NUR170 PAPER 2026 ADVANCED CONTENT REVIEW WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS

NUR170 PAPER 2026 ADVANCED CONTENT
REVIEW WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS

◉ What are ways to manage the symptoms of GERD or a Hiatal
Hernia?
Answer: -Lifestyle changes (diet=Low residue or bland)
-Nutrition
-Medications


◉ Which patients are at risk for GERD?
Answer: -Obese
-Older adults
-Pregnant women
-Tight clothing


◉ Patients with GERD are at risk for what?
Answer: Aspiration


◉ Can a patient have GERD and not have a hernia?
Answer: Yes

,◉ Can a patient have a hernia and not have GERD?
Answer: No


◉ If a patient has GERD, how should they lay in bed?
Answer: On their right side or with the head of the bed at 30 degree
angle


◉ What are common causes of peptic ulcer disease?
Answer: - H. Pylori
- NSAIDS
- Stress


◉ How is the patient with an upper GI bleed managed?
Answer: - 2-4L of oxygen nasal canula
-Two large bore IV's
-Isotonic solution
- N/G tube
- EGD with cauterization


◉ What is a sign of peritonitis?
Answer: Boardlike abdomen

, ◉ What are the vital signs for a patient with an active bleed?
Answer: Low BP, High pulse


◉ What part of the body does Crohns disease affect?
Answer: "Gum to Bum"= Mouth all the way through the digestive
tract is inflammed


◉ What part of the body does Ulcerative Colitis affect?
Answer: Rectum/ Sigmoid colon


◉ Which disease is highly genetic?
--Ulcerative Colitis
-- Crohns
Answer: Ulverative Colitis


◉ Which disease is more immune?
--Ulcerative Colitis
-- Crohns
Answer: Crohns


◉ Describe the diarrhea in a patient with Ulcerative Colitis
Answer: - Bloody/ Mucus stools