Bowel Elimination, Potter-Perry Questions and Answers 2024

1. The nurse is teaching a health class about the gastrointestinal tract. The nurse will explain that which portion of the digestive tract absorbs most of the nutrients? a.Ileum b.Cecum c.Stomach d.Duodenum - Correct Answer ANS: D The duodenum and jejunum absorb most nutrients and electrolytes in the small intestine. The ileum absorbs certain vitamins, iron, and bile salts. Food is broken down in the stomach. The cecum is the beginning of the large intestine. 2. The nurse is caring for patients with ostomies. In which ostomy location will the nurse expect very liquid stool to be present? a.Sigmoid b.Transverse c.Ascending d.Descending - Correct Answer ANS: C The path of digestion goes from the ascending, across the transverse, to the descending and finally passing into the sigmoid; therefore, the least formed stool (very liquid) would be in the ascending. 3. A nurse is teaching a patient about the large intestine in elimination. In which order will the nurse list the structures, starting with the first portion? a.Cecum, ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid, and rectum b.Ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid, rectum, and cecum c.Cecum, sigmoid, ascending, transverse, descending, and rectum d.Ascending, transverse, descending, rectum, sigmoid, and cecum - Correct Answer ANS: A