GI Questions With All Correct Answers
A nurse is caring for a client who had a gastroscopy. What response indicates
a major concern associated with this surgery?
1.Projectile vomiting
2.Increased gastrointestinal (GI) motility
3.Abdominal distention
4.Difficulty swallowing correct answer -3.Abdominal distention
A nurse is assisting a health care provider to perform a sigmoidoscopy. In
which position should the nurse place the client for this procedure?
1.Sims
2.Prone
3.Lithotomy
4.Knee-chest correct answer -4.Knee-chest
A client is admitted to the ambulatory surgery unit for a liver biopsy. The
nurse recalls that which assessment finding will be a cause for the biopsy to
be postponed?
1.Signs of bruising
2.Visible hyperactivity
3.Lethargy on the morning of the test
4.Foods high in vitamin K consumed on the day before the test correct
answer -1.Signs of bruising
A client with a history of alcoholism and cirrhosis is admitted with severe
dyspnea as a result of ascites. The nurse concludes that the ascites is most
likely the result of increased:
1.Secretion of bile salts
2.Pressure in the portal vein
3.Interstitial osmotic pressure
4.Production of serum albumin correct answer -2.Pressure in the portal
vein
, A client is diagnosed with gastric cancer, and a subtotal gastrectomy is
performed. After surgery the client begins to hemorrhage. What clinical
findings support the nurse's conclusion that the client is experiencing
hypovolemic shock? (Select all that apply.)
1.Oliguria
2.Bradypnea
3.Diaphoresis
4.Tachycardia
5.Hypertension correct answer -1.Oliguria
3.Diaphoresis
4.Tachycardia
A client is admitted with the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. For which clinical
manifestations should a nurse assess the client? (Select all that apply.)
1.Jaundice
2.Acute pain
3.Hypertension
4.Hypoglycemia
5.Increased amylase correct answer -1.Jaundice
2.Acute pain
5.Increased amylase
A client is admitted to the hospital with a history of cancer of the liver and
jaundice. In relation to the jaundice, the nurse expects the client to report the
presence of:
1.Pruritus
2.Diarrhea
3.Blurred vision
4.Bleeding gums correct answer -1.Pruritus
A client diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is being
treated with antacid therapy. When teaching the client about the therapy, the
nurse reinforces that antacid tablets:
1.Are as effective as the liquid form
2.Should be taken one hour before meals
A nurse is caring for a client who had a gastroscopy. What response indicates
a major concern associated with this surgery?
1.Projectile vomiting
2.Increased gastrointestinal (GI) motility
3.Abdominal distention
4.Difficulty swallowing correct answer -3.Abdominal distention
A nurse is assisting a health care provider to perform a sigmoidoscopy. In
which position should the nurse place the client for this procedure?
1.Sims
2.Prone
3.Lithotomy
4.Knee-chest correct answer -4.Knee-chest
A client is admitted to the ambulatory surgery unit for a liver biopsy. The
nurse recalls that which assessment finding will be a cause for the biopsy to
be postponed?
1.Signs of bruising
2.Visible hyperactivity
3.Lethargy on the morning of the test
4.Foods high in vitamin K consumed on the day before the test correct
answer -1.Signs of bruising
A client with a history of alcoholism and cirrhosis is admitted with severe
dyspnea as a result of ascites. The nurse concludes that the ascites is most
likely the result of increased:
1.Secretion of bile salts
2.Pressure in the portal vein
3.Interstitial osmotic pressure
4.Production of serum albumin correct answer -2.Pressure in the portal
vein
, A client is diagnosed with gastric cancer, and a subtotal gastrectomy is
performed. After surgery the client begins to hemorrhage. What clinical
findings support the nurse's conclusion that the client is experiencing
hypovolemic shock? (Select all that apply.)
1.Oliguria
2.Bradypnea
3.Diaphoresis
4.Tachycardia
5.Hypertension correct answer -1.Oliguria
3.Diaphoresis
4.Tachycardia
A client is admitted with the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. For which clinical
manifestations should a nurse assess the client? (Select all that apply.)
1.Jaundice
2.Acute pain
3.Hypertension
4.Hypoglycemia
5.Increased amylase correct answer -1.Jaundice
2.Acute pain
5.Increased amylase
A client is admitted to the hospital with a history of cancer of the liver and
jaundice. In relation to the jaundice, the nurse expects the client to report the
presence of:
1.Pruritus
2.Diarrhea
3.Blurred vision
4.Bleeding gums correct answer -1.Pruritus
A client diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is being
treated with antacid therapy. When teaching the client about the therapy, the
nurse reinforces that antacid tablets:
1.Are as effective as the liquid form
2.Should be taken one hour before meals
