FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 3 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
The nurse would expect the least formed stool to be present
in which portion of the digestive tract?
A. Ascending
B. Descending
C. Transverse
D. Sigmoid
A
Which of the following clients is most likely to require
interventions in order to maintain regular bowel patterns?
A) A client who has a history of atrial fibrillation requiring
daily anticoagulants
B) A woman 59 years of age who has recently begun
hormone replacement therapy
C) A client whose neuropathic pain requires multiple doses
of opioids each day
,D) A client with hypertension who takes a diuretic and
adrenergic blocker each morning
C Opioids have a very high potential to cause constipation.
Anticoagulants, hormone replacements, diuretics, and -
blockers are not among the medications commonly
implicated in cases of constipation.
Key nursing interventions for the care of a client with a
colostomy
Teaching, assessment of skin and stoma, bowel sounds, pain,
incision assessment
complications of a colostomy
f and e imbalance, skin breakdown, intestinal obstructions,
necrosis, stoma retraction, and bleeding
What electrolyte imbalances/conditions would you observe
in a pt with a colostomy?
hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, dehydration, diarrhea and
constipation
normal stoma appearance
beefy red
which sequence should the nurse perform the abdominal
assessment?
A. Auscultation, inspection, percussion, palpation
B. Inspection, palpation, auscultation, percussion
,C. Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
D. Auscultation percussion inspection palpation
C
The nurse has attempted to administer a tap water enema
for a patient with fecal impactionwith no success. What is
the next priority nursing action?
A. Preparing the patient for a second tap water enema
B. Donning gloves for digital removal of the stool
C. Positioning the patient on the left side
D. Inserting a rectal tube
B
A nurse is caring for a patient who has had diarrhea for the
past week. Which additional assessment finding would the
nurse expect?
A. Increased energy levels
B. Distended abdomen
C. Decreased serum bicarbonated
D. Increased blood pressure
C
A patient has constipation and hypernatremia. The nurse
prepares to administer which type of enema?
A. Oil retention
B. Carminative
C. Saline
D. Tap water
, D
What is the correct order for an ostomy pouch change? 1.
Close the end of the pouch. 2. Measure the stoma. 3. Cut
the hole in the wafer. 4. Press the pouch in place over the
stoma. 5. Remove the old pouch. 6. Trace the correct
measurement onto the back of the wafer. 7. Assess the
stoma and the skin around it. 8. Cleanse and dry the
peristomal skin.
A. 5, 8, 2, 7, 3, 6, 4, 1
B. 8, 5, 6, 2, 7, 3, 4, 1
C. 8, 5, 7, 6, 2, 3, 4, 1
D. 5, 8, 7, 2, 6, 3, 4, 1
D
Which are key points that the nurse should include in
patient education for a person with complaints of chronic
constipation?
A. Increase fiber and fluids in the diet
B. Use a low-volume enema daily
C. Avoid gluten in the diet
D. Take laxatives twice a day
E. Exercise for 30 minutes every day
F. Schedule time to use the toilet at the same time every day
G. Take probiotics 5 times a week
AE
QUESTIONS EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
The nurse would expect the least formed stool to be present
in which portion of the digestive tract?
A. Ascending
B. Descending
C. Transverse
D. Sigmoid
A
Which of the following clients is most likely to require
interventions in order to maintain regular bowel patterns?
A) A client who has a history of atrial fibrillation requiring
daily anticoagulants
B) A woman 59 years of age who has recently begun
hormone replacement therapy
C) A client whose neuropathic pain requires multiple doses
of opioids each day
,D) A client with hypertension who takes a diuretic and
adrenergic blocker each morning
C Opioids have a very high potential to cause constipation.
Anticoagulants, hormone replacements, diuretics, and -
blockers are not among the medications commonly
implicated in cases of constipation.
Key nursing interventions for the care of a client with a
colostomy
Teaching, assessment of skin and stoma, bowel sounds, pain,
incision assessment
complications of a colostomy
f and e imbalance, skin breakdown, intestinal obstructions,
necrosis, stoma retraction, and bleeding
What electrolyte imbalances/conditions would you observe
in a pt with a colostomy?
hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, dehydration, diarrhea and
constipation
normal stoma appearance
beefy red
which sequence should the nurse perform the abdominal
assessment?
A. Auscultation, inspection, percussion, palpation
B. Inspection, palpation, auscultation, percussion
,C. Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
D. Auscultation percussion inspection palpation
C
The nurse has attempted to administer a tap water enema
for a patient with fecal impactionwith no success. What is
the next priority nursing action?
A. Preparing the patient for a second tap water enema
B. Donning gloves for digital removal of the stool
C. Positioning the patient on the left side
D. Inserting a rectal tube
B
A nurse is caring for a patient who has had diarrhea for the
past week. Which additional assessment finding would the
nurse expect?
A. Increased energy levels
B. Distended abdomen
C. Decreased serum bicarbonated
D. Increased blood pressure
C
A patient has constipation and hypernatremia. The nurse
prepares to administer which type of enema?
A. Oil retention
B. Carminative
C. Saline
D. Tap water
, D
What is the correct order for an ostomy pouch change? 1.
Close the end of the pouch. 2. Measure the stoma. 3. Cut
the hole in the wafer. 4. Press the pouch in place over the
stoma. 5. Remove the old pouch. 6. Trace the correct
measurement onto the back of the wafer. 7. Assess the
stoma and the skin around it. 8. Cleanse and dry the
peristomal skin.
A. 5, 8, 2, 7, 3, 6, 4, 1
B. 8, 5, 6, 2, 7, 3, 4, 1
C. 8, 5, 7, 6, 2, 3, 4, 1
D. 5, 8, 7, 2, 6, 3, 4, 1
D
Which are key points that the nurse should include in
patient education for a person with complaints of chronic
constipation?
A. Increase fiber and fluids in the diet
B. Use a low-volume enema daily
C. Avoid gluten in the diet
D. Take laxatives twice a day
E. Exercise for 30 minutes every day
F. Schedule time to use the toilet at the same time every day
G. Take probiotics 5 times a week
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