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 - (answer)c.) Inflammation of the joints
What is a common complication of Crohn's disease?
a.) Fistulas
b.) Tenesmus
c.) Liquid stools
d.) Bloody stools - (answer)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." - (answer)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
,NUR 1202 MODULE 8 Exam Questions With Answers 2025 (Medical Surgical Nursing)
c.) Rapid urease testing
d.) Cytologic examination - (answer)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) - (answer)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 - (answer)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 - (answer)a.) A truss
, NUR 1202 MODULE 8 Exam Questions With Answers 2025 (Medical Surgical Nursing)
Which are the most common types of abdominal hernias? Select all that apply.
a.) Femoral hernia
b.) Umbilical hernia
c.) Reducible hernia
d.) Direct inguinal hernia
e.) Spermatic cord hernia
f.) Indirect inguinal hernia - (answer)a.) Femoral hernia
b.) Umbilical hernia
d.) Direct inguinal hernia
f.) Indirect inguinal hernia
An older adult patient is unable to have a surgical repair of an inguinal hernia. The patient has been
prescribed a truss. What teaching for this patient is appropriate? Select all that apply.
a.) Use a belt to hold it in place.
b.) Use light powder under the truss.
c.) Assess the skin around the truss daily.
d.) Put the truss on at night while sleeping.
e.) Apply the truss after pushing in the protruding hernia. - (answer)a.) Use a belt to hold it in place.
b.) Use light powder under the truss.
c.) Assess the skin around the truss daily.
Which clinical finding helped the nurse reach the conclusion that a patient with a hernia requires
immediate surgical intervention?
a.) Abdominal pain
b.) Absence of bowel sounds
c.) Increased intra-abdominal pressure
d.) Presence of a lump in the stomach region - (answer)b.) Absence of bowel sounds
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 - (answer)c.) Inflammation of the joints
What is a common complication of Crohn's disease?
a.) Fistulas
b.) Tenesmus
c.) Liquid stools
d.) Bloody stools - (answer)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." - (answer)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
,NUR 1202 MODULE 8 Exam Questions With Answers 2025 (Medical Surgical Nursing)
c.) Rapid urease testing
d.) Cytologic examination - (answer)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) - (answer)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 - (answer)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 - (answer)a.) A truss
, NUR 1202 MODULE 8 Exam Questions With Answers 2025 (Medical Surgical Nursing)
Which are the most common types of abdominal hernias? Select all that apply.
a.) Femoral hernia
b.) Umbilical hernia
c.) Reducible hernia
d.) Direct inguinal hernia
e.) Spermatic cord hernia
f.) Indirect inguinal hernia - (answer)a.) Femoral hernia
b.) Umbilical hernia
d.) Direct inguinal hernia
f.) Indirect inguinal hernia
An older adult patient is unable to have a surgical repair of an inguinal hernia. The patient has been
prescribed a truss. What teaching for this patient is appropriate? Select all that apply.
a.) Use a belt to hold it in place.
b.) Use light powder under the truss.
c.) Assess the skin around the truss daily.
d.) Put the truss on at night while sleeping.
e.) Apply the truss after pushing in the protruding hernia. - (answer)a.) Use a belt to hold it in place.
b.) Use light powder under the truss.
c.) Assess the skin around the truss daily.
Which clinical finding helped the nurse reach the conclusion that a patient with a hernia requires
immediate surgical intervention?
a.) Abdominal pain
b.) Absence of bowel sounds
c.) Increased intra-abdominal pressure
d.) Presence of a lump in the stomach region - (answer)b.) Absence of bowel sounds
