GI ASSESSMENT
A nurse is performing abdominal percussion. What sound is expected over most of the abdomen?
What is tympany?
Which BMI range is considered "obese"?
What is 30–34.9?
A patient with chronic gastritis is most at risk for what condition?
What is gastric cancer?
A nurse evaluates a patient after bariatric surgery. What symptom indicates dysphagia?
What is difficulty swallowing?
A nurse is preparing to administer magnesium citrate. What is the most common side effect?
What is diarrhea?
A nurse is assessing a patient with cholelithiasis. Which finding is most consistent?
What is right shoulder pain?
A student nurse is caring for a patient with alcoholism. Which vitamin deficiency is expected?
What is vitamin B1 (thiamine)?
A nurse assesses a patient with hepatic encephalopathy. Which medication would be prescribed?
What is lactulose?
What diet is prescribed for a patient recovering from acute pancreatitis?
What is high carbohydrate, low fat?
A patient on diphenoxylate/atropine (Lomotil) should be monitored for?
What is urinary retention?
What laboratory result would the nurse expect in a patient with appendicitis?
What is leukocytosis?
Which vitamin is MOST associated with night blindness?
What is vitamin A?
A nurse is reviewing labs on a patient with liver dysfunction. Which lab indicates this?
What is elevated ALT?
What instructions are essential before a colonoscopy?
“Complete the bowel prep as prescribed”?
Which laxative is best for long-term use?
What is bulk-forming?
A patient reports a change in bowel habits and stool characteristics. What condition might this indicate?
A patient reports a change in bowel habits and stool characteristics. What condition might this indicate?
Which vitamins are water-soluble?
What are B1, B6, and C?
What are signs of hepatic encephalopathy?
What are seizures, mental status changes, and asterixis?
Nursing implications for tube feedings include?
What are checking placement, elevating HOB, monitoring aspiration, and flushing?
A patient on warfarin has a high INR. Which vitamin reverses this?
What is vitamin K?
How long must a nurse listen in each abdominal quadrant to determine bowel sounds are absent?
What is 5 minutes?
Which vitamins are fat-soluble?
What are vitamins A, D, and E?
A client with cirrhosis has elevated ammonia levels. What is the nurse’s priority?
What is observe for increasing confusion?
A nurse is caring for a patient with enteral feedings. Why elevate the HOB to 30 degrees?
What is to reduce risk of aspiration?
What is a common complication of parenteral nutrition?
What is hyperglycemia?