RN Targeted Medical Surgical Gastrointestinal/Targeted Med-Surg GI Q&A with Rationale

RN Targeted Medical Surgical Gastrointestinal/Targeted Med-Surg GI Questions and Answers with Rationale

A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has a new prescription for medications to treat peptic ulcer disease. The nurse should identify that which of the following medications inhibits gastric acid secretion?

A. Calcium carbonate

B. Famotidine

C. Aluminum hydroxide

D. Sucralfate

[Correct Ans:- B. Famotidine

The nurse should inform the client that famotidine is an H2-receptor antagonist that is prescribed for the treatment of peptic ulcer disease to inhibit the secretion of gastric acid.

A nurse is providing dietary teaching for a client who is postoperative following a gastrectomy. Which of the following foods should the nurse encourage the client to include in her diet to prevent dumping syndrome?

A. Ice cream

B. Eggs

C. Grape juice

D. Honey

[Correct Ans:- B. Eggs

The nurse should instruct the client to increase intake of protein-containing foods, such as eggs, to decrease the risk for manifestations of dumping syndrome. The client should eat some form of protein at each meal.

A nurse is assessing a client who has Crohn's disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A. Fatty diarrheal stools

B. Hyperkalemia

C. Weight gain

D. Sharp epigastric pain

[Correct Ans:- A Fatty diarrheal stools

Steatorrhea, or fatty stool, is an expected finding in a client who has Crohn's disease.

A nurse is assessing a client immediately following a paracentesis for the treatment of ascites. Which of the following findings indicates the procedure was effective?

A. Presence of a fluid wave

B. Increased heart rate

C. Equal pre and postprocedure weights

D. Decreased SOB

[Correct Ans:- D. Decreased SOB

Increased abdominal fluid can limit the expansion of the diaphragm and prevent the client from taking a deep breath. Once excess peritoneal fluid is removed, the diaphragm will expand more freely. The nurse should identify this finding as an indicator the procedure was effective.

A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client following an ileostomy. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following findings to the provider?

A. Intolerance to high-fiber foods

B. Liquid ileostomy output

C. Dark purple stoma

D. Sensation of burning during bowel elimination

[Correct Ans:- C. Dark purple stoma

The nurse should instruct the client to contact the provider if the stoma is a dark purple color, which is an indication of bowel ischemia.

A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has a new colostomy and is concerned about flatus and odor. Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend to the client?

A. Eggs

B. Fish.

C. Yogurt

D. Broccoli

[Correct Ans:- C. Yogurt

The nurse should recommend yogurt, cracker and toast, which can prevent flatus and odor.