Deck 9: Digestion, Absorption, Metabolism, and Excretion

Question 1

A nurse is teaching a client about the types of carbohydrates that cannot be digested. Client teaching is successful when the client names which foods? Select all that apply.
1)Vegetables
2)Legumes
3)Eggs
4)Soy
5)Beans

Answer 1

1, 2

Question 2

A nurse is discharging a client to home and discussing elimination for normal body maintenance. Which statement made by the nurse is appropriate? Select all that apply.
1)Feces are mostly solid.
2)Feces are mostly water.
3)Feces are equal parts water and solid.
4)Feces contain cellular wastes.
5)Feces contain bile salts.

Answer 2

2, 4, 5

Question 3

A nurse is caring for a pediatric client diagnosed with celiac disease. Which food does the nurse suspect the client will not be able to tolerate?
1)Tea
2)Milk
3)Rice
4)Peanut butter

Answer 3

2

Question 4

When speaking to a group of clients about digestion, what does a nurse teach as the ultimate destination for food's nutrients?
1)Cells
2)Blood
3)Liver
4)Intestines

Question 5

A nurse caring for a client diagnosed with dehydration secondary to vomiting from a "stomach bug." Which foods are best to be introduced at this time? Select all that apply.
1)Apple juice
2)Chicken soup
3)Crackers
4)Broth
5)Popsicles

Question 6

A nurse is teaching a class on health and nutrition; this week the class is on cell usage of nutrients. Which statements by the class indicate that teaching is successful? Select all that apply.
1)"The liver can change excess amino acids into carbohydrates for energy use."
2)"The liver helps detoxify alcohol, drugs, and poisons as by-products of digestion."
3)"The proteins of the gallbladder reduce monoglycerides to fatty acids and glycerol."
4)"Cholesterol helps to form triglycerides and release them into the lymphatic system."
5)"Lipids are modified in the pancreas to suit the needs of the body and distributed."

Question 7

A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with a food allergy. What is the most important action by the nurse at this time?
1)Making sure the client avoids the implicated food
2)Making sure the client washes their hands
3)Finding out the severity of the food allergy
4)Finding out the specific effects of the implicated food

Question 8

A nurse is leading a seminar on digestion. Which will the nurse identify as the primary place of digestion?
1)Alimentary canal
2)Stomach
3)Liver
4)Pancreas

Question 9

A nurse knows the digestive tract is lined with mucus. What is the function of the mucus?
1)To help facilitate the passage of food
2)To mix with food for digestion
3)To break down dietary fat and CHOs
4)To break down food particles to pieces

Question 10

A nurse is teaching clients about mechanical digestion in the body. Which statement by the clients indicates teaching is successful?
1)"Muscle activity, regulated by nerves, churns food to reduce it to smaller particles."
2)"Peristalsis is a two-way movement caused by contractions and relaxations."
3)"Hydrolysis of nutrients is achieved through actions of digestive enzymes in mucus."
4)"Bicarbonates, like baking soda, enter the large intestine and aid in digestion."

Question 11

A nurse is teaching clients about malabsorption during nutrition class, the nurse knows that teaching was successful by which comment?
1)"Malabsorption starts when the lining of the large intestine fails."
2)"Malabsorption often leads to death due to gluten restriction."
3)"Malabsorption leads to malnutrition, which prevents cell reproduction."
4)"Malabsorption is a disease that prevents cells from absorbing fat."

Question 12

A nurse is discharging a client who was formerly diagnosed with malabsorption issues. Teaching is successful when the client identifies which end products of digestion? Select all that apply.
1)Monosaccharides
2)Monoglycerides
3)Peptides
4)Amino acids
5)Water

Question 13

A nurse is discharging a client with malabsorption issues. During discharge teaching, which statements about digestion indicate that teaching was successful? Select all that apply.
1)"The liver is an accessory organ and helps by breaking down fats in my diet."
2)"Bile helps digestion by breaking down fat and is stored in the gallbladder."
3)"The pancreas is involved in the digestion of all energy nutrients, like protein."
4)"Accessory organs, such as the intestines, help further break down nutrients."
5)"Sphincters are separate from the alimentary canal, but aide in food passage."

Question 14

A nurse is caring for a client who was brought to the emergency department due to difficulty swallowing. The nurse suspects the client to have which other symptoms? Select all that apply
1)Nasal regurgitation
2)Pocketing of food
3)Poor tongue control
4)Mouth pain
5)Slurred speech

Question 15

When discharging a client who had gastric-bypass surgery, a nurse makes sure to include information about the digestive process. Which information should the nurse share about the function of mechanical digestion with this client? Select all that apply.
1)Mastication
2)Peristalsis
3)Hydrolysis
4)Salivation
5)Gastroparesis

Question 16

A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with steatorrhea. Which treatment should the nurse expect?
1)Limit food smells with masks.
2)A decrease in dietary fat
3)A decrease in dietary grains
4)Limit food with milk products.

Question 17

A client is admitted from the emergency department with a diagnosis of gut failure. Which symptoms does a nurse suspect from this diagnosis? Select all that apply.
1)Diarrhea
2)Malabsorption
3)Poor response to oral feedings
4)Abdominal pain
5)Poor appetite

Question 18

A nurse is taking care of a client diagnosed with malabsorption issues. If nutrients are not transported to the liver and metabolized, where do they go?
1)Absorbed by the lymph
2)Eliminated through excretion
3)Digested by enzymes
4)Metabolized by the pancreas

Question 19

What do the solids of elimination consist of? Select all that apply.
1)Undigested dietary fiber
2)Undigested food
3)Cholesterol
4)Mucus
5)Protein

Question 20

A nurse is teaching clients about the importance of absorption after digestion of nutrients in the body. Which process will the nurse discuss?
1)Transportation of nutrients into the blood
2)Absorption of nutrients into the large intestine
3)Transportation of nutrients into the gallbladder
4)Absorption of nutrients into the stomach