NSG 200- Elimination Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Abdomen - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-large, oval cavity extending from the
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diaphragm down to the brim of the pelvis
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How many quadrants is the abdomen divided into? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-four
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Aorta - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-left of mid-line in the upper abdomen; 2 cm below
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the umbilicus; bifurcates into the right and left iliac arteries
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Kidneys - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-bean-shaped: posterior to abdominal contents
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Spleen - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-soft mass of lymphatic tissue on the
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posterolateral wall of the abdomen just under the diaphragm
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What should the nurse ask to gather subjective data about the patients
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elimination? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Change in appetite
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-dyshpagia
-food intolerance
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-abdominal pain |
-nausea/vomiting
-bowel habits |
, -rectal conditons
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-past abdominal hx
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-medications
-alcohol, drug, cigarette use?
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-nutritional assessment |
What specific disabilities/disorders should the nurse ask about when gathering
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subjective data from the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-gallbladder disease,
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hepatitis, appendicitis, colitis, hernia
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What should the nurse ask prior to gathering objective data? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-have pt use the bathroom (collect a specimen if needed)| | | | | | | | |
What would the nurse inspect when accessing the abdomen? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-umbilicus
symmetry
skin
pulsation
movement
demeanor
How would the nurse inspect the contour of the abdomen? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-stand on pts right side and look down on abdomen; next, stoop or
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sit to gaze across abdomen
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Correct Answers
Abdomen - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-large, oval cavity extending from the
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diaphragm down to the brim of the pelvis
| | | | | | |
How many quadrants is the abdomen divided into? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-four
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Aorta - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-left of mid-line in the upper abdomen; 2 cm below
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the umbilicus; bifurcates into the right and left iliac arteries
| | | | | | | | | |
Kidneys - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-bean-shaped: posterior to abdominal contents
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Spleen - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-soft mass of lymphatic tissue on the
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posterolateral wall of the abdomen just under the diaphragm
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What should the nurse ask to gather subjective data about the patients
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elimination? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Change in appetite
| | | | |
-dyshpagia
-food intolerance
|
-abdominal pain |
-nausea/vomiting
-bowel habits |
, -rectal conditons
|
-past abdominal hx
| | |
-medications
-alcohol, drug, cigarette use?
| | |
-nutritional assessment |
What specific disabilities/disorders should the nurse ask about when gathering
| | | | | | | | | |
subjective data from the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-gallbladder disease,
| | | | | | | | |
hepatitis, appendicitis, colitis, hernia
| | |
What should the nurse ask prior to gathering objective data? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-have pt use the bathroom (collect a specimen if needed)| | | | | | | | |
What would the nurse inspect when accessing the abdomen? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-umbilicus
symmetry
skin
pulsation
movement
demeanor
How would the nurse inspect the contour of the abdomen? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-stand on pts right side and look down on abdomen; next, stoop or
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
sit to gaze across abdomen
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