NGN ATI PN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL 2020
VERSION WITH 1000+ QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS AND EXPLANATIONS/A+ GRADE
A nurse is caring for a client
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is receiving intermittent feedings. Prior to initiating the feeding, which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
A. Flush the tube with water.
B. Place the client in semi-Fowler's position.
C. Cleanse the skin around the tube site.
D. Aspirate the tube for residual contents.
- CORRECT ANSWER B. Place the client in semi-Fowler's position.
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to undergo an esophagogastroduodenoscopy
(EGD). The nurse should identify that this procedure is used to do which of the following?
A. To visualize polyps in the colon
B. To detect an ulceration in the stomach
C. To identify an obstruction in the biliary tract
D. To determine the presence of free air in the abdomen - CORRECT ANSWER A. A
sigmoidoscopy or barium enema is used to visualize the lower gastrointestinal tract, where
polyps are found.
B. CORRECT: An EGD is used to visualize the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum with a
lighted tube to detect a tumor, ulceration, or obstruction.
C. Identifying an obstruction in the biliary tract is performed during endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
D. The measurement of free air, which is a gas, is obtained using fluoroscopy or an x-ray, not
an EGD.
A nurse is teaching a client who has Barrett's esophagus and is scheduled to undergo an
esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). Which of the following statements should the nurse
include in the teaching?
A. "This procedure is performed to measure the presence of acid in your esophagus."
NGN ATI PN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL 2020
VERSION WITH 1000+ QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS AND EXPLANATIONS/A+ GRADE
B. "This procedure can determine how well the lower part of your esophagus works."
C. "This procedure is performed while you are under general anesthesia."
D. "This procedure can determine if you have colon cancer." - CORRECT ANSWER A. A pH
probe study, which involves the insertion of a specially designed probe into the distal
esophagus. is performed to monitor for the presence of acid in the normally alkaline esophagus.
B. CORRECT: An EGD is useful in determining the function of the esophageal lining and the
extent of inflammation, potential scarring, and strictures.
C. An EGD is performed while the client receives moderate sedation.
D. A colonoscopy is performed to detect colon cancer.
A nurse is caring for a client who is dehydrated and is receiving continuous tube feeding through
a pump at 75 mL/hr. When the nurse assesses the client at 0800, which of the following findings
requires intervention by the nurse?
A. A full pitcher of water is sitting on the clients bedside table within the clients reach.
B. The disposable feeding bag from the previous day at 1000, and contains 200 mL of feeding.
C. The client is lying on the right side with a visible depe [Show Less]