NURS327 /NURS 327 EXAM 3 2025/2026 BANK QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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The nurse is performing and documenting the findings of an abdominal assessment. When the nurse
hears intestinal rumbling and the patient then experiences diarrhea, the nurse documents the presence
of which of the following? - (ANSWER)Borborygmus
A longitudinal tear or ulceration in the lining of the anal canal is termed a (an - (ANSWER)Anal Fissure
In women, which of the following types of cancer exceeds colorectal cancer? - (ANSWER)Breast Cancer
A nurse is helping to plan a teaching session for a client who will be discharged with a colostomy. Which
statement describes a healthy stoma? - (ANSWER)At first the stoma may bleed a little when touched
A client is admitted to the hospital for diagnostic testing to rule out colorectal cancer. Which
intervention should the nurse include on the plan of care? - (ANSWER)Test all stools for occult blood
The nurse is performing a community screening for colorectal cancer. Which of the following
characteristics should the nurse include in the screening? - (ANSWER)Familial polyposis
The nurse listens to bowel sounds and hears none and observes that the abdomen is rigid and boardlike.
What complication does the nurse determine may be occurring at this time? - (ANSWER)Peritonitis
Which of the following is the most common presenting symptom of colon cancer? - (ANSWER)Change in
bowel habits
Patient's medications is digitalis (digoxin [Lanoxin]), the nurse monitors the patient closely for which of
the following? - (ANSWER)Hypokalemia
A patient with an ileostomy should avoid which of the following? - (ANSWER)Enteric-coated products
Which of the following is the most common symptom of a polyp? - (ANSWER)Rectal Bleeding
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Diet therapy for patients diagnosed with IBS include what? - (ANSWER)High-fiber diet
When interviewing a client with internal hemorrhoids, which of the following would the nurse expect
the client to report? - (ANSWER)Rectal Bleeding
The nurse is reviewing the laboratory test results of a client with Crohn's disease. Which of the following
would the nurse most likely find? - (ANSWER)Stool cultures negative for microorganisms or parasite
Nursing assessment of a client with peritonitis reveals hypotension, tachycardia, and signs and
symptoms of dehydration. The nurse also expects to find: - (ANSWER)severe abdominal pain with direct
palpation or rebound tenderness
Celiac sprue is an example of which category of malabsorption? - (ANSWER)Mucosal disorders causing
generalized malabsorption
What is one of the primary symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)? - (ANSWER)Diarrhea
The digestion of carbohydrates is aided by what? - (ANSWER)amylase
A nurse is providing dietary instructions to a client with a history of pancreatitis. Which instruction is
correct? - (ANSWER)Maintain a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet
When caring for a client with acute pancreatitis, the nurse should use which comfort measure? -
(ANSWER)positioning patient on the side with knees flexed
Increased appetite and thirst may indicate that a client with chronic pancreatitis has developed diabetes
melitus. Which of the following explains the cause of this secondary diabetes? - (ANSWER)Dysfunction
of pancreatic islet cells
CURRENTLY TESTING COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
/ALREADY GRADED A+\
The nurse is performing and documenting the findings of an abdominal assessment. When the nurse
hears intestinal rumbling and the patient then experiences diarrhea, the nurse documents the presence
of which of the following? - (ANSWER)Borborygmus
A longitudinal tear or ulceration in the lining of the anal canal is termed a (an - (ANSWER)Anal Fissure
In women, which of the following types of cancer exceeds colorectal cancer? - (ANSWER)Breast Cancer
A nurse is helping to plan a teaching session for a client who will be discharged with a colostomy. Which
statement describes a healthy stoma? - (ANSWER)At first the stoma may bleed a little when touched
A client is admitted to the hospital for diagnostic testing to rule out colorectal cancer. Which
intervention should the nurse include on the plan of care? - (ANSWER)Test all stools for occult blood
The nurse is performing a community screening for colorectal cancer. Which of the following
characteristics should the nurse include in the screening? - (ANSWER)Familial polyposis
The nurse listens to bowel sounds and hears none and observes that the abdomen is rigid and boardlike.
What complication does the nurse determine may be occurring at this time? - (ANSWER)Peritonitis
Which of the following is the most common presenting symptom of colon cancer? - (ANSWER)Change in
bowel habits
Patient's medications is digitalis (digoxin [Lanoxin]), the nurse monitors the patient closely for which of
the following? - (ANSWER)Hypokalemia
A patient with an ileostomy should avoid which of the following? - (ANSWER)Enteric-coated products
Which of the following is the most common symptom of a polyp? - (ANSWER)Rectal Bleeding
, NURS327 /NURS 327 EXAM 3 2025/2026 BANK QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
CURRENTLY TESTING COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
/ALREADY GRADED A+\
Diet therapy for patients diagnosed with IBS include what? - (ANSWER)High-fiber diet
When interviewing a client with internal hemorrhoids, which of the following would the nurse expect
the client to report? - (ANSWER)Rectal Bleeding
The nurse is reviewing the laboratory test results of a client with Crohn's disease. Which of the following
would the nurse most likely find? - (ANSWER)Stool cultures negative for microorganisms or parasite
Nursing assessment of a client with peritonitis reveals hypotension, tachycardia, and signs and
symptoms of dehydration. The nurse also expects to find: - (ANSWER)severe abdominal pain with direct
palpation or rebound tenderness
Celiac sprue is an example of which category of malabsorption? - (ANSWER)Mucosal disorders causing
generalized malabsorption
What is one of the primary symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)? - (ANSWER)Diarrhea
The digestion of carbohydrates is aided by what? - (ANSWER)amylase
A nurse is providing dietary instructions to a client with a history of pancreatitis. Which instruction is
correct? - (ANSWER)Maintain a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet
When caring for a client with acute pancreatitis, the nurse should use which comfort measure? -
(ANSWER)positioning patient on the side with knees flexed
Increased appetite and thirst may indicate that a client with chronic pancreatitis has developed diabetes
melitus. Which of the following explains the cause of this secondary diabetes? - (ANSWER)Dysfunction
of pancreatic islet cells
