Chapter 34: Care of the Adult with a Gastrointestinal Condition

1. Crohn’s disease affects ______.

  1. any part of the gastrointestinal tract
  2. the rectum and descending colon
  3. the small intestine only
  4. the stomach only

Answer: A

2. Ulcerative colitis affects ______.

  1. any part of the gastrointestinal tract
  2. the rectum and descending colon
  3. the small intestine only
  4. the stomach only

Answer: B

3. When you are undertaking a patient assessment you need to assess the ______.

  1. patient’s history of how long they have felt unwell
  2. patient for physical signs and symptoms
  3. patient for psycho/social symptoms
  4. patient holistically

Answer: D

4. For an investigation to diagnose IBD, your patient might undergo ______.

  1. cystoscopy
  2. arthroscopy
  3. colonoscopy
  4. bronchoscopy

Answer: C

5. To assist your patient to identify what foods trigger their IBD you can ask them to ______.

  1. complete a food diary and write the symptoms down
  2. remember what they eat and the symptoms
  3. do nothing
  4. take food substances out of their diet

Answer: A

6. A common symptom patients with IBD suffer from is fatigue. You can advise them to cope with this by ______.

  1. sleeping 12 hr a night
  2. incorporating rest periods in their day
  3. doing lots of activities all the time
  4. resting all day

Answer: B

7. An ileostomy is an opening on to the abdomen from ______.

  1. the colon
  2. the bladder
  3. the small bowel
  4. the oesophagus

Answer: C

8. A colostomy is an opening on to the abdomen from ______.

  1. the small bowel
  2. the bladder
  3. the colon
  4. the oesophagus

Answer: C

9. A stoma site should be cleaned with ______.

  1. nothing
  2. warm water
  3. cold water
  4. cotton wool

Answer: B

10. The colour of a healthy stoma should be ______.

  1. blue
  2. dark red
  3. pale white
  4. bright pink

Answer: D