EXAM
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MedSurg NCLEX 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE S ga ga ga ga ga ga ga
OLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (D4636) ga ga ga ga
QUESTION 1 ga
Term
ANSWER
Definition
QUESTION 2 ga
A 78-year-
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old does not want to eat lunch and complains that the food that is serve does not taste g
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ood. Consistent with knowledge about age-
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related changes to taste, the nurse may find that the client is more willing to eat.
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A) Greasy foods
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B) Sour foods
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C) Sweet foods
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D) Salty foods.
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ANSWER
C = the older adults' taste buds retain their sensitivity to carbohydrates. In addition, carbohydrates. Ten
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d to be food items that are easy to chew. Older adults lose their sensitivity to sour and salty foods. Olde
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r adults may find greasy foods harder to digest and therefore may avoid them; however, preference for
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greasy foods is not related to changes in taste associated with age.
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QUESTION 3 ga
A community health nurse is teaching smoking cessation program to a group of healthy
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adult smokers. What type of prevention activity is this?
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A) Primaryga
B) Secondary
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C) Tertiary
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D) None of the above
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, ANSWER
A = primary cancer prevention targets healthy individuals and includes steps to avoid factors that migh
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t lead to the development of diseases.
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QUESTION 4 ga
A female client with breast cancer is currently receiving radiation therapy for treatment
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. The client is complaining of apathy, hard to concentrate on something, and feeling tire
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d despite of having time to rest and more sleep. These complains suggest symptoms of:
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A) Hypocalcemiaga
B) radiation pneumonitis
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C) advanced breast cancer
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D) fatigue ga
ANSWER
D = Fatigue is a common complaint of individuals receiving medication therapy.
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QUESTION 5 ga
A male client is receiving chemotherapy for lung cancer. He asks the nurse how the drug
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will work. Which of the following is the correct response of the nurse?
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A) "Chemotherapy affects all rapidly dividing cells."
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B) "Structure of the DNA is altered."
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C) "Chemotherapy encourages cancer cells to divide."
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D) "Cancer cells have susceptible drug toxins."
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ANSWER
A = There are many mechanisms of action for chemotherapeutic agents, but most affect the rapidly divi
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ding cells- ga
both cancerous and noncancerous. Cancer cells are characterized by rapid cell division. Chemotherapy s
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lows cell division ga ga
QUESTION 6 ga
A client will be receiving general anesthesia. The nurse reviews the laboratory result of
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the client and found out that the serum potassium level is 5.8 mEq/L. What should be th
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e nurse's initial response?
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A) Send the client to surgery
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B) Notify the anesthesiologist
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C) Call the surgeon
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D) Send the client to surgery
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ANSWER
B = the nurse should notify the anesthesiologist because a serum potassium level of 5.8 mEq/L places t
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he client at risk for dysrhythmias when under general anesthesia.
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Exam Solution ga
MedSurg NCLEX 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE S ga ga ga ga ga ga ga
OLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (D4636) ga ga ga ga
QUESTION 1 ga
Term
ANSWER
Definition
QUESTION 2 ga
A 78-year-
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old does not want to eat lunch and complains that the food that is serve does not taste g
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ood. Consistent with knowledge about age-
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related changes to taste, the nurse may find that the client is more willing to eat.
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A) Greasy foods
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B) Sour foods
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C) Sweet foods
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D) Salty foods.
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ANSWER
C = the older adults' taste buds retain their sensitivity to carbohydrates. In addition, carbohydrates. Ten
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d to be food items that are easy to chew. Older adults lose their sensitivity to sour and salty foods. Olde
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r adults may find greasy foods harder to digest and therefore may avoid them; however, preference for
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greasy foods is not related to changes in taste associated with age.
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QUESTION 3 ga
A community health nurse is teaching smoking cessation program to a group of healthy
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adult smokers. What type of prevention activity is this?
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A) Primaryga
B) Secondary
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C) Tertiary
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D) None of the above
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, ANSWER
A = primary cancer prevention targets healthy individuals and includes steps to avoid factors that migh
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t lead to the development of diseases.
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QUESTION 4 ga
A female client with breast cancer is currently receiving radiation therapy for treatment
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. The client is complaining of apathy, hard to concentrate on something, and feeling tire
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d despite of having time to rest and more sleep. These complains suggest symptoms of:
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A) Hypocalcemiaga
B) radiation pneumonitis
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C) advanced breast cancer
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D) fatigue ga
ANSWER
D = Fatigue is a common complaint of individuals receiving medication therapy.
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QUESTION 5 ga
A male client is receiving chemotherapy for lung cancer. He asks the nurse how the drug
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will work. Which of the following is the correct response of the nurse?
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A) "Chemotherapy affects all rapidly dividing cells."
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B) "Structure of the DNA is altered."
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C) "Chemotherapy encourages cancer cells to divide."
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D) "Cancer cells have susceptible drug toxins."
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ANSWER
A = There are many mechanisms of action for chemotherapeutic agents, but most affect the rapidly divi
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ding cells- ga
both cancerous and noncancerous. Cancer cells are characterized by rapid cell division. Chemotherapy s
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lows cell division ga ga
QUESTION 6 ga
A client will be receiving general anesthesia. The nurse reviews the laboratory result of
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the client and found out that the serum potassium level is 5.8 mEq/L. What should be th
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e nurse's initial response?
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A) Send the client to surgery
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B) Notify the anesthesiologist
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C) Call the surgeon
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D) Send the client to surgery
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ANSWER
B = the nurse should notify the anesthesiologist because a serum potassium level of 5.8 mEq/L places t
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he client at risk for dysrhythmias when under general anesthesia.
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