ANCC Med/Surg Review Questions from Class and verified correct answers 2026 update

ANCC Med/Surg Review Questions from
Class and verified correct answers 2026
update
The h,RN h,assesses h,the h,patient's h,body h,movements, h,posture, h,and h,gait. h,What h,part h,of h,the h,physical
h,exam h,is h,used h,to h,assess h,these h,areas?



A) Auscultation

B) Inspection

C) Palpation

D) Percussion h,- h,answer h,>> h , Inspection



The h,RN h,is h,developing h,a h,care h,plan h,for h,a h,patient. h,What h,is h,the h,end h,result h,from h,the h,data h,that h,they
h,obtained h,during h,the h,RN h,assessment?



A) Actualization h,of h,a h,care h,plan

B) Determining h,the h,patient h,response h,to h,the h,Rn h,care

C) Collection h,& h,Analysis h,of h,subjective h,data

D) ID h,of h,actual h,or h,potential h,health h,problems h,- h,answer h,>> h , ID h,of h,actual h,or h,potential h,health
h,problems




The h,RN h,is h,prioritizing h,nursing h,interventions h,according h,to h,Maslow's h,Hierarchy h,of h,Needs. h,Which h,of
h,the h,following h,scenarios h,best h,demonstrates h,this h,theory?



A) State h,that h,having h,a h,care h,conference h,about h,a h,hospice h,patient h,is h,not h,necessary

B) Administer h,pain h,medication h,to h,an h,80 h,yo h,man h,recovering h,from h,THR h,40 h,minutes h,before h,he h,is
h,scheduled h,for h,PT



C) inform h,pt h,that h,they h,must h,get h,their h,AM h,care h,now, h,just h,as h,the h,breakfast h,tray h,is h,being h,delivered

D) Request h,that h,the h,chaplain h,leave h,the h,pt's h,room h,so h,that h,the h,RN h,can h,obtain h,pm h,VS> h,- h,answer
h,>> h , B) h,Administer h,pain h,medication h,to h,an h,80 h,yo h,man h,recovering h,from h,THR h,40 h,minutes h,before h,he

h,is h,scheduled h,for h,PT




45 h,yo h,F h,w/ h,late h,stage h,3 h,CKD h,GFR h,= h,35 h,ml/min h,pH h,7.36, h,PA h,CO2 h,- h,35, h,HCO3 h,=19

A) respiratory h,acidosis

B) Metabolic h,Acidosis

,C) COmpenstated h,respiratory h,acidosis

D) Compensated h,metabolic h,acidosis h,- h,answer h,>> h , D) h,Compensated h,metabolic h,acidosis



RN h,educating h,patient h,who h,has h,CKD h,and h,recently h,suffered h,an h,episode h,of h,CHF. h,MD h,prescribed h,a
h,low h,sodium h,and h,low h,potassium h,diet, h,as h,the h,patient h,is h,on h,lisinopril h,& h,spironolactone. h,pt h,asks

h,you h,to h,him h,some h,common h,foods h,that h,are h,high h,in h,potassium, h,that h,he h,should h,omit h,from h,his h,diet.

h,Which h,of h,the h,following h,responses h,is h,the h,best h,by h,the h,RN?



A) bananas, h,eggs, h,milk h,high h,in h,K h,& h,should h,be h,used h,sparingly h,in h,a h,low h,K h,diet

B) salt h,substitutes, h,dried h,apricots h,and h,potatoes h,should h,be h,consumed h,sparingly h,in h,a h,low h,K h,diet

C) coconut h,h20 h,apples h,and h,oranges

D) avocados, h,eggs, h,milk h,- h,answer h,>> h , B)salt h,substitutes, h,dried h,apricots h,and h,potatoes h,should h,be
h,consumed h,sparingly h,in h,a h,low h,K h,diet




JK h,has h,distended h,neck h,veins, h,visible h,at h,the h,angle h,of h,the h,jaw. h,Based h,on h,this h,assessment h,finding,
h,you h,anticipate:



A) Impending h,respiratory h,distress

B) Diuretics h,may h,be h,increased

C) Reduced h,tissue h,O2 h,delivery

D) Impaired h,cardiac h,contractility h,- h,answer h,>> h , B) h,Diuretics h,may h,be h,increased



When h,assessing h,a h,patient h,w/ h,anemia h,from h,acute h,blood h,loss, h,the h,RN h,would h,epect h,to h,find h,which
h,of h,the h,following?



A) Sudden h,onsent h,of h,sx h,- h,hypotension h,& h,tachycardia

b) h,exertional h,dyspnea, h,poor h,nutrition h,and h,hypotension

C) Sudden h,onset h,of h,symptoms h,- h,glossitis h,and h,tachycardia

D) Fatigue, h,neuropathy h,and h,tachycardia h,- h,answer h,>> h , A) h,Sudden h,onsent h,of h,sx h,- h,hypotension h,&
h,tachycardia




A h,decrease h,in h,PACO2 h,from h,40 h,to h,18 h,indicates h,that h,the h,patient

A) hypoxia

B) respiratory h,alkalosis

C) is h,breathing h,faster/depper h,than h,normal

, D) aspirin h,overdose h,- h,answer h,>> h , C) h,is h,breathing h,faster/depper h,than h,normal



pt h,vomiting h,would h,be h,expected h,to h,have

A) hypocalcemia

B) Hypercholeremia

C) Metabolic h,acidosis

D) Hypokalemia h,- h,answer h,>> h , D) h,Hypokalemia



PT h,receiving h,IVF h,through h,an h,AC h,line h,in h,the h,LA, h,RN h,notes h,that h,the h,site h,is h,tender h,to h,palpation h,and
h,has h,a h,red h,streak h,extending h,into h,the h,biceps. h,Which h,of h,the h,following h,interventions h,should h,the h,RN

h,perform h,first?



A) Warm h,compress

B) Start h,IV h,on h,R h,Arm

C) Notify h,Charge h,RN

D) DC h,Iv h,- h,answer h,>> h , D) h,DC h,Iv



RN h,is h,about h,to h,give h,the h,pt h,a h,scheduled h,tube h,feeding. h,Which h,of h,the h,following h,would h,cause h,the
h,RN h,to h,hold h,the h,feeding h,and h,reassess h,in h,1-2 h,hours?



A) Residual h,<50 h,ml

B) Residual h,b/w h,60-75

C) residual h,near h,100ml

D) Residual h,>200 h,- h,answer h,>> h , D) h,Residual h,>200



RN h,is h,collecting h,a h,stool h,sample h,from h,a h,50YO h,M h,suspected h,of h,having h,peptic h,ulcer h,disease. h,What
h,would h,the h,RN h,expect h,to h,see h,in h,the h,specimen?



A) clay h,colored h,stoll

h, B)Greasy, h,frothy

stool
h,



C) Black h,or h,marooned h,colored h,stool

D) Liquid h,stool h,threaded h,with h,mucus h,- h,answer h,>> h , C) h,Black h,or h,marooned h,colored h,stool