MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 2
CERTIFICATION REVIEW 2026 FULL SOLUTION
SET
◉ What is the goal of Medical-Surgical Nursing? Answer: To help the
patient improve, stabilize, or prevent complications.
◉ What is the role of the Practical Nurse (PN) in Med-Surg? Answer:
Works under the supervision of an RN and provider, is legally
responsible for care provided, and acts as the eyes and ears of the
healthcare team.
◉ What is critical thinking in nursing? Answer: It helps nurses
assess unfamiliar situations, make safe decisions, and prioritize
patient needs.
◉ What does the nursing process ADPIE stand for? Answer:
Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation.
◉ What is the first step in the nursing process? Answer: Assessment.
, ◉ What type of data is collected during the assessment phase?
Answer: Objective data (vital signs, labs) and subjective data (what
the patient says).
◉ What is a nursing diagnosis? Answer: It focuses on patient
responses rather than diseases and is developed collaboratively with
RNs.
◉ What is the purpose of the planning phase in nursing? Answer: To
decide what to do about the problem, prioritize diagnoses, and set
measurable, realistic, time-based goals.
◉ What does implementation involve in nursing? Answer: Carrying
out the plan and performing nursing interventions.
◉ What is evaluated in the evaluation phase of nursing? Answer:
Whether the plan worked and if the patient is better, worse, or
unchanged.
◉ How do nurses prioritize care? Answer: By determining the
priority diagnosis and asking what will harm or kill the patient first.
◉ What is the difference between medical diagnosis and nursing
diagnosis? Answer: Medical diagnosis identifies the disease, while
nursing diagnosis identifies the patient response.
CERTIFICATION REVIEW 2026 FULL SOLUTION
SET
◉ What is the goal of Medical-Surgical Nursing? Answer: To help the
patient improve, stabilize, or prevent complications.
◉ What is the role of the Practical Nurse (PN) in Med-Surg? Answer:
Works under the supervision of an RN and provider, is legally
responsible for care provided, and acts as the eyes and ears of the
healthcare team.
◉ What is critical thinking in nursing? Answer: It helps nurses
assess unfamiliar situations, make safe decisions, and prioritize
patient needs.
◉ What does the nursing process ADPIE stand for? Answer:
Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation.
◉ What is the first step in the nursing process? Answer: Assessment.
, ◉ What type of data is collected during the assessment phase?
Answer: Objective data (vital signs, labs) and subjective data (what
the patient says).
◉ What is a nursing diagnosis? Answer: It focuses on patient
responses rather than diseases and is developed collaboratively with
RNs.
◉ What is the purpose of the planning phase in nursing? Answer: To
decide what to do about the problem, prioritize diagnoses, and set
measurable, realistic, time-based goals.
◉ What does implementation involve in nursing? Answer: Carrying
out the plan and performing nursing interventions.
◉ What is evaluated in the evaluation phase of nursing? Answer:
Whether the plan worked and if the patient is better, worse, or
unchanged.
◉ How do nurses prioritize care? Answer: By determining the
priority diagnosis and asking what will harm or kill the patient first.
◉ What is the difference between medical diagnosis and nursing
diagnosis? Answer: Medical diagnosis identifies the disease, while
nursing diagnosis identifies the patient response.
