CGRN GI/Endoscopy Practice Exam - Question List

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21. A nurse is preparing to administer total parenteral nutrition to a client with a severely dysfunctional gastrointestinal tract. Which of the following actions of the nurse is inappropriate?
  1. Change of TPN solution every 12 to 24 hours
  2. IV medications and blood are given through the TPN line
  3. Adding insulin to the TPN solution
  4. Use of strict aseptic technique
22. Prior to administering a gastrostomy tube feeding to an infant, the nurse should:
  1. Aspirate the tube
  2. Slowly instill 5 ml of water
  3. Provide the baby with a pacifier
  4. Place in a semi-Fowler’s position
23. Prior to surgery to relieve an intestinal obstruction, 3-month-old is kept NPO and has a nasogastric tube in place. To calm, as well as meet the infant’s developmental needs best, the nurse should:
  1. Allow the infant to suck on a pacifier
  2. Allow the infant to hold onto a favorite toy
  3. Hang a brightly colored mobile in the infant’s crib
  4. Place the infant on the abdomen and permit crawling
24.

Your 78-year-old patient is demonstrating progressive Azotemia, elevated serum Creatinine levels, and Oliguria.  What symptom of liver failure does this appear to be?

  1. Varices
  2. Hepatic encephalopathy
  3. Jaundice
  4. Hepatorenal syndrome
  5. All of the above
25. The main symptoms of Acute Pancreatitis include:
  1. Severe pain
  2. Nausea and vomiting
  3. Elevated lipase and amylase levels
  4. Decreased potassium and increased sodium levels

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