LEWIS MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING FULL
SOLUTION PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉What actions improve patient safety in nursing? Answer:
Performing hand hygiene, disposing of unlabeled medications,
completing appropriate assessments before administering
medications, giving a list of current medicines to the patient and
caregiver before discharge.
◉What is the first step in providing culturally competent care?
Answer: Understand one's own beliefs and values related to health
and health care.
◉What should a nurse do if a Native American patient has several
family members at the bedside? Answer: Ask about the nurse's
beliefs regarding family support during hospitalization.
◉What initial action should a nurse take for an Asian American
patient who has lived in the U.S. for 50 years? Answer: Ask the
patient about any special cultural beliefs or practices.
, ◉What intervention should a nurse plan for a community with many
recent immigrants from Vietnam? Answer: Tuberculosis screening.
◉What should a nurse do if a patient pauses before answering
health history questions? Answer: Wait for the patient to answer
the questions.
◉What strategy should a nurse prioritize for a patient with diabetes
who is uninsured? Answer: Follow evidence-based practice
guidelines.
◉What is the first action a nurse should take when performing a
cultural assessment? Answer: Ask the patient about any affiliation
with a particular cultural group.
◉What should a nurse do to address uncontrolled hypertension in a
primarily black community? Answer: Assess the perceptions of
community members about the care at the clinic.
◉Which actions enhance communication with a non-English
speaking patient from China? Answer: Use a telephone-based
medical interpreter, wait for an agency interpreter, use an electronic
translation software application.
SOLUTION PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉What actions improve patient safety in nursing? Answer:
Performing hand hygiene, disposing of unlabeled medications,
completing appropriate assessments before administering
medications, giving a list of current medicines to the patient and
caregiver before discharge.
◉What is the first step in providing culturally competent care?
Answer: Understand one's own beliefs and values related to health
and health care.
◉What should a nurse do if a Native American patient has several
family members at the bedside? Answer: Ask about the nurse's
beliefs regarding family support during hospitalization.
◉What initial action should a nurse take for an Asian American
patient who has lived in the U.S. for 50 years? Answer: Ask the
patient about any special cultural beliefs or practices.
, ◉What intervention should a nurse plan for a community with many
recent immigrants from Vietnam? Answer: Tuberculosis screening.
◉What should a nurse do if a patient pauses before answering
health history questions? Answer: Wait for the patient to answer
the questions.
◉What strategy should a nurse prioritize for a patient with diabetes
who is uninsured? Answer: Follow evidence-based practice
guidelines.
◉What is the first action a nurse should take when performing a
cultural assessment? Answer: Ask the patient about any affiliation
with a particular cultural group.
◉What should a nurse do to address uncontrolled hypertension in a
primarily black community? Answer: Assess the perceptions of
community members about the care at the clinic.
◉Which actions enhance communication with a non-English
speaking patient from China? Answer: Use a telephone-based
medical interpreter, wait for an agency interpreter, use an electronic
translation software application.
