Deck 18: Gastrointestinal

Question 1

The nurse is caring for a client taking naproxen sodium on a regular basis for the treatment of arthritis. The nurse educates the client that there is a ________% chance of developing PUD due to this medication regimen.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

20

Question 2

The nurse plans to include information regarding duodenal ulcers for a male client who falls in the high-risk age group, which is 30 to ________ years of age.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

Answer 2

50

Question 3

The nurse preparing a teaching session on gastric ulcers plans to include that women are at greatest risk for these ulcers after the age of ________ years.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

Answer 3

60

Question 4

The nurse is teaching a client about the administration of omeprazole (Prilosec) for PUD. The nurse teaches the client that the medication must be administered no fewer than ________ minutes prior to a meal, preferably breakfast.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

Question 5

The nurse is caring for a teenager with PUD. The nurse recommends that client begin taking ranitidine (Zantac) OTC because the client is older than ________ year(s).
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

Question 6

The nurse is preparing a plan of care for a client with GERD who has been prescribed nizatidine (Axid) as part of the pharmacotherapy for the disease. The nurse educates the client that the medication must be continued for ________ week(s).
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

Question 7

The nurse is providing teaching to a client with GERD on OTC antacids. The nurse correctly states that the client can expect relief from these agents within 10 to ________ minutes of administration.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

Question 8

A client has a newly placed percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube. When checking the gastric pH, the nurse expects to find a pH of:

A) 5.0 to 7.30.
B) 3.5 to 5.0.
C) 1.5 to 3.5.
D) 7.35 to 7.45.

Question 9

The nurse, instructing a client prior to gastric bypass surgery, explains that chyme cannot pass into the small intestine until it is ________ mm in size.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

Question 10

The nurse is preparing to administer a drug to a client. The nurse anticipates that the medication will be destroyed completely in the stomach because the pH of the stomach is 1 to ________.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

Question 11

The nurse is explaining the role of hydrochloric acid in the digestive process to the family member of a client who has just had gastric bypass surgery. The nurse explains that the parietal cells in the stomach secrete 1 to ________ liters of hydrochloric acid each day.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

Question 12

A client has irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The nurse explains that the majority of nutrient and drug absorption takes place in the first 1 to ________ meters of the jejunum.
Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.