Gastrointestinal Disorders NCLEX Practice Questions and Answers Latest 2026

TheBhealthBcareBproviderBschedulesBaBpatientBforBaBcolonoscopy.BInBpreparingBhimBf
orBthisBprocedure,ByouBexplainBthat:

a.BheBwillBbeBsedatedBtoBminimizeBdiscomfort

b.BtheBprocedureBtakesBonlyBaboutBsixBminutes

c.BheBmayBhaveBaBliquidBbreakfastBbeforeBtheBprocedure

d.BheBcanBgoBbackBtoBworkBasBsoonBasBtheBprocedureBisBoverB-
BAnswerBa.BheBwillBbeBsedatedBtoBminimizeBdiscomfort



TheBnurseBisBcaringBforBseveralBpatientsBwithBgastrointestinalBproblems.BWhichBpatien
tBisBmostBlikelyBtoBneedBaBguaiacB(hemooccult)Btest?

a.BpatientBreportsBdarkBamber-coloredBurine

b.BpatientBreportsBblackBdiscolorationBofBstool

c.BPatientBvomitsBsmallBamountsBofByellowBemesis

d.BpatientBcomplainsBofBrightBupperBquadrantBpainB-
BAnswerBb.BpatientBreportsBblackBdiscolorationBofBstool



WhichBhealthyBlifestyleBchoiceBcanBdecreaseBtheBriskBofBpancreaticBcancer?

, a.BEatBaBwell-balancedBdiet

b.BObtainB30BminutesBofBexerciseBatBleastBthreeBtimesBaBweek

c.BRefrainBfromBdrinkingBanyBalcohol

d.BrefrainBfromBsmokingBcigarettesB-BAnswerBd.BrefrainBfromBsmokingBcigarettes



WhenBpatientsBundergoBdiagnosticBtestsBofBtheBgastrointestinalBsystem,BelderlyBpatien
tsBinBparticularBmustBbeBcloselyBwatchedBfor:

a.BdehydrationBandBelectrolyteBimbalance

b.BnauseaBandBvomiting

c.Bdiarrhea

d.BconstipationBfromBcontrastBmediaB-
BAnswerBa.BdehydrationBandBelectrolyteBimbalance



HyperactiveBbowelBsoundsBinBoneBquadrantBandBabsentBbowelBsoundsBinBotherBquad
rantsBplusBnauseaBandBvomitingBmayBindicate:B

a.Bpancreatitis

b.Bcholecystitis

c.BgastrointestinalBbleeding

d.BintestinalBobstructionB-BAnswerBd.BintestinalBobstruction



YourBpatientBisBtoBhaveBaBliverBbiopsy.BWhatBteachingBpointsBshouldBbeBincludedBinB
theBinstructionsB(SATA)

a.BNothingBisBallowedBbyBmouthBforB4-8BhoursBpriorBtoBtheBprocedure

b.BlocalBorBgeneralBanesthesiaBwillBbeBused

c.BpatientBwillBbeBpositionedBonBtheBrightBsideBforBtheBprocedure

d.BTheBprocedureBtakesBaboutBanBhour

e.BItBwillBbeBnecessaryBtoBlieBonBtheBrightBsideBforB1-2BhoursBpostprocedure

d.BHeavyBliftingBorBstrenuousBactivitiesBareBtoBbeBavoidedBforB1-2BweeksB-
BAnswerBNothingBisBallowedBbyBmouthBforB4-8BhoursBpriorBtoBprocedure