MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS VERIFIED RESOURCE
▶Which of these is a violation of the emergency medical treatment and
active labor act (EMTALA)?
Transferring a patient and sending the medical records electronically
Transferring a patient to a facility where the charge nurse is the accepting
professional
Providing a medical screening examination three hours after arrival to the
emergency department
Transferring an unstable patient to a facility that will provide a higher level
of care . Answer: Transferring a patient to a facility where the charge nurse
is the accepting professional
▶A 15-year-old female presents to the emergency department with crampy
left lower quadrant abdominal pain that lasted for 4 hours prior to arrival.
She also is having frequent, severe, bloody diarrhea. What gastrointestinal
disorder is she most likely experiencing?
Ulcerative colitis
Diverticulitis
Crohn's disease
Appendicitis . Answer: Ulcerative colitis
▶An adult presents to the emergency department complaining of a low-
grade fever, malaise, pain in the joints, and headache for the past week.
The patient reports hiking in wooded areas during a recent vacation in the
Northeast United States. Upon physical assessment, a circular, flat, red
rash with central clearing is noted to the left scapular area, and local
tenderness upon palpation to the left axillary lymph node. After
confirmatory diagnosis, the emergency nurse anticipates which course of
pharmacologic treatment?
Levofloxacin
Doxycycline
Ceftriaxone
Praziquantel . Answer: Doxycycline
STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS VERIFIED RESOURCE
▶Which of these is a violation of the emergency medical treatment and
active labor act (EMTALA)?
Transferring a patient and sending the medical records electronically
Transferring a patient to a facility where the charge nurse is the accepting
professional
Providing a medical screening examination three hours after arrival to the
emergency department
Transferring an unstable patient to a facility that will provide a higher level
of care . Answer: Transferring a patient to a facility where the charge nurse
is the accepting professional
▶A 15-year-old female presents to the emergency department with crampy
left lower quadrant abdominal pain that lasted for 4 hours prior to arrival.
She also is having frequent, severe, bloody diarrhea. What gastrointestinal
disorder is she most likely experiencing?
Ulcerative colitis
Diverticulitis
Crohn's disease
Appendicitis . Answer: Ulcerative colitis
▶An adult presents to the emergency department complaining of a low-
grade fever, malaise, pain in the joints, and headache for the past week.
The patient reports hiking in wooded areas during a recent vacation in the
Northeast United States. Upon physical assessment, a circular, flat, red
rash with central clearing is noted to the left scapular area, and local
tenderness upon palpation to the left axillary lymph node. After
confirmatory diagnosis, the emergency nurse anticipates which course of
pharmacologic treatment?
Levofloxacin
Doxycycline
Ceftriaxone
Praziquantel . Answer: Doxycycline
