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Gastrointestinal NCLEX Practice Questions
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The nurse is assessing a client’s gastrointestinal tract. Which of the following subjective assessments should be included?
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When providing care for a client who has had an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, the nurse should include which of the following interventions?
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The nurse is caring for a client with gastroenteritis. Which of the following nursing measures should receive priority in the client’s plan of care?
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The nurse is caring for a client with diverticulitis. Which of the following diets would be essential to include in the client’s plan of care?
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The registered nurse is making out the clinical assignments for the day. Which of the following nursing tasks is appropriate to delegate to a licensed practical nurse?
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The nurse is collecting a nursing history from a client suspected of having an obstruction of the alimentary canal. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask first to elicit the most accurate assessment?
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When preparing a client for insertion of a nasogastric tube, it is essential for the nurse to include which of the following aspects of the procedure?
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A client scheduled for a vagotomy asks the nurse what a vagotomy is. Which of the following statements by the nurse best describes the purpose of the vagotomy?
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The nurse is caring for a client who is jaundiced. The nurse should implement which of the following in the plan for this client’s pruritus?
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The nurse is admitting a client with a diagnosis of preicteric (prodromal phase) hepatitis. Which of the following would the nurse expect to be the priority assessment finding?
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A client is diagnosed with hepatitis A and asks the nurse how to avoid infecting other family members. The nurse’s response would be based on the understanding that the spread of hepatitis A is primarily
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The nurse is discharging a client with chronic pancreatitis. Which of the following measures would be essential to include in the client’s discharge instruction?
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The nurse performs which part of the gastrointestinal assessment first?
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When preparing a client for a colonoscopy, it would be essential for the nurse to explain which of the following aspects of the procedure?
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A client experiences regurgitation and dyspepsia. The nurse assists the client to assume an upright position. Which of the following statements by the nurse would best describe the purpose of this measure?
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Because a client has Crohn’s disease, plans for nursing intervention should include
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During an acute exacerbation of Crohn’s disease, which of the following nursing diagnoses should have priority
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The nurse is evaluating the pain complaints of four clients. Which client does the nurse report to the physician as having symptoms indicative of peptic ulcer disease?
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The nurse observes a staff member caring for a client after a vagotomy and partial gastrectomy. Which of the following indicates that the staff member is irrigating the nasogastric tube correctly?
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In planning the postoperative care for a client with an ileostomy, the nurse would select which of the following as the priority nursing diagnosis?
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The nurse is caring for a client receiving continuous nasogastric feedings. The nurse observes the client for aspiration that could be the result of
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The nurse is caring for a client receiving medications through a nasogastric tube. Which of the following is the appropriate method for the nurse to administer these medications?
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The nurse is assessing a client postoperatively following a hemorrhoidectomy. Which of the following assessments would be most important for the nurse to include?
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The nurse is caring for a client 2 hours after a hemorrhoidectomy. The client asks the nurse, “Should I be having severe pain?” The most appropriate response by the nurse would be:
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The nurse is caring for a client 1 week postoperatively following a colostomy. Which of the following assessment findings would be a priority for the nurse to report?
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