NURS 650 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS WITH
FULL RATIONALES AND EXPLANATIONS
2026
> when listening to bowel sounds? Answer:start lower right and go up,
across and down
> occult blood in stool? Answer:blood that is hidden in the specimen or
cannot be seen on gross examination
> direct studies? Answer:going inside the body ex. colonoscopy,
sigmoidoscopy
> indirect studies? Answer:commonly performed through radiography ex.
abdominal ultrasound, MRI, abdominal CT scan, small bowel series,
barium enema
> constipation? Answer:dry, hard stool; persistently difficult passage of
stool; incomplete passage of stool
> laxatives? Answer:drugs that induce emptying of the intestinal tract
> enema? Answer:the introduction of a solution into the large intestine,
usually to remove feces
> suppository? Answer:a conical or oval solid substance shaped for easy
insertion into a body cavity and designed to melt at body temperature
> ileostomy? Answer:allows liquid fecal content from the ileum of the small
intestine to be eliminated through the stoma
> colostomy? Answer:permits formed feces in the colon to exit through the
stoma
> ostomy? Answer:surgical opening from the inside of an organ to the
outside
FULL RATIONALES AND EXPLANATIONS
2026
> when listening to bowel sounds? Answer:start lower right and go up,
across and down
> occult blood in stool? Answer:blood that is hidden in the specimen or
cannot be seen on gross examination
> direct studies? Answer:going inside the body ex. colonoscopy,
sigmoidoscopy
> indirect studies? Answer:commonly performed through radiography ex.
abdominal ultrasound, MRI, abdominal CT scan, small bowel series,
barium enema
> constipation? Answer:dry, hard stool; persistently difficult passage of
stool; incomplete passage of stool
> laxatives? Answer:drugs that induce emptying of the intestinal tract
> enema? Answer:the introduction of a solution into the large intestine,
usually to remove feces
> suppository? Answer:a conical or oval solid substance shaped for easy
insertion into a body cavity and designed to melt at body temperature
> ileostomy? Answer:allows liquid fecal content from the ileum of the small
intestine to be eliminated through the stoma
> colostomy? Answer:permits formed feces in the colon to exit through the
stoma
> ostomy? Answer:surgical opening from the inside of an organ to the
outside
