ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 45 Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which are indicators of colorectal cancer?
Correct Answer: B,C,D,E,F
Rationale: The indicators for colorectal cancer are changing bowel habits between diarrhea and constipation, abdominal pain, cachexia, cramps, rectal bleeding, and anemia.
Question 2 of 5
Which will be the most helpful nursing intervention to increase the comfort of a patient with appendicitis?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Applying of an ice bag will decrease the flow of blood to the area and impede the inflammatory process.
Question 3 of 5
A patient who is being evaluated for episodes of hematemesis and dyspepsia tells the nurse that pain occurs when he eats, but pain does not waken him. The nurse recognizes a diagnostic sign of which condition?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A significant subjective data assessment for a peptic ulcer is the patient report that pain is associated with eating. With duodenal ulcers the patient often complains of pain 1 to 2 hours after eating.
Question 4 of 5
Which recommendation is most appropriate for a patient who has had an esophageal dilation related to achalasia?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The patient should drink fluid with each meal to increase lower esophageal pressure to push food into the stomach.
Question 5 of 5
For which patient is misoprostol contraindicated?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Misoprostol is a prostaglandin analog that acts as a gastric mucosal protectant against NSAID-induced ulcers. A patient who is pregnant cannot take misoprostol, because it will cause miscarriage.