NURS 250 Gastric And Duodenal Disorders
NURS 250 Gastric And Duodenal Disorders
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Chapter: Chapter 37: Management Of Patients With Gastric And Duodenal Disorders
Multiple Choice
- The nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with a peptic ulcer. The patient asks the nurse what a peptic ulcer is. Which of the following best describes a peptic ulcer?
- A) Inflammation of the lining of the stomach
- B) Erosion of the lining of the stomach or intestine
- C) Bleeding from the mucosa in the stomach
- D) Viral invasion of the stomach wall
Ans: B
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Page and Header: 1047, Peptic Ulcer Disease
Feedback: A peptic ulcer is erosion of the lining of the stomach or intestine. It is not inflammation, bleeding, or a viral invasion of the stomach wall.
- A patient comes to the clinic complaining of pain in the epigastric region. The nurse suspects that the patient’s pain is related to a peptic ulcer when the patient states the pain is relieved by what?
- A) Eating
- B) Drinking milk
- C) Suppressing emesis
- D) Having a bowel movement
- You are doing patient teaching with a patient has just been prescribed Prevacid. What statement would indicate that the patient correctly understands the action of this medication?
- A) “The medication inhibits acid secretions.”
- B) “The medication is an antibiotic.”
- C) “The medication is an analgesic.”
- D) “The medication will repair my ulcer.”
- The nurse is admitting a patient diagnosed with gastric cancer. The nurse is concerned that the patient’s gastric cancer is progressing when the nurse assesses which symptom?
- A) Stomach pain relieved with antacids
- B) Anemia
- C) Diarrhea
- D) Bloating after meals
- A nurse is preparing to discharge a patient after gastric surgery. What is an appropriate discharge outcome for this patient?
- A) The patient’s bowel movements are loose.
- B) The patient eats three meals a day.
- C) The patient maintains or gains weight.
- D) The patient consumes a diet high in calcium.
- The nurse caring for a patient who has had bariatric surgery is developing a teaching plan for his patient. Which information listed below is essential to include?
- A) Drink a minimum of 90 mL of fluid with each meal.
- B) Eat six small meals daily spaced at equal intervals.
- C) Choose foods high in carbohydrates, especially simple sugars.
- D) Limit calories to no more than 1800 daily.
- The nurse is completing a health history on a patient whose diagnosis is chronic gastritis. Which of the data below should the nurse consider most significantly related to the etiology of the patient’s health problem?
- A) Consumes one or more protein drinks daily.
- B) Takes over-the-counter antacids frequently throughout the day.
- C) Smokes two packs of cigarettes daily.
- D) Reports a history of social drinking on a weekly basis.
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