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NSG 3160 Health Assessment – Exam 4 Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Assessment (NSG 3160), 2026/2027 – Practice Questions with Correct Answers

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This document contains practice questions with correct answers for NSG 3160 Exam 4 focusing on gastrointestinal and abdominal assessment in health assessment nursing. It covers topics such as abdominal auscultation sequence, characteristics of normal bowel sounds, assessment of absent bowel sounds, costovertebral angle tenderness, and expected GI findings in aging adults. The material serves as a focused review to help nursing students prepare for GI system assessment questions on exams.

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NSG 3160 (HEALTH ASSESSMENT) EXAM 4 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027 UPDATE.
Where should the nurse begin D
auscultating the abdomen then move
in a circle?


a. LUQ

b. RUQ

c. LLQ

d. RLQ


Which of the following does not A
describe normoactive bowel sounds?


a. >5 times in a min

b. 5-30 gurgles in a min

c. heard with a stethoscope

d. high pitched

If the patient is suspected to have B
absent bowel sounds, how long should
the nurse listen to each quadrant?


a. 1 min

b. 5 min

c. 2 min

d. no change in normal assessment

Which of the following assessment A
findings would indicate possible
kidney inflammation?


a. sharp pain in costovertebral angles

b. sharp pain at the Angle of Louis

c. Dull pain at the Angle of Louis

d. Dull pain at the costovertebral angle

Which of the following is not an D

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expected finding for the aging adult
when assessing the GI system?


a. constipation

b. Anemia

c. oral dryness

d. increased gastric acid

Which of the following is an incorrect C
statement involving colorectal
cancer?


a. An expected order would be a high
sensitivity fecal occult blood test
b. those above 50 are at an increased risk

c. a patients first colonoscopy should
be between 30- 45
d. family hx increases risk

Which of the following C
would not be a
recommendation to maintain
gut health?


a. high fiber diet

b. recommendation of drinking more juices

c. high residual diet

d. increase water intake

Which of the following color of stool A
would the nurse expect to have
reported by a patient with liver disease?


a. gray

b. clay

c. black and tarry

d. bright red streaks

Which of the following is a safety D
precaution when having a patient
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