NUR 1202 MODULE 8 Exam Questions With
Answers 2025 (Medical Surgical Nursing)
A patient has a low-grade fever and tenesmus. Which other clinical
manifestations may indicate ulcerative colitis?
a.) Increase in appetite
b.) Difficulty passing stools
c.) Inflammation of the joints
d.) Formation of lesions outside the mouth - ✔✔✔-»»c.) Inflammation
of the joints
What is a common complication of Crohn's disease?
a.) Fistulas
b.) Tenesmus
c.) Liquid stools
d.) Bloody stools - ✔✔✔-»»a.) Fistulas
What does the nurse instruct the patient about barium elimination after
a barium enema examination? Select all that apply.
Select all that apply
,a.) "Take a mild laxative."
b.) "Drink plenty of fluids."
c.) "Report abdominal fullness or pain."
d.) "Observe brown stools after 12 hours."
e.) "Observe that the stool is chalky white." - ✔✔✔-»»a.) "Take a mild
laxative."
b.) "Drink plenty of fluids."
e.) "Observe that the stool is chalky white."
The nurse is assisting with an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
procedure on a patient who has symptoms of gastritis. The provider
collects tissue samples and will test for H. pylori infection using which
diagnostic test?
a.) pH measurement
b.) IgG or IgM testing
c.) Rapid urease testing
d.) Cytologic examination - ✔✔✔-»»c.) Rapid urease testing
The health care provider has ordered a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) for
a patient. What does the nurse instruct the patient to avoid for a few
days before and during the sample collection? Select all that apply.
a.) Milk
,b.) Warfarin
c.) Vitamin C
d.) Red meat
e.) Vitamin B 12
f.) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) - ✔✔✔-»»b.)
Warfarin
c.) Vitamin C
d.) Red meat
f.) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
The primary health care provider observes a hernia pushing downward
at an angle into the inguinal canal and disappears when the patient lies
in a supine position. What condition does the primary health care
provider conclude the patient has?
a.) Reducible direct inguinal hernia
b.) Irreducible direct inguinal hernia
c.) Reducible indirect inguinal hernia
d.) Irreducible indirect inguinal hernia - ✔✔✔-»»c.) Reducible indirect
inguinal hernia
Which treatment would be beneficial to an 85-year-old patient with an
inguinal hernia?
, a.) A truss
b.) Hernioplasty
c.) Herniorrhaphy
d.) Minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair - ✔✔✔-»»a.) A truss
A patient with Crohn's disease is learning about nutrition. Which type of
food should the nurse teach the patient to avoid?
a.) Wheat
b.) Spinach
c.) Lettuce
d.) Bananas - ✔✔✔-»»a.) Wheat
A patient with Crohn's disease is vomiting and sweating profusely after
surgery. Which action should the nurse perform to assess the patient's
condition?
a.) Assisting the patient into full Fowler's position
b.) Assessing redness and warmth on the extremities
c.) Checking hydration status by assessing total input and output
d.) Assessing the bowel sounds in all four abdominal quadrants - ✔✔✔-
»»c.) Checking hydration status by assessing total input and output
Which are the most common types of abdominal hernias? Select all that
apply.
Answers 2025 (Medical Surgical Nursing)
A patient has a low-grade fever and tenesmus. Which other clinical
manifestations may indicate ulcerative colitis?
a.) Increase in appetite
b.) Difficulty passing stools
c.) Inflammation of the joints
d.) Formation of lesions outside the mouth - ✔✔✔-»»c.) Inflammation
of the joints
What is a common complication of Crohn's disease?
a.) Fistulas
b.) Tenesmus
c.) Liquid stools
d.) Bloody stools - ✔✔✔-»»a.) Fistulas
What does the nurse instruct the patient about barium elimination after
a barium enema examination? Select all that apply.
Select all that apply
,a.) "Take a mild laxative."
b.) "Drink plenty of fluids."
c.) "Report abdominal fullness or pain."
d.) "Observe brown stools after 12 hours."
e.) "Observe that the stool is chalky white." - ✔✔✔-»»a.) "Take a mild
laxative."
b.) "Drink plenty of fluids."
e.) "Observe that the stool is chalky white."
The nurse is assisting with an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
procedure on a patient who has symptoms of gastritis. The provider
collects tissue samples and will test for H. pylori infection using which
diagnostic test?
a.) pH measurement
b.) IgG or IgM testing
c.) Rapid urease testing
d.) Cytologic examination - ✔✔✔-»»c.) Rapid urease testing
The health care provider has ordered a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) for
a patient. What does the nurse instruct the patient to avoid for a few
days before and during the sample collection? Select all that apply.
a.) Milk
,b.) Warfarin
c.) Vitamin C
d.) Red meat
e.) Vitamin B 12
f.) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) - ✔✔✔-»»b.)
Warfarin
c.) Vitamin C
d.) Red meat
f.) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
The primary health care provider observes a hernia pushing downward
at an angle into the inguinal canal and disappears when the patient lies
in a supine position. What condition does the primary health care
provider conclude the patient has?
a.) Reducible direct inguinal hernia
b.) Irreducible direct inguinal hernia
c.) Reducible indirect inguinal hernia
d.) Irreducible indirect inguinal hernia - ✔✔✔-»»c.) Reducible indirect
inguinal hernia
Which treatment would be beneficial to an 85-year-old patient with an
inguinal hernia?
, a.) A truss
b.) Hernioplasty
c.) Herniorrhaphy
d.) Minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair - ✔✔✔-»»a.) A truss
A patient with Crohn's disease is learning about nutrition. Which type of
food should the nurse teach the patient to avoid?
a.) Wheat
b.) Spinach
c.) Lettuce
d.) Bananas - ✔✔✔-»»a.) Wheat
A patient with Crohn's disease is vomiting and sweating profusely after
surgery. Which action should the nurse perform to assess the patient's
condition?
a.) Assisting the patient into full Fowler's position
b.) Assessing redness and warmth on the extremities
c.) Checking hydration status by assessing total input and output
d.) Assessing the bowel sounds in all four abdominal quadrants - ✔✔✔-
»»c.) Checking hydration status by assessing total input and output
Which are the most common types of abdominal hernias? Select all that
apply.
