TEST BANK FOR MEDICAL SURGICAL
NURSING 7TH EDITION 2026 FINAL PAPER
EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE AND VERIFIED
SOLVED QUESTIONS
⩥ Complementary Health. Answer: Focus on supporting the body's
natural healing processes through mind-body, biological, and alternative
practices.
⩥ Integrative Health. Answer: Combines conventional and
complementary approaches to deliver coordinated, holistic care.
⩥ Mind-Body Practices. Answer: Illness occurs when mind-body-spirit
connection is out of balance.
⩥ Natural Products. Answer: Disease may result from nutritional
imbalances or exposure to toxins.
⩥ Other Complementary Practices. Answer: Illness may be due to
energy imbalance or cultural/spiritual factors.
⩥ Nursing Implications. Answer: Assess, educate, respect, and integrate
complementary approaches in patient care.
,⩥ Informed Consumers. Answer: Patients should understand evidence
vs. anecdote, know potential interactions, and inform their healthcare
team.
⩥ Nurse Self-Care. Answer: Mind-body strategies include meditation,
breathing exercises, and yoga.
⩥ Drug Legislation. Answer: Regulated primarily by U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA).
⩥ Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. Answer: Required labeling of
ingredients.
⩥ Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938. Answer: Mandated safety
testing.
⩥ Controlled Substances Act of 1970. Answer: Established drug
schedules for controlled substances.
⩥ Basic Pharmacology Principles. Answer: Includes drug nomenclature,
preparations, mechanisms of action, adverse reactions, and factors
affecting drug action.
, ⩥ Medication Administration Principles. Answer: Includes medication
orders, dosage calculations, safety measures, and routes of
administration.
⩥ Medication History. Answer: Gather all current and past medications,
allergies, herbal products, and adherence patterns.
⩥ Homeostatic Regulation of Vital Signs. Answer: Temperature:
regulated by hypothalamus (heat production vs. loss). Pulse: reflects
heart rate and rhythm. Respiration: medulla and pons control rate and
depth. Blood pressure: cardiac output × peripheral resistance.
⩥ Factors influencing Vital Signs. Answer: Age, activity, environment,
stress, hydration, illness.
⩥ Normal Vital Signs Ranges. Answer: Know normal VS ranges across
the lifespan and how to measure accurately.
⩥ Patient Education: Monitoring Vital Signs at Home. Answer: Correct
thermometer use, radial pulse counting, proper BP cuff size. When to
report abnormal values.
⩥ Factors affecting Hygiene. Answer: Culture, environment,
developmental level, health status.
NURSING 7TH EDITION 2026 FINAL PAPER
EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE AND VERIFIED
SOLVED QUESTIONS
⩥ Complementary Health. Answer: Focus on supporting the body's
natural healing processes through mind-body, biological, and alternative
practices.
⩥ Integrative Health. Answer: Combines conventional and
complementary approaches to deliver coordinated, holistic care.
⩥ Mind-Body Practices. Answer: Illness occurs when mind-body-spirit
connection is out of balance.
⩥ Natural Products. Answer: Disease may result from nutritional
imbalances or exposure to toxins.
⩥ Other Complementary Practices. Answer: Illness may be due to
energy imbalance or cultural/spiritual factors.
⩥ Nursing Implications. Answer: Assess, educate, respect, and integrate
complementary approaches in patient care.
,⩥ Informed Consumers. Answer: Patients should understand evidence
vs. anecdote, know potential interactions, and inform their healthcare
team.
⩥ Nurse Self-Care. Answer: Mind-body strategies include meditation,
breathing exercises, and yoga.
⩥ Drug Legislation. Answer: Regulated primarily by U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA).
⩥ Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. Answer: Required labeling of
ingredients.
⩥ Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938. Answer: Mandated safety
testing.
⩥ Controlled Substances Act of 1970. Answer: Established drug
schedules for controlled substances.
⩥ Basic Pharmacology Principles. Answer: Includes drug nomenclature,
preparations, mechanisms of action, adverse reactions, and factors
affecting drug action.
, ⩥ Medication Administration Principles. Answer: Includes medication
orders, dosage calculations, safety measures, and routes of
administration.
⩥ Medication History. Answer: Gather all current and past medications,
allergies, herbal products, and adherence patterns.
⩥ Homeostatic Regulation of Vital Signs. Answer: Temperature:
regulated by hypothalamus (heat production vs. loss). Pulse: reflects
heart rate and rhythm. Respiration: medulla and pons control rate and
depth. Blood pressure: cardiac output × peripheral resistance.
⩥ Factors influencing Vital Signs. Answer: Age, activity, environment,
stress, hydration, illness.
⩥ Normal Vital Signs Ranges. Answer: Know normal VS ranges across
the lifespan and how to measure accurately.
⩥ Patient Education: Monitoring Vital Signs at Home. Answer: Correct
thermometer use, radial pulse counting, proper BP cuff size. When to
report abnormal values.
⩥ Factors affecting Hygiene. Answer: Culture, environment,
developmental level, health status.
