MEDICAL SURGICAL B EXAMINATION TEST
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ B. Place an isolation mask on the client.
Answer: A client arrives at the oncology clinic for the next treatment
in the prescribed course of chemotherapy (CT). The practical nurse
(PN) reviews the client's laboratory results: white blood cells
700/mmd, red blood cells 2.8 million/mm3, hemoglobin 7.9
grams/dl, hematocrit 25.5%, and platelet count 14,000/mm3. Which
action should the PN take first?
◉ D. Atrial fibrillation.
Answer: The practical nurse (PN) is reviewing the health history of a
client with coronary artery disease (CAD). Which finding should the
PN identify that places the client at risk for stroke?
◉ D. Suggest a referral for the client to have hospice care provided in
their home.
Answer: A male client with metastatic gastric cancer is being
discharged home, but the client and family members are fearful of
managing the client's symptoms at home. What action should the
practical nurse provide?
,◉ D. An indwelling catheter is sometimes prescribed to alleviate
symptoms.
Answer: A 60-year-old client with benign prostatic hyperplasia
(BPH) has been up to the bathroom six times during the night. The
client asked the practical nurse (PN) if there is something the
healthcare provider can do to help him with this problem before he
has a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). What
information should the PN offer?
◉ D. Check the client's groin.
Answer: What is the immediate assessment the practical nurse (PN)
should implement for a client who returns to the unit after a cardiac
catheterization?
◉ C. Diabetes increases the risk for cardiovascular disease.
Answer: What information should the practical nurse (PN) reinforce
with a client who is recently diagonsed with diabetes mellitus (DM)?
◉ B. Avoid wearing tight-fitting jeans.
C. Limit caffeine and alcohol.
D. Void before and after intercourse
E. Wipe the perineum from front to back.
Answer: Which information should the practical nurse (PN) offer a
female client who is at risk for recurrent urinary tract infection
(UTI)? Select all
, ◉ A. The client has vomited.
Answer: Which finding prompts the practical nurse (PN) to check
the nasogastric tube (NGT) placement?
◉ D. Absense of blood in the stool.
Answer: A client with major burns is receiving cimetidine (Tagamet).
Which finding should the practical nurse (PN) obtain to best
evaluate the effectiveness of the medication?
◉ C. Degeneration of the basal ganglia leads to a decrease in
dopamine levels.
Answer: A client with Parkinson's disease asks the practical nurse
(PN) to explain how this disease causes his muscles to malfunction.
Which underlying pathophysiology should the PN use as a basis for
the explanation
◉ C. Corrects vision for reading and close work.
Answer: An older client with presbyopia receives a prescription for
corrective lenses. Which information should the practical nurse
provide that explains the expected results of the corrective lenses?
◉ C. Elevated serum ammonia
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ B. Place an isolation mask on the client.
Answer: A client arrives at the oncology clinic for the next treatment
in the prescribed course of chemotherapy (CT). The practical nurse
(PN) reviews the client's laboratory results: white blood cells
700/mmd, red blood cells 2.8 million/mm3, hemoglobin 7.9
grams/dl, hematocrit 25.5%, and platelet count 14,000/mm3. Which
action should the PN take first?
◉ D. Atrial fibrillation.
Answer: The practical nurse (PN) is reviewing the health history of a
client with coronary artery disease (CAD). Which finding should the
PN identify that places the client at risk for stroke?
◉ D. Suggest a referral for the client to have hospice care provided in
their home.
Answer: A male client with metastatic gastric cancer is being
discharged home, but the client and family members are fearful of
managing the client's symptoms at home. What action should the
practical nurse provide?
,◉ D. An indwelling catheter is sometimes prescribed to alleviate
symptoms.
Answer: A 60-year-old client with benign prostatic hyperplasia
(BPH) has been up to the bathroom six times during the night. The
client asked the practical nurse (PN) if there is something the
healthcare provider can do to help him with this problem before he
has a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). What
information should the PN offer?
◉ D. Check the client's groin.
Answer: What is the immediate assessment the practical nurse (PN)
should implement for a client who returns to the unit after a cardiac
catheterization?
◉ C. Diabetes increases the risk for cardiovascular disease.
Answer: What information should the practical nurse (PN) reinforce
with a client who is recently diagonsed with diabetes mellitus (DM)?
◉ B. Avoid wearing tight-fitting jeans.
C. Limit caffeine and alcohol.
D. Void before and after intercourse
E. Wipe the perineum from front to back.
Answer: Which information should the practical nurse (PN) offer a
female client who is at risk for recurrent urinary tract infection
(UTI)? Select all
, ◉ A. The client has vomited.
Answer: Which finding prompts the practical nurse (PN) to check
the nasogastric tube (NGT) placement?
◉ D. Absense of blood in the stool.
Answer: A client with major burns is receiving cimetidine (Tagamet).
Which finding should the practical nurse (PN) obtain to best
evaluate the effectiveness of the medication?
◉ C. Degeneration of the basal ganglia leads to a decrease in
dopamine levels.
Answer: A client with Parkinson's disease asks the practical nurse
(PN) to explain how this disease causes his muscles to malfunction.
Which underlying pathophysiology should the PN use as a basis for
the explanation
◉ C. Corrects vision for reading and close work.
Answer: An older client with presbyopia receives a prescription for
corrective lenses. Which information should the practical nurse
provide that explains the expected results of the corrective lenses?
◉ C. Elevated serum ammonia
