GI EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The nurse is explaining what Melena is to the client, he describes it as:
Coffee ground emesis
Dark tarry or maroon stool
Bright red blood from the rectum
Bloody emesis - Answer -Dark tarry or maroon stool
The nurse understands the exocrine function of the pancreas is limited to which of the
following?
Production of insulin
Production of glucagon
Excretion
Digestion - Answer -Digestion
The nurse understands cholecystitis as:
An acute or chronic inflammation of the gallbladder, usually associated with a gallstone
impacted in the cystic duct
Gallstones passed out of the gallbladder lodge in the common bile duct, causing partial
or complete biliary obstruction
Infection of the bile duct, commonly associated with choledocholithiasis
Stones or calculi in the gallbladder (gallstones) resulting from changes in bile
components - Answer -An acute or chronic inflammation of the gallbladder, usually
associated with a gallstone impacted in the cystic duct
The nurse instructs a patient with a gallbladder disorder to follow which of the following
diets:
Elimination of all carbohydrates
A diet rich in dairy and gluten
Low in fats and high in carbohydrates and protein
The ketogenic diet - Answer -Low in fats and high in carbohydrates and protein
The nurse utilizes the following interventions in a patient with a GI bleed
All answers are correct
Maintain the airway
Administer packed red blood cells (PBRCs)
Foley placement
2 large bore PIVs - Answer -All answers are correct
The nurse is explaining what Melena is to the client, he describes it as:
Coffee ground emesis
Dark tarry or maroon stool
Bright red blood from the rectum
Bloody emesis - Answer -Dark tarry or maroon stool
The nurse understands the exocrine function of the pancreas is limited to which of the
following?
Production of insulin
Production of glucagon
Excretion
Digestion - Answer -Digestion
The nurse understands cholecystitis as:
An acute or chronic inflammation of the gallbladder, usually associated with a gallstone
impacted in the cystic duct
Gallstones passed out of the gallbladder lodge in the common bile duct, causing partial
or complete biliary obstruction
Infection of the bile duct, commonly associated with choledocholithiasis
Stones or calculi in the gallbladder (gallstones) resulting from changes in bile
components - Answer -An acute or chronic inflammation of the gallbladder, usually
associated with a gallstone impacted in the cystic duct
The nurse instructs a patient with a gallbladder disorder to follow which of the following
diets:
Elimination of all carbohydrates
A diet rich in dairy and gluten
Low in fats and high in carbohydrates and protein
The ketogenic diet - Answer -Low in fats and high in carbohydrates and protein
The nurse utilizes the following interventions in a patient with a GI bleed
All answers are correct
Maintain the airway
Administer packed red blood cells (PBRCs)
Foley placement
2 large bore PIVs - Answer -All answers are correct
