NCM 118 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% COMPLETE AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A+ GRADE/2024 VERSION
Which rationale supports explaining the placement of an esophageal tamponade tube in a
client who is hemorrhaging?
a. Allowing the client to help insert the tube
b. Beginning teaching home care
c. Maintaining the client's level of anxiety and alertness
d. Obtaining cooperation and reducing fear - Answer-d. Obtaining cooperation and
reducing fear
A male client with a recent history of rectal bleeding is being prepared for a colonoscopy.
How should the nurse position the client for this test initially?
a. Lying on the right side with legs straight
b. Lying on the left side with knees bent
c. Prone with the torso elevated
d. Bent over with hands touching the floor - Answer-b. Lying on the left side with
knees bent
While a female client is being prepared for discharge, the nasogastric (NG) feeding tube
becomes clogged. To remedy this problem and teach the client's family how to deal with
it at home, what should the nurse do?
a. Irrigate the tube with warm water.
b. Advance the tube into the intestine.
c. Apply intermittent suction to the tube.
d. Withdraw the obstruction with a 30-ml syringe. - Answer-a. Irrigate the tube with
warm water.
Which diagnostic test would be used first to evaluate a client with upper GI bleeding?
a. Endoscopy
b. Hemoglobin (Hb) leves and hematocrit (Hc)
c. Upper GI series
d. Arteriography - Answer-a. Endoscopy
, NCM 118 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% COMPLETE AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A+ GRADE/2024 VERSION
Nurse Hannah is teaching a group of middle-aged men about peptic ulcers. When
discussing risk factors for peptic ulcers, the nurse should mention:
a. a sedentary lifestyle and smoking.
b. a history of hemorrhoids and smoking.
c. alcohol abuse and a history of acute renal failure.
d. alcohol abuse and smoking. - Answer-d. Alcohol abuse and smoking.
A male client is recovering from ileostomy that was performed to treat inflammatory
bowel disease. During discharge teaching, the nurse should stress the importance of:
a. Increasing fluid intake to prevent dehydration
b. Wearing an appliance pouch only at bedtime
c. Consuming a low-protein
d. Taking only enteric-coated medications - Answer-a. Increasing fluid intake to
prevent dehydration
The nurse is caring for a female client with active upper GI bleeding. What is the
appropriate diet for this client during the first24 hours after admission?
a. Regular diet
b. Skim milk
c. Nothing by mouth
d. Clear liquids - Answer-c. Nothing by mouth
Peritonitis can occur as a complication of:
a. Septicemia
b. Hypovolemic shock
c. Multiple organ failure
d. Peptic Ulcer Disease - Answer-d. Peptic Ulcer Disease
Patients with esophageal varicose would reveal the following assessment:
a. Increased blood pressure
100% COMPLETE AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A+ GRADE/2024 VERSION
Which rationale supports explaining the placement of an esophageal tamponade tube in a
client who is hemorrhaging?
a. Allowing the client to help insert the tube
b. Beginning teaching home care
c. Maintaining the client's level of anxiety and alertness
d. Obtaining cooperation and reducing fear - Answer-d. Obtaining cooperation and
reducing fear
A male client with a recent history of rectal bleeding is being prepared for a colonoscopy.
How should the nurse position the client for this test initially?
a. Lying on the right side with legs straight
b. Lying on the left side with knees bent
c. Prone with the torso elevated
d. Bent over with hands touching the floor - Answer-b. Lying on the left side with
knees bent
While a female client is being prepared for discharge, the nasogastric (NG) feeding tube
becomes clogged. To remedy this problem and teach the client's family how to deal with
it at home, what should the nurse do?
a. Irrigate the tube with warm water.
b. Advance the tube into the intestine.
c. Apply intermittent suction to the tube.
d. Withdraw the obstruction with a 30-ml syringe. - Answer-a. Irrigate the tube with
warm water.
Which diagnostic test would be used first to evaluate a client with upper GI bleeding?
a. Endoscopy
b. Hemoglobin (Hb) leves and hematocrit (Hc)
c. Upper GI series
d. Arteriography - Answer-a. Endoscopy
, NCM 118 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% COMPLETE AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A+ GRADE/2024 VERSION
Nurse Hannah is teaching a group of middle-aged men about peptic ulcers. When
discussing risk factors for peptic ulcers, the nurse should mention:
a. a sedentary lifestyle and smoking.
b. a history of hemorrhoids and smoking.
c. alcohol abuse and a history of acute renal failure.
d. alcohol abuse and smoking. - Answer-d. Alcohol abuse and smoking.
A male client is recovering from ileostomy that was performed to treat inflammatory
bowel disease. During discharge teaching, the nurse should stress the importance of:
a. Increasing fluid intake to prevent dehydration
b. Wearing an appliance pouch only at bedtime
c. Consuming a low-protein
d. Taking only enteric-coated medications - Answer-a. Increasing fluid intake to
prevent dehydration
The nurse is caring for a female client with active upper GI bleeding. What is the
appropriate diet for this client during the first24 hours after admission?
a. Regular diet
b. Skim milk
c. Nothing by mouth
d. Clear liquids - Answer-c. Nothing by mouth
Peritonitis can occur as a complication of:
a. Septicemia
b. Hypovolemic shock
c. Multiple organ failure
d. Peptic Ulcer Disease - Answer-d. Peptic Ulcer Disease
Patients with esophageal varicose would reveal the following assessment:
a. Increased blood pressure
