NURS 321 EXAM 3 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
1. Duodenal and gastric ulcers have similar as well as
differentiating features. What characteristics are unique to
duodenal ulcers? Select all that apply. - correct answer-
a. Pain is relieved with eating food. *
a. Increased gastric acid secretion occurs*
a. Associated with helicobacter pylori infection*
1. Which structure of the GI tract is involved in the protective
function of the liver? - correct answer- d. Kupfer cells
11. A patient returns to the surgical unit with an NGT to LIS, IV
fluids, and a JP drain at the surgical site following an exploratory
laparotomy and repair of bowel perforation. Four hours after
admission, the patient experiences nausea and vomiting. What is
a priority nursing intervention for the patient? - correct
answer- c. check the characteristics of gastric drainage and
the patency of the NG tube
, 13. A 22 year-old calls into the outpatient clinic with complaints
of nausea, vomiting, and right lower quadrant abdominal pain.
What should the nurse advise the patient to do? - correct
answer- d. come into the hospitals ED right away to have
the symptoms evaluated.
17. The patient returns from a 6-week mission trip to Somalia
with complaints of nausea, malaise, fatigue, and achy muscles.
Which type of hepatitis the patient most likely to have
contracted? - correct answer- d. Hepatitis E
2. The pancreas performs which functions? Select all that apply.
- correct answer- b. Secretes enzymes for digestion from
the exocrine part of the organ.
d. Produces glucagon from the endocrine part of the organ.
e. Produces enzymes that digest carbohydrates, fats, and
proteins
21. Which etiologic manifestations occur in the patient with
cirrhosis related to esophageal varices? - correct answer-
c. Development of collateral channels of circulation in inelastic,
fragile, esophageal veins as a result of portal hypertension.
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
1. Duodenal and gastric ulcers have similar as well as
differentiating features. What characteristics are unique to
duodenal ulcers? Select all that apply. - correct answer-
a. Pain is relieved with eating food. *
a. Increased gastric acid secretion occurs*
a. Associated with helicobacter pylori infection*
1. Which structure of the GI tract is involved in the protective
function of the liver? - correct answer- d. Kupfer cells
11. A patient returns to the surgical unit with an NGT to LIS, IV
fluids, and a JP drain at the surgical site following an exploratory
laparotomy and repair of bowel perforation. Four hours after
admission, the patient experiences nausea and vomiting. What is
a priority nursing intervention for the patient? - correct
answer- c. check the characteristics of gastric drainage and
the patency of the NG tube
, 13. A 22 year-old calls into the outpatient clinic with complaints
of nausea, vomiting, and right lower quadrant abdominal pain.
What should the nurse advise the patient to do? - correct
answer- d. come into the hospitals ED right away to have
the symptoms evaluated.
17. The patient returns from a 6-week mission trip to Somalia
with complaints of nausea, malaise, fatigue, and achy muscles.
Which type of hepatitis the patient most likely to have
contracted? - correct answer- d. Hepatitis E
2. The pancreas performs which functions? Select all that apply.
- correct answer- b. Secretes enzymes for digestion from
the exocrine part of the organ.
d. Produces glucagon from the endocrine part of the organ.
e. Produces enzymes that digest carbohydrates, fats, and
proteins
21. Which etiologic manifestations occur in the patient with
cirrhosis related to esophageal varices? - correct answer-
c. Development of collateral channels of circulation in inelastic,
fragile, esophageal veins as a result of portal hypertension.
