis mafternoon. m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-c
An molder mclient mhas mhad man minstance mof mdrug mtoxicity mand masks mwhy mthis mhappens, msince
mthe mclient mhas mbeenmon
this mmedication mfor myears mat mthe msame mdose. mWhat mresponse mby mthe mnurse mis mbest?
,a. Changes min myour mliver mcause mdrugs mto mbe mmetabolized mdifferently.
, b. Perhaps myou mdont mneed mas mhigh ma mdose mof mthe mdrug mas mbefore.
c. Stomach mmuscles matrophy mwith mage mand myou mdigest mmore mslowly.
d. Your mbody mprobably mcant mtolerate mas mmuch mmedication manymore m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-a
To mpromote mcomfort mafter ma mcolonoscopy, min mwhat mposition mdoes mthe mnurse mplace mthe
mclient?
a. Left mlateral
b. Prone
c. Right mlateral
d. Supine m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-a
A mnurse mis mexamining ma mclient mreporting mright mupper mquadrant m(RUQ) mabdominal mpain.
mWhat mtechniquemshould
the mnurse muse mto massess mthis mclients mabdomen?
a. Auscultate mafter mpalpating.
b. Avoid many mpalpation.
c. Palpate mthe mRUQ mfirst.
d. Palpate mthe mRUQ mlast. m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-d
A mclient mpresents mto mthe memergency mdepartment mreporting msevere mabdominal mpain. mOn
massessment, mthemnurse
finds ma mbulging, mpulsating mmass min mthe mabdomen. mWhat maction mby mthe mnurse mis mthe
mpriority?
a. Auscultate mfor mbowel msounds.
b. Notify mthe mprovider mimmediately.
c. Order man mabdominal mflat-plate mx-ray.
d. Palpate mthe mmass mand mmeasure mits msize m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-b