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exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
AnBadultBclientBwhoBisBhospitalizedBafterBsurgeryBreportsBsuddenBonsetBofBchestBpai
nBandBdyspnea.BTheBclientBappearsBanxious,Brestless,BandBmildlyBcyanotic.BTheBnurse
BshouldBfurtherBassessBtheBclientBforBwhichBcondition?



BPulmonaryBembolism.B

BHeartBfailure.

BTuberculosis.

BBronchitis.B-BAnswerBPulmonaryBembolism.B



Post-
surgicalBclientsBareBatBanBincreasedBriskBforBdeepBveinBthrombosisB(DVT),BwhichBmay
BresultBinBpulmonaryBembolismBifBtheBclotBbreaksBoffBandBtravelsBtoBtheBlungs.BSign
sBandBsymptomsBofBpulmonaryBembolismBincludeBchestBpain,Bdyspnea,Banxiety,Brestle
ssness,BandB-BinBsevereBcasesB-Bcyanosis.



Jarvis,BPhysicalBExaminationBandBHealthBAssessment,B7thBed.,Bp.493



WhichBinformationBshouldBtheBnurseBobtainBwhenBperformingBanBinitialBassessmentBo
fBaBclientBwhoBpresentsBtoBtheBemergencyBdepartmentBwithBaBpainfulBankleBinjury?B
(SelectBallBthatBapply.)



QualityBofBtheBpain.B

SignsBofBinflammation.

AnkleBrangeBofBmotion.B

MuscleBstrengthBtesting.

VisibleBdeformitiesBofBtheBjoint.B-BAnswerBQualityBofBtheBpain.B

,SignsBofBinflammation.

AnkleBrangeBofBmotion.B

VisibleBdeformitiesBofBtheBjoint.B



InitialBassessmentBofBaBjointBinjuryBisBperformedBtoBdetermineBtheBextentBofBtheBda
mage.BTheBnurse'sBinitialBassessmentBofBaBpainfulBankleBinjuryBshouldBincludeBpainBq
uality,BtheBpresenceBofBdeformities,BevidenceBofBinflammation,BandBrangeBofBmotion.

JarvisBPhysicalBExaminationBandBHealthBAssessment,B7thBed.Bp.B586-8



WhichBdescriptionBofBpainBisBconsistentBwithBaBdiagnosisBofBrheumatoidBarthritis?

BJointBpainBisBworseBinBtheBmorningBandBinvolvesBsymmetricBjoints.B

BJointBpainBisBbetterBinBtheBmorningBandBworsensBthroughoutBtheBday.

BJointBpainBisBconsistentBthroughoutBtheBdayBandBisBrelievedBbyBpainBmedication.

BJointBpainBisBworseBduringBtheBdayBandBinvolvesBunilateralBjoints.B-
BAnswerBJointBpainBisBworseBinBtheBmorningBandBinvolvesBsymmetricBjoints.B



RheumatoidBarthritisB(RA)BisBanBautoimmuneBdiseaseBthatBcausesBjointBpainBandBswe
lling.BRABisBcharacterizedBbyBpainBthatBisBworseBwhenBarisingBandBinvolvesBsymmetri
cBjoints.

Jarvis.B(2016),BPhysicalBExaminationBandBHealthBAssessment,B7thBEd.,BChapterB22;Bp.B
586



WhichBphysicalBassessmentBfindingBshouldBtheBnurseBanticipateBinBaBclientBwithBlong-
termBgastroesophagealrefluxBdiseaseB(GERD)?



BHoarseness.B

BDryBmouth.

BMouthBulcers.

BWeightBloss.B-BAnswerBHoarseness.B

,DyspepsiaBandBregurgitationBareBtheBmainBsymptomsBofBgastroesophagealBrefluxBdisea
seB(GERD);Bhowever,BhoarsenessBisBoneBofBtheBmostBcommonBlong-
termBsymptomsBofBGERDBdueBtoBtheBirritationBofBtheBrefluxBofBgastricBsecretions.



Ignatavicius,B(2016).BMedical-surgicalBnursing:BPatient-
centeredBcollaborativeBcare,BeightBedition.,BCh.B49,Bp.B1111.



ABclientBpresentsBwithBchronicBvenousBinsufficiency.BWhichBassessmentBfindingBshould
BtheBnurseBanticipate?



BBilateralBlowerBlegBstasisBdermatitis.B

BClubbingBofBfingersBandBtoes.

BIntermittentBclaudication.

BPeripheralBcyanosis.B-BAnswerBBilateralBlowerBlegBstasisBdermatitis.B



ClientsBwhoBsufferBfromBchronincBvenousBinsufficiencyBoftenBdevelopBstatsisBdermatiti
sBinBtheBlowerBextremities.BStatisBdermatitisBappearBasBbrownish-
redBdiscolorationBonBtheBlowerBextremitiesBatBtheBanklesBwhichBcanBdevelopBintoBsta
sisBulcersBdueBtoBtheBpoolingBofBtheBvenousBbloodBflowBbackBtoBtheBheart.

Ignatavicius,B(2013).BMedical-surgicalBnursing:BPatient-
centeredBcollaborativeBcare,B7thBed..,BCh.B33,Bp.B803.



ABclientBhasBbeenBhospitalizedBwithBaBfemurBfractureBandBisBbeingBtreatedBwithBtrac
tion.BWhichBactionBbyBtheBnurseBisBtheBpriorityBwhenBcaringBforBthisBclient?



BAssessBneurovascularBstatus.B

BChangeBtheBclient'sBposition.

BInspectBtheBtractionBequipment.

BReviewBpainBmedicationBorders.B-BAnswerBAssessBneurovascularBstatus.B

, TheBuseBofBtractionBforBlongBboneBfracturesBreducesBtheBpotentialBforBdamageBtoBth
eBsurroundingBtissues.BReportsBofBincreasedBpainBmayBindicateBcirculatoryBcompromis
eBorBtissueBdamageB(compartmentBsyndrome).BAssessingBtheBclient'sBneurovascularBst
atusBisBtheBnurse'sBhighestBpriority.

Ignatavicius,B(2016).BMedical-surgicalBnursing:BPatient-
centeredBcollaborativeBcare,BeightBedition.,BCh.B51,Bpp.B1051-80.



WhichBstatementBmadeBbyBaBclientBwithBchronicBpancreatitisBindicatesBthatBfurtherBe
ducationBisBneeded?



IBwillBcutBbackBonBsmokingBcigarettesBdaily.B

IBwillBavoidBdrinkingBcaffeinatedBbeverages.

IBwillBrestBfrequentlyBandBavoidBvigorousBexercise.B

IBwillBeatBaBbland,Blow-fat,Bhigh-proteinBdiet.B-
BAnswerBIBwillBcutBbackBonBsmokingBcigarettesBdaily.B



ToBpreventBexacerbationsBofBchronicBpancreatitis,BclientsBshouldBbeBinstructedBtoBavoi
dBnicotineBentirely.BAdditionalBteachingBincludesBavoidingBcaffeinatedBbeverages,Brestin
gBfrequentlyBasBneeded,BandBeatingBaBblandBdietBlowBfatBandBhighBinBprotein.Ignata
vicius,B(2016).BMedical-surgicalBnursing:BPatient-
centeredBcollaborativeBcare,B8thBed.,BCh.B59,Bpp.B1084-98.



TheBnurseBisBteachingBaBfemaleBclientBwhoBusesBaBcontraceptiveBdiaphragmBaboutBre
ducingBtheBriskBforBtoxicBshockBsyndromeB(TSS).BWhichBinformationBshouldBtheBnurse
Binclude?B(SelectBallBthatBapply.)

BRemoveBtheBdiaphragmBimmediatelyBafterBintercourse.B

BWashBtheBdiaphragmBwithBanBalcoholBsolution.

BUseBtheBdiaphragmBtoBpreventBconceptionBduringBtheBmenstrualBcycle.

BDoBnotBleaveBtheBdiaphragmBinBplaceBlongerBthanB8BhoursBafterBintercourse.B

BReplaceBtheBoldBdiaphragmBeveryB3Bmonths.B-
BAnswerBDoBnotBleaveBtheBdiaphragmBinBplaceBlongerBthanB8BhoursBafterBintercours
e.B

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