GI NCLEX Questions and Answers Latest Update

1. Nurse Berlinda is assigned to a 41-year-old client who has a diagnosis of chronic
pancreatitis. The nurse reviews the laboratory result, anticipating a laboratory report that
indicates a serum amylase level of:
a. 45 units/L
b. 100 units/L
c. 300 units/L
d. 500 units/L
2. A male client who is recovering from surgery has been advanced from a clearliquid diet to a
full liquid diet. The client is looking forward to the diet change because he has been “bored” with
the clear liquid diet. The nurse would offer which full liquid item to the client?
a. Tea
b. Gelatin
c. Custard
d. Popsicle
3. Nurse Juvy is caring for a client with cirrhosis of the liver. To minimize the effects of the
disorder, the nurse teaches the client about foods that are high in thiamine. The nurse determines
that the client has the best understanding of the dietary measures to follow if the client states an
intension to increase the intake of:
a. Pork
b. Milk
c. Chicken
d. Broccoli
4. Nurse Oliver checks for residual before administering a bolus tube feeding to a client with a
nasogastric tube and obtains a residual amount of 150 mL. What is appropriate action for the
nurse to take?
a. Hold the feeding
b. Reinstill the amount and continue with administering the feeding
c. Elevate the client’s head at least 45 degrees and administer the feeding
d. Discard the residual amount and proceed with administering the feeding
5. A nurse is inserting a nasogastric
tube in an adult male client. During the procedure, the client begins to cough and has difficulty
breathing. Which of the following is the appropriate nursing action?
a. Quickly insert the tube
b. Notify the physician immediately
c. Remove the tube and reinsert when the respiratory distress subsides
d. Pull back on the tube and wait until the respiratory distress subsides
6. Nurse Ryan is assessing for correct placement of a nosogartric tube. The nurse aspirates the
stomach contents and check the contents for pH. The nurse verifies correct tube placement if
which pH value is noted?
a. 3.5
b. 7.0
c. 7.35
d. 7.5
7. A nurse is preparing to remove a nasogartric tube from a female client. The nurse should
instruct the client to do which of the following just before the nurse removes the tube?
a. Exhale