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NUR 285 EXAM 2 |QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS |GRADED A+ 2026
A nurse is teaching a client who has gastroesophageal reflux disease about managing his
illness. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse include in the
teaching?
A) Chew on mint leaves to relieve indigestion
B) Limit fluid intake not related to meals.
C) Avoid eating within 3 hr of bedtime.
D) Season foods with black pepper.
C) Avoid eating within 3 hr of bedtime.
A nurse is discussing good food choices with a client who is recovering from an
exacerbation
of inflammatory bowel disease and is to start a low lactose diet. Which of the following
foods is
the best choice for the client?
A) Cheddar cheese
B) Low-fat yogurt
C) Soy milk
D) Cottage cheese
C) Soy milk
A patient who underwent weight loss surgery 12 hours ago complains of increasing
abdominal
pain. The patient has no bowel sounds and 200 mL of bright red nasogastric (NG)
drainage in
the past hour. What is your highest priority nursing action?
A) Irrigate the NG tube.
B) Reposition the NG tube for better drainage.
C) Administer the prescribed morphine
D) Contact the surgeon.
D) Contact the surgeon.
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Which statement made by a client indicates to the nurse that that the client may be
experiencing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD\?
A) O "I take antacids with me everywhere i go.
"
B) • "My spouse tells me I snore very loudly at night.
"
C) • '' I drink six to seven soft drinks per day.
"
D) "My chest hurts when I walk up and down the stairs at home.
"
A) O "I take antacids with me everywhere i go.
A patient diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is prescribed total parenteral
nutrition (TPN). Which intervention should the nurse implement?
A) Check the patient's glucose level
B) Monitor the patient's oral food intake
C) Administer oral hypoglycemic agent
D) Assess the peripheral intravenous site
A) Check the patient's glucose level
The client diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is prescribed sulfasalazine.
Which statement best describes the rationale for administering this
medicanion？
A) it is administered rectally to help decrease colon inflammation
B) The medication acts topically on the colon mucosa to decrease inflammation
C) This medication kills the bacteria causing the exacerbation
D) This medication slows gastrointestinal motility and reduces diarrhea
B) The medication acts topically on the colon mucosa to decrease inflammation
. The nurse is caring for a postoperative client who has a chest tube connected to suction
and
water seal drainage system which of the following indicates to the client that the chest
tube is
functioning properly
A) Continuous bubbling within the water seal chamber
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B) Fluctuation of the fluid level within the water seal chamber
C) Absence of fluid in the drainage tubing
D) Equal amounts of fluids drainage in each collection chamber
B) Fluctuation of the fluid level within the water seal chamber
A patient is admitted to the respiratory unit with a flail chest. The nurse recalls which of
the
following answers describes this diagnosis
A) Fractured of 3 or more consecutive ribs in two or more places
B) Tension pneumothorax
C) Collection of blood in pericardial sac
D) Pneumonia
A) Fractured of 3 or more consecutive ribs in two or more places
.A nurse is caring for a client who is 12 hr postoperative and has a chest tube to a
disposable
water-seal drainage system with suction. Ine nurse should intervene for which of the
following
observations?
A) Bloody drainage in the collection chamber
B) Continuous bubbling in the water-seal chamber
C) Constant bubbling in the suction-control chamber
D) Fluid-level fluctuations in the water-seal chamber
B) Continuous bubbling in the water-seal chamber
.A nurse is assessing a client who has a pneumothorax with a chest tube in place. For
which of the following findings should provider?
A)Crepitus in the area above and surrounding the insertion site
B. Movement of the trachea toward the unaffected side
C. Bubbling of the water in the water seal chamber with exhalation
D) Eyelets are not visible
B. Movement of the trachea toward the unaffected side
12.A nurse is caring for a client who came to the emergency department with abdominal
distention and is now on the medical-surgical unit
NG tube in place to low gastric suction. The client is reporting anxiety, discomfort, and a
NUR-285
NUR 285 EXAM 2 |QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS |GRADED A+ 2026
A nurse is teaching a client who has gastroesophageal reflux disease about managing his
illness. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse include in the
teaching?
A) Chew on mint leaves to relieve indigestion
B) Limit fluid intake not related to meals.
C) Avoid eating within 3 hr of bedtime.
D) Season foods with black pepper.
C) Avoid eating within 3 hr of bedtime.
A nurse is discussing good food choices with a client who is recovering from an
exacerbation
of inflammatory bowel disease and is to start a low lactose diet. Which of the following
foods is
the best choice for the client?
A) Cheddar cheese
B) Low-fat yogurt
C) Soy milk
D) Cottage cheese
C) Soy milk
A patient who underwent weight loss surgery 12 hours ago complains of increasing
abdominal
pain. The patient has no bowel sounds and 200 mL of bright red nasogastric (NG)
drainage in
the past hour. What is your highest priority nursing action?
A) Irrigate the NG tube.
B) Reposition the NG tube for better drainage.
C) Administer the prescribed morphine
D) Contact the surgeon.
D) Contact the surgeon.
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Which statement made by a client indicates to the nurse that that the client may be
experiencing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD\?
A) O "I take antacids with me everywhere i go.
"
B) • "My spouse tells me I snore very loudly at night.
"
C) • '' I drink six to seven soft drinks per day.
"
D) "My chest hurts when I walk up and down the stairs at home.
"
A) O "I take antacids with me everywhere i go.
A patient diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is prescribed total parenteral
nutrition (TPN). Which intervention should the nurse implement?
A) Check the patient's glucose level
B) Monitor the patient's oral food intake
C) Administer oral hypoglycemic agent
D) Assess the peripheral intravenous site
A) Check the patient's glucose level
The client diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is prescribed sulfasalazine.
Which statement best describes the rationale for administering this
medicanion？
A) it is administered rectally to help decrease colon inflammation
B) The medication acts topically on the colon mucosa to decrease inflammation
C) This medication kills the bacteria causing the exacerbation
D) This medication slows gastrointestinal motility and reduces diarrhea
B) The medication acts topically on the colon mucosa to decrease inflammation
. The nurse is caring for a postoperative client who has a chest tube connected to suction
and
water seal drainage system which of the following indicates to the client that the chest
tube is
functioning properly
A) Continuous bubbling within the water seal chamber
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B) Fluctuation of the fluid level within the water seal chamber
C) Absence of fluid in the drainage tubing
D) Equal amounts of fluids drainage in each collection chamber
B) Fluctuation of the fluid level within the water seal chamber
A patient is admitted to the respiratory unit with a flail chest. The nurse recalls which of
the
following answers describes this diagnosis
A) Fractured of 3 or more consecutive ribs in two or more places
B) Tension pneumothorax
C) Collection of blood in pericardial sac
D) Pneumonia
A) Fractured of 3 or more consecutive ribs in two or more places
.A nurse is caring for a client who is 12 hr postoperative and has a chest tube to a
disposable
water-seal drainage system with suction. Ine nurse should intervene for which of the
following
observations?
A) Bloody drainage in the collection chamber
B) Continuous bubbling in the water-seal chamber
C) Constant bubbling in the suction-control chamber
D) Fluid-level fluctuations in the water-seal chamber
B) Continuous bubbling in the water-seal chamber
.A nurse is assessing a client who has a pneumothorax with a chest tube in place. For
which of the following findings should provider?
A)Crepitus in the area above and surrounding the insertion site
B. Movement of the trachea toward the unaffected side
C. Bubbling of the water in the water seal chamber with exhalation
D) Eyelets are not visible
B. Movement of the trachea toward the unaffected side
12.A nurse is caring for a client who came to the emergency department with abdominal
distention and is now on the medical-surgical unit
NG tube in place to low gastric suction. The client is reporting anxiety, discomfort, and a
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