INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL CARE NURSING 7TH EDITION SOLE TEST BANK
Chapter 18: Gastrointestinal Alterations Sole: Introduction to Critical Care Nursing, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The patient is admitted with constipation. In anticipation of treatment, the nurse prepares to: a. give medications that will suppress the autonomic nervous system. b. provide therapies that will innervate the autonomic nervous system. c. teach the patient that the submucosa is the innermost part of the gut wall. d. give medications intravenously because the submucosa has no blood vessels. ANS: B The second layer of the gut wall, the submucosa, is composed of connective tissue, blood vessels, and nerve fibers. Beneath the mucosa, submucosa, and muscular layer are various nerve plexuses that are innervated by the autonomic nervous system. Disturbances in these neurons in a given segment of the GI tract cause a lack of motility. Therapies innervating the autonomic nervous system are thus appropriate. The muscular layer is the major layer of the wall. The serosa is the outermost layer. DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember/Knowledge REF: p. 480 OBJ: Review the anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal system. TOP: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity 2. The nurse is assessing the patient and notices that the oral cavity is only slightly moist and contains a scant amount of thickNURSINGTB.COM saliva even though the patient’s fluid intake has been sufficient. The nurses realizes that the condition of the patient’s mouth is probably caused by a. thoughts of food. b. sympathetic nerve stimulation. c. overstimulation of the sublingual glands. d. parasympathetic nerve stimulation. ANS: B Saliva is the major secretion of the oropharynx and is produced by three pairs of salivary glands: submaxillary, sublingual, and parotid. Stimuli such as sight, smell, thoughts, and taste of food stimulate salivary gland secretion. Parasympathetic stimulation promotes a copious secretion of watery saliva. Conversely, sympathetic stimulation produces a scant output of thick saliva. The normal daily secretion of saliva is 1200 mL. DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand/Comprehension REF: p. 481 OBJ: Review the anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal system. TOP: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity 3. The nurse is caring for a patient who has a peptic ulcer. To treat the ulcer and prevent more ulcers from forming, the nurse should be prepared to administer a. H2-histamine receptor blockers. b. gastrin.
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