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Question 1 of 5

Bile facilitates digestion by causing the _____ of fats.

A. hydrolysis

B. digestion

C. catalysis

D. emulsification

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: emulsification

Question 2 of 5

Identify one nursing intervention indicated for each of the following desired outcomes of tube feeding.

A. Prevention of aspiration

B. Prevention of diarrhea

C. Maintenance of tube patency

D. Maintenance of tube placement

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Prevention of aspiration

Question 3 of 5

The stomach, small intestine and large intestine are lined by this epithelium.

A. simple squamous

B. stratified squamous

C. simple columnar

D. pseudostratified columnar

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: simple columnar

Question 4 of 5

Select the single most accurate statement about the absorptive area of the human intestine?

A. The absorptive area is equivalent to that of a tennis court

B. All of the options given are correct

C. Changes in motility increase the contact time between nutrients and absorptive surface

D. The presence of folds, villi and microvilli on the surface of enterocytes magnifies the absorptive area

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The presence of folds, villi and microvilli on the surface of enterocytes magnifies the absorptive area

Question 5 of 5

A nurse is instructing a client who has GERD about positions that can help minimize the effects of reflux during sleep. Which of the following statements indicates to the nurse that the client understands the instructions?

A. I will lie on my left side to sleep at night.'

B. I will lie on my right side to sleep at night.'

C. I will sleep on my back with my head flat.'

D. I will sleep on my stomach with my head flat.'

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: I will lie on my left side to sleep at night.'

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