ATI Med/Surg – Gastrointestinal Exam
Questions With 100% Pass
/. 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? - Answer-
✅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? - Answer-
✅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? - Answer-✅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? - Answer-✅Water
/.A nurse is teaching a client with diverticulitis about preventing acute attacks. The nurse
should advise the client to consume foods that are... - Answer-✅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? - Answer-✅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? -
Answer-✅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? - Answer-✅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 - Answer-✅due to carbon dioxide instilled into the abdomen during surgery
Questions With 100% Pass
/. 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? - Answer-
✅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? - Answer-
✅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? - Answer-✅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? - Answer-✅Water
/.A nurse is teaching a client with diverticulitis about preventing acute attacks. The nurse
should advise the client to consume foods that are... - Answer-✅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? - Answer-✅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? -
Answer-✅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? - Answer-✅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 - Answer-✅due to carbon dioxide instilled into the abdomen during surgery
