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Exam Solution zm




Med Surg Chapter 1 NCLEX examination 2026 A+ GRAD
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E ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANS
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WERS (01295) zm




QUESTION 1 zm




The nurse has recently been assigned to a medical-
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surgical clinical rotation. According to the scope of medical-
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surgical nursing, what type of client assignments does the nurse expect to see?
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A. Hospitalized children with acute and chronic illnesses
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B. Hospitalized adults with acute and chronic illnesses
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C. Older adults in a nursing home
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D. Working adults in a corporate setting
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ANSWER

B. Hospitalized adults with acute and chronic illnesses The scope of medical-
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surgical nursing, sometimes called adult health nursing, is to promote health and prevent illness or i
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njury in clients from 18 to 100 years of age or older. The most common practice setting is the acut
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e care hospital. Hospitalized children with acute and chronic illnesses are commonly seen in pediatri
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c nursing. Older adults in a nursing home are commonly seen in geriatric nursing. Working adults in
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a corporate setting are commonly seen by occupational health nurses.
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QUESTION 2 zm




The nursing student has been assigned to the hospital's Rapid Response Team (RRT).
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Which statement by the student indicates a correct understanding of the RRT member
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's purpose?
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A. "I will be caring for clients in the hospital."
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B. "I will be riding along in the hospital's ambulance."
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C. "I will be admitting clients to the hospital."
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D. "I will be observing Code Blue resuscitations."
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ANSWER

A. "I will be caring for clients in the hospital." Members of the RRT are critical care experts who ar
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e on site in the hospital and are available at any time. The RRT does not ride along in the ambulan
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ce; it is hospital-
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, based. RRT members do not admit clients to the hospital. They do not replace the code team—
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they often precede it.
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QUESTION 3 zm




The nurse is working in the intensive care unit. When does the nurse call the Rapid R
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esponse Team (RRT)? zm zm



A. An 87-year-old client awakens mildly confused, then reorients quickly.
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B. A newly admitted client requests pain medication.
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C. A postoperative client's dressing has mild bloody drainage.
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D. A postoperative client's blood pressure suddenly drops.
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ANSWER

D. A postoperative client's blood pressure suddenly drops. The RRT should be called whenever a cli
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ent has a slow or sudden deterioration in clinical condition, such as a sudden drop in blood pressur
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e. The older adult client awakening in a confused state and then reorienting can be a normal occurr
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ence because of the client's age. Pain medication should be indicated in the health care provider's p
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rescription. If it is not, the admitting health care provider should be called, not the RRT. Mild draina
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ge on the dressing of the postoperative client is normal.
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QUESTION 4 zm




Which role of the medical-zm zm zm zm



surgical nurse is demonstrated when writing a plan of care for a client who is newly
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admitted to the hospital? zm zm zm



A. Advocate
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B. Caregiver
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C. Communicator
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D. Educator
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ANSWER

B. Caregiver In the caregiver role, medical-
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surgical nurses assess clients, analyze collected information to determine their needs, develop nursin
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g diagnoses and collaborative problems, plan care and carry out the plan with the health care team,
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mand evaluate the care given. In the role of advocate, the medical-
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surgical nurse assists the client and family through caring interventions. "Communicator" is not a de
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fined nursing role. In the role of educator, the nurse strives to improve health by facilitating client l
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earning regarding health promotion, disease and illness, and specific treatment by teaching clients a
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nd family members or other caregivers.
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QUESTION 5 zm




The nurse supports the client and family in deciding on a "Do Not Resuscitate" order.
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Which ethical principle that guides nursing clinical decision making is demonstrated i
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n this situation?
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A. Beneficence
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