Evolve GI- Questions With All Correct Answers
A client with hepatitis B asks the nurse, "Are there any medications to help me
get rid of this problem?" Which is the best response by the nurse? correct
answer -There are medications to help reduce viral load and liver
inflammation
A client who had a transurethral resection of the prostate is to be discharged
from the outpatient surgical department. Which client statement indicates to
the nurse that discharge teaching about self-care is understood? correct
answer -"I will notify my health care provider if persistent bleeding occurs.
An older female client with diarrhea is admitted to the hospital from a nursing
home. A stool specimen confirms a diagnosis of a methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. The daughter of the client asks why
her mother has been placed in a room with another client who is on isolation.
How should the nurse respond? correct answer -"It is safe to place people
with the same infection in one room."
A client newly diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas is scheduled for surgery.
The client says to the nurse, "Wouldn't I be better off with some other
treatment instead of surgery?" The nurse's best response is: correct answer
-"Surgery is the recommended approach. Why don't you discuss this further
with the health care provider?"
A nurse is reviewing preoperative instructions with a client who is scheduled
for orthopedic surgery at 8 AM the next day. The nurse advises the client to:
correct answer -"Consume a light evening meal tonight and then no food or
fluids after midnight."
After abdominal surgery a client is to receive a progressive postsurgical diet.
The nurse explains to the client that this diet is characterized by progressive
alterations in the: correct answer -Texture and digestibility of food
An abdominal cholecystectomy is performed on a client with gangrene of the
gallbladder. During the first 24 hours postoperatively, analgesics should be
administered: correct answer -As prescribed by the health care provider
, On the third postoperative day after a subtotal gastrectomy, a client reports
having severe abdominal pain. The nurse palpates the client's abdomen and
determines rigidity. What should be the nurse's first action? correct answer
-Obtain the client's vital signs.
A client is diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas and is apprehensive and
restless. Which nursing action should be included in the plan of care?
correct answer -Encouraging expression of concerns
A nurse is teaching a class about hepatitis, specifically hepatitis A. Which food
should the nurse explain most likely will remain contaminated with the
hepatitis A virus after being cooked? correct answer -Steamed lobster
A client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) reports experiencing
nausea, thirst, and a headache. Which clinical factor should the nurse monitor
initially to further assess the client's status? correct answer -Blood glucose
A client has a new colostomy. The nurse has provided teaching related to
when the client should irrigate the colostomy. Which client statement
indicates correct understanding of the teaching? correct answer -"I plan to
irrigate it in the late morning, the same time I had a bowel movement every
day before I had my surgery."
The nurse is caring for an Asian client who had a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy six hours ago. When asked whether there is pain, the client
smiles and says, "No." What should the nurse do? correct answer -Monitor
for nonverbal cues of pain.
A client with a parotid tumor expresses anxiety about the surgery to remove
the tumor. The client states that perhaps surgery should be performed soon,
even if the preoperative radiotherapy is not completed. The best response by
the nurse is: correct answer -"You are concerned about the delay of
surgery?"
The nurse is caring for a client with ascites who is scheduled for a
paracentesis. The client teaching will include: correct answer -The need to
empty the bladder immediately before the procedure
A client with hepatitis B asks the nurse, "Are there any medications to help me
get rid of this problem?" Which is the best response by the nurse? correct
answer -There are medications to help reduce viral load and liver
inflammation
A client who had a transurethral resection of the prostate is to be discharged
from the outpatient surgical department. Which client statement indicates to
the nurse that discharge teaching about self-care is understood? correct
answer -"I will notify my health care provider if persistent bleeding occurs.
An older female client with diarrhea is admitted to the hospital from a nursing
home. A stool specimen confirms a diagnosis of a methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. The daughter of the client asks why
her mother has been placed in a room with another client who is on isolation.
How should the nurse respond? correct answer -"It is safe to place people
with the same infection in one room."
A client newly diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas is scheduled for surgery.
The client says to the nurse, "Wouldn't I be better off with some other
treatment instead of surgery?" The nurse's best response is: correct answer
-"Surgery is the recommended approach. Why don't you discuss this further
with the health care provider?"
A nurse is reviewing preoperative instructions with a client who is scheduled
for orthopedic surgery at 8 AM the next day. The nurse advises the client to:
correct answer -"Consume a light evening meal tonight and then no food or
fluids after midnight."
After abdominal surgery a client is to receive a progressive postsurgical diet.
The nurse explains to the client that this diet is characterized by progressive
alterations in the: correct answer -Texture and digestibility of food
An abdominal cholecystectomy is performed on a client with gangrene of the
gallbladder. During the first 24 hours postoperatively, analgesics should be
administered: correct answer -As prescribed by the health care provider
, On the third postoperative day after a subtotal gastrectomy, a client reports
having severe abdominal pain. The nurse palpates the client's abdomen and
determines rigidity. What should be the nurse's first action? correct answer
-Obtain the client's vital signs.
A client is diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas and is apprehensive and
restless. Which nursing action should be included in the plan of care?
correct answer -Encouraging expression of concerns
A nurse is teaching a class about hepatitis, specifically hepatitis A. Which food
should the nurse explain most likely will remain contaminated with the
hepatitis A virus after being cooked? correct answer -Steamed lobster
A client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) reports experiencing
nausea, thirst, and a headache. Which clinical factor should the nurse monitor
initially to further assess the client's status? correct answer -Blood glucose
A client has a new colostomy. The nurse has provided teaching related to
when the client should irrigate the colostomy. Which client statement
indicates correct understanding of the teaching? correct answer -"I plan to
irrigate it in the late morning, the same time I had a bowel movement every
day before I had my surgery."
The nurse is caring for an Asian client who had a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy six hours ago. When asked whether there is pain, the client
smiles and says, "No." What should the nurse do? correct answer -Monitor
for nonverbal cues of pain.
A client with a parotid tumor expresses anxiety about the surgery to remove
the tumor. The client states that perhaps surgery should be performed soon,
even if the preoperative radiotherapy is not completed. The best response by
the nurse is: correct answer -"You are concerned about the delay of
surgery?"
The nurse is caring for a client with ascites who is scheduled for a
paracentesis. The client teaching will include: correct answer -The need to
empty the bladder immediately before the procedure
