ATI MED/SURG – GASTROINTESTINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED

ATI MED/SURG – GASTROINTESTINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED A nurse is caring for a client after having a splenectomy following a motor vehicle crash. Which of the following client care measures has the highest priority? Promoting lung aeration A nurse is caring for a client who is placed on a low-bacteria diet in combination with an oral selective bowel decontamination solution prior to a liver transplant. The nurse understands that the client should avoid consuming which of the following? fresh grapes A client is receiving a tube feeding via a continuous enteral pump at 75 ml/hr. When the nurse assesses the client at 0800, which of the following nursing observations requires intervention? The head of the bed is elevated 20 degree A nurse assesses a client's bowel sounds 3 days following a gastroplasty for obesity and notes that they have returned. A 1 oz serving of which of the following is appropriate as an initial feeding? Water A nurse is teaching a client with diverticulitis about preventing acute attacks. The nurse should advise the client to consume foods that are... high in fiber. A nurse is assessing a client who is in the early stages of hepatitis A. Which of the following manifestations should the client report? Anorexia A nurse is caring for a client who is diagnosed with fulminant hepatic failure. Which of the following procedures should the nurse expect the client to be prepared for? Liver transplant A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to undergo a liver biopsy for a suspected malignancy. Which of the following should the nurse monitor prior to the procedure? PT A nurse is caring for a client who has returned to the unit following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy and reports severe pain in the left shoulder. The nurse should recognize that the client's pain is due to carbon dioxide instilled into the abdomen during surgery A nurse is preparing a community education program about Hep B. Which of the following statements should be included in the nurses discussion? Hep B immunization is given to infants and children. A community health nurse is planning an educational program to prevent the transmission of Hep A in a community where the virus is becoming endemic. When preparing the materials, the nurse realizes the population group likely to become infected with the hep A virus is which of the following? Children and young adults