Nursing Test Banks Chapter 47: Bowel Elimination Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition ,100% CORRECT Chapter 47: Bowel Elimination

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Nursing Test Banks Chapter 47: Bowel Elimination Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition ,100% CORRECT Chapter 47: Bowel Elimination Nursing Test Banks Chapter 47: Bowel Elimination Pott... er et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is teaching a health class about the gastrointestinal tract. 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 OBJ: Discuss the role of gastrointestinal organs in digestion and elimination. TOP: Teaching/Learning MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance 4. The nurse is planning care for a group of patients. Which task will the nurse assign to the nursing assistive personnel (NAP)? a. Performing the first postoperative pouch change b. Maintaining a nasogastric tube c. Administering an enema d. Digitally removing stool ANS: C The skill of administering an enema can be delegated to an NAP. The skill of inserting and maintaining a naso- gastric (NG) tube cannot be delegated to an NAP. The nurse should do the first postoperative pouch change. Digitally removing stool cannot be delegated to nursing assistive personnel. DIF:Apply (application)REF:1170 OBJ: Use critical thinking in providing care to patients with alterations in bowel elimination. TOP lanningMSC:Management of Care 5. A nurse is assisting a patient in making dietary choices that promote healthy bowel elimination. Which menu option should the nurse recommend? a. Broccoli and cheese soup with potato bread b. Turkey and mashed potatoes with brown gravy c. Grape and walnut chicken salad sandwich on whole wheat bread d. Dinner salad topped with hard-boiled eggs, cheese, and fat-free dressing ANS: C Grapes and whole wheat bread are high fiber and should be chosen. Cheese, eggs, potato bread, and mashed potatoes do not contain as much fiber as whole wheat bread. A healthy diet for the bowel should include foods high in bulk-forming fiber. Whole grains, fresh fruit, and fresh vegetables are excellent sources. Foods without much fiber and with high levels of fat can slow down peristalsis, causing constipation. DIF:Apply (application)REF:1151 | 1168 OBJ:List nursing interventions that promote normal elimination. TOP: Implementation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance 6. A patient is using laxatives three times daily to lose weight. After stopping laxative use, the patient has diffi- culty with constipation and wonders if laxatives should be taken again. Which information will the nurse share with the patient? a. Long-term laxative use causes the bowel to become less responsive to stimuli, and constipation may occur. b. Laxatives can cause trauma to the intestinal lining and scarring may result, leading to decreased peristalsis. c. Long-term use of emollient laxatives is effective for treatment of chronic constipation and may be useful in certain situations. d. Laxatives cause the body to become malnourished, so when the patient begins eating again, the body absorbs all of the food, and no waste products are produced. ANS: A Teach patients about the potential harmful effects of overuse of laxatives, such as impaired bowel motility and decreased response to sensory stimulus. Make sure the patient understands that laxatives are not to be used long term for maintenance of bowel function. Increasing fluid and fiber intake can help with this problem. Lax- atives do not cause scarring. Even if malnourished, the body will produce waste if any substance is consumed. DIF:Understand [Show More]

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