Fundamentals - Bowel Elimination Study Aid- Practice Questions and 100% Correct Answers

Upon removing the lid of a tray for a client who is lactose intolerant, the nurse discovers which food is not permitted in this client's diet? a) lettuce salad b) custard c) baked potato d) chicken b) custard The client should not be permitted to eat the custard because it is prepared using milk. Clients who are lactose intolerant cannot digest the simple sugar lactose found in milk and milk products. Chicken is a protein. Lettuce salad and potato are vegetables. The nurse is preparing to auscultate the bowl sounds of a client with a nasogastric tube in place set to low intermittent suction. How shall the nurse approach the assessment of bowel sounds and manage the nasogastric tube? a) Disconnect the nasogastric tube from the suction for 1 hour prior to the assessment of bowel sounds b) Allow the low intermittent suction to continue during the assessment of bowel sounds c) Apply continuous suction to the nasogastric assessment of bowel sounds d) Disconnect the nasogastric tube from suction during the assessment of bowel sounds Disconnect the nasogastric tube from suction during the assessment of bowel sounds If the client has a nasogastric tube in place, disconnect it from the suction during this assessment to allow for accurate interpretation of sounds A client with constipation has been instructed to increase their fluid intake. The nurse's best response is that the client should increase his intake of: a) water b) grape juice c) iced tea d) sports drinks a) water Recommendations to promote regular defecation include a fluid intake of 2,000 to 3,000 mL. Water is recommended as the fluid of choice because fluids containing large amounts of caffeine from ice tea and coffee and sugar from juices may have a diuretic effect. Sports drinks are often used in re hydrate and water should be promoted over sports drinks. A client scheduled for a colonoscopy is scheduled to receive a hypertonic enema prior to the procedure. A hypertonic enema is classified as which type of enema? a) return-flow enema b) retention enema c) cleansing enema d) carminative enema c) cleansing enema