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Chapter 47: Bowel Elimination Chapter 47: Bowel Elimination Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is teaching a health class about the gastrointestinal t... ract. The nurse will explain that which portion of the digestive tract absorbs most of the nutrients? a. Ileum b. Cecum c. Stomach d. Duodenum ANS: D The duodenum and jejunum absorb most nutrients and electrolytes in the small intestine. The ileum absorbs certain vitamins, iron, and bile salts. Food is broken down in the stomach. The cecum is the beginning of the large intestine. DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:1150 OBJ: Discuss the role of gastrointestinal organs in digestion and elimination. TOP: Teaching/Learning MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance 2. The nurse is caring for patients with ostomies. In which ostomy location will the nurse expect very liquid stool to be present? a. Sigmoid b. Transverse c. Ascending d. Descending ANS: C The path of digestion goes from the ascending, across the transverse, to the descending and finally passing into the sigmoid; therefore, the least formed stool (very liquid) would be in the ascending. DIF:Apply (application)REF:1150 OBJ: Explain the physiological aspects of normal defecation. TOP: Assessment MSC: Physiological Adaptation 3. A nurse is teaching a patient about the large intestine in elimination. In which order will the nurse list the structures, starting with the first portion? a. Cecum, ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid, and rectum b. Ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid, rectum, and cecum c. Cecum, sigmoid, ascending, transverse, descending, and rectum d. Ascending, transverse, descending, rectum, sigmoid, and cecum ANS: A The large intestine is divided into the cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and rectum. The large intestine is the primary organ of bowel elimination. DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:1150 [Show More]

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