MEDICAL SURGICAL
WITH NGN 2025
COMPLETE 100
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
,Certainly! Here are all the questions and answers numbered for you:
1. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has chronic kidney disease and a new
prescription for erythropoietin. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
**b) "I am taking this medication to increase my energy level."**
2. A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a client who requests sildenafil to treat erectile
dysfunction. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
**d) You will not be able to use sildenafil if you are taking nitroglycerin.**
3. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of hyperthyroidism. Which of the
following is the priority assessment finding that the nurse should report to the provider?
**c) Blood pressure 170/80.**
4. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is receiving change-of-shift report on four clients.
Which of the following clients should the nurse identify as having the greatest risk for
developing an infection?
**b) A client who has COPD and is receiving steroid therapy.**
5. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing an older adult client who has a fractured
wrist following a fall. During the assessment, the client states, "Last week I crashed my car
because my vision suddenly went blurry." Which of the following actions is the nurse's
priority?
**a) Check the client's neurological status.**
6. A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a client who is scheduled for an open
cholecystectomy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
**c) Demonstrate ways to deep breath and cough.**
, 7. A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who has full-thickness burns
over 20% of his total body surface area. After ensuring a patent airway and administering
oxygen, which of the following items should the nurse prepare to administer?
**a) IV fluids.**
8. A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who has migraine headaches and is
taking feverfew to prevent her headaches. The nurse should identify that which of the
following client medications interacts with feverfew?
**c) Naproxen.**
9. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has laryngeal cancer and is
receiving radiation treatment. Which of the following statements made by the client
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
**c) I will avoid direct exposure to the sun.**
10. A nurse is preparing to administer a blood transfusion to a client who has anemia. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first?
**c) Check for the type and number of units of blood to administer.**
11. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for enalapril. The nurse should
identify which of the following findings as an adverse effect of the medication?
**c) Orthostatic hypotension.**
12. A nurse is assessing for compartment syndrome in a client who has a short leg cast.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of this
condition?
**c) Pain that increases with passive movement.**
13. A nurse is planning care for a client who has full-thickness burns on the lower
extremities. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?
**d) Apply new gloves when alternating between wound care sites.**
WITH NGN 2025
COMPLETE 100
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
,Certainly! Here are all the questions and answers numbered for you:
1. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has chronic kidney disease and a new
prescription for erythropoietin. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
**b) "I am taking this medication to increase my energy level."**
2. A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a client who requests sildenafil to treat erectile
dysfunction. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
**d) You will not be able to use sildenafil if you are taking nitroglycerin.**
3. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of hyperthyroidism. Which of the
following is the priority assessment finding that the nurse should report to the provider?
**c) Blood pressure 170/80.**
4. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is receiving change-of-shift report on four clients.
Which of the following clients should the nurse identify as having the greatest risk for
developing an infection?
**b) A client who has COPD and is receiving steroid therapy.**
5. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing an older adult client who has a fractured
wrist following a fall. During the assessment, the client states, "Last week I crashed my car
because my vision suddenly went blurry." Which of the following actions is the nurse's
priority?
**a) Check the client's neurological status.**
6. A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a client who is scheduled for an open
cholecystectomy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
**c) Demonstrate ways to deep breath and cough.**
, 7. A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who has full-thickness burns
over 20% of his total body surface area. After ensuring a patent airway and administering
oxygen, which of the following items should the nurse prepare to administer?
**a) IV fluids.**
8. A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who has migraine headaches and is
taking feverfew to prevent her headaches. The nurse should identify that which of the
following client medications interacts with feverfew?
**c) Naproxen.**
9. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has laryngeal cancer and is
receiving radiation treatment. Which of the following statements made by the client
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
**c) I will avoid direct exposure to the sun.**
10. A nurse is preparing to administer a blood transfusion to a client who has anemia. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first?
**c) Check for the type and number of units of blood to administer.**
11. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for enalapril. The nurse should
identify which of the following findings as an adverse effect of the medication?
**c) Orthostatic hypotension.**
12. A nurse is assessing for compartment syndrome in a client who has a short leg cast.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of this
condition?
**c) Pain that increases with passive movement.**
13. A nurse is planning care for a client who has full-thickness burns on the lower
extremities. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?
**d) Apply new gloves when alternating between wound care sites.**
