Lewis Medical Surgical Nursing Chap 47: Lower GI Problems Exam Questions And Correct Answers
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Medical Surgical nursing
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Medical Surgical Nursing
Lewis Medical Surgical Nursing Chap 47:
Lower GI Problems Exam Questions And
Correct Answers
Which action would the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient who is being admitted with
a C. difficile infection?
a. Teach the patient about proper food storage.
b. Order a diet without dair...
the nurse will be most useful in determining the cause of the patient's symptoms?
a. ―What type of foods do you eat?‖
b. ―Is it possible that you are pregnant?‖
c. ―Can you tell me more about the pain?‖
d. ―What is your usual elimination pattern?‖ - answer✔ANS: C A complete description of the
pain provides clues about the cause of the problem. Although the nurse should ask whether the
patient is pregnant to determine whether the patient might have an ectopic pregnancy and before
any radiology studies are done, this information is not the most useful in determining the cause
of the pain. The usual diet and elimination patterns are less helpful in determining the reason for
the patient's symptoms.
A patient reports gas pains and abdominal distention 2 days after a small bowel resection. Which
action would the nurse take?
a. Administer morphine sulfate.
b. Encourage the patient to ambulate.
c. Offer the prescribed promethazine.
d. Instill a mineral oil retention enema. - answer✔ANS: B Ambulation will improve peristalsis
and help the patient eliminate flatus and reduce gas pain. A mineral oil retention enema is helpful
for constipation with hard stool. A return-flow enema might be used to relieve persistent gas
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