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NU 126 LEVEL II COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL-
SURGICAL NURSING REVIEW NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM| COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
What is the primary nursing action for hypovolemia? - ANSWER -
Monitor vitals and orthostatic, encourage fluids if safe, administer IV
fluids as ordered.
What are the cues for hypervolemia? - ANSWER - Edema, weight gain,
crackles, dyspnea, bounding pulse, hypertension, jugular venous
distention.
What is the normal range for sodium (Na+)? - ANSWER - About 135-
145 mEq/L.
What are the key cues for hypokalemia? - ANSWER - Dysrhythmias,
muscle weakness, cramps, constipation, fatigue.
What is the nursing priority for hyperkalemia? - ANSWER - Cardiac
monitoring, hold K+, prepare ordered therapies.
What are the common causes of respiratory acidosis? - ANSWER -
Hypoventilation, COPD, opioid overdose.
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What are the nursing actions for phlebitis? - ANSWER - Stop infusion,
remove IV, warm compress, restart elsewhere.
What is the nursing action for fluid overload? - ANSWER - Slow/stop
infusion per policy, notify provider, elevate HOB.
What are common cues of hypertension? - ANSWER - Headache,
blurred vision, nosebleed, dyspnea, elevated BP.
What are risk factors for hypertension? - ANSWER - Age, family
history, African American ethnicity, obesity, high sodium intake,
smoking, alcohol use, stress, kidney disease, diabetes, hyperlipidemia.
What health promotion strategies can help manage hypertension? -
ANSWER - DASH diet, reduce sodium, weight loss, exercise, stop
smoking, limit alcohol, take medications as prescribed.
What is a hypertensive crisis? - ANSWER - Emergency concern when
BP is severely elevated with symptoms or organ damage.
What are priority cues for a hypertensive crisis? - ANSWER - Severe
headache, vision changes, chest pain, dyspnea, neuro changes, very high
BP.
What are risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD)? - ANSWER -
Smoking, hypertension, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity,
inactivity, hyperlipidemia, family history, older age.
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What is stable angina? - ANSWER - Predictable chest pain that occurs
with exertion/stress and is relieved by rest or nitroglycerin.
What is unstable angina? - ANSWER - New, worsening chest pain that
occurs at rest and is not reliably relieved; considered a medical
emergency.
What does the PQRST method assess in chest pain? - ANSWER -
Provocation/palliation, quality, region/radiation, severity, timing.
What are common cardiac diagnostics? - ANSWER - ECG, troponin,
chest x-ray, echocardiogram, stress test, cardiac catheterization.
What is the purpose of nitroglycerin? - ANSWER - Vasodilation to
relieve angina; patients should sit/lie down and monitor BP.
What are the cues of left-sided heart failure? - ANSWER - Dyspnea,
crackles, cough, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, fatigue,
pulmonary edema.
What are the cues of right-sided heart failure? - ANSWER - JVD,
peripheral edema, ascites, hepatomegaly, weight gain, increased
abdominal girth.
What are emergency cues of pulmonary edema? - ANSWER - Severe
dyspnea, crackles, pink frothy sputum, tachycardia, anxiety/restlessness,
low oxygen saturation.
NU 126 LEVEL II COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL-
SURGICAL NURSING REVIEW NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM| COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
What is the primary nursing action for hypovolemia? - ANSWER -
Monitor vitals and orthostatic, encourage fluids if safe, administer IV
fluids as ordered.
What are the cues for hypervolemia? - ANSWER - Edema, weight gain,
crackles, dyspnea, bounding pulse, hypertension, jugular venous
distention.
What is the normal range for sodium (Na+)? - ANSWER - About 135-
145 mEq/L.
What are the key cues for hypokalemia? - ANSWER - Dysrhythmias,
muscle weakness, cramps, constipation, fatigue.
What is the nursing priority for hyperkalemia? - ANSWER - Cardiac
monitoring, hold K+, prepare ordered therapies.
What are the common causes of respiratory acidosis? - ANSWER -
Hypoventilation, COPD, opioid overdose.
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What are the nursing actions for phlebitis? - ANSWER - Stop infusion,
remove IV, warm compress, restart elsewhere.
What is the nursing action for fluid overload? - ANSWER - Slow/stop
infusion per policy, notify provider, elevate HOB.
What are common cues of hypertension? - ANSWER - Headache,
blurred vision, nosebleed, dyspnea, elevated BP.
What are risk factors for hypertension? - ANSWER - Age, family
history, African American ethnicity, obesity, high sodium intake,
smoking, alcohol use, stress, kidney disease, diabetes, hyperlipidemia.
What health promotion strategies can help manage hypertension? -
ANSWER - DASH diet, reduce sodium, weight loss, exercise, stop
smoking, limit alcohol, take medications as prescribed.
What is a hypertensive crisis? - ANSWER - Emergency concern when
BP is severely elevated with symptoms or organ damage.
What are priority cues for a hypertensive crisis? - ANSWER - Severe
headache, vision changes, chest pain, dyspnea, neuro changes, very high
BP.
What are risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD)? - ANSWER -
Smoking, hypertension, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity,
inactivity, hyperlipidemia, family history, older age.
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What is stable angina? - ANSWER - Predictable chest pain that occurs
with exertion/stress and is relieved by rest or nitroglycerin.
What is unstable angina? - ANSWER - New, worsening chest pain that
occurs at rest and is not reliably relieved; considered a medical
emergency.
What does the PQRST method assess in chest pain? - ANSWER -
Provocation/palliation, quality, region/radiation, severity, timing.
What are common cardiac diagnostics? - ANSWER - ECG, troponin,
chest x-ray, echocardiogram, stress test, cardiac catheterization.
What is the purpose of nitroglycerin? - ANSWER - Vasodilation to
relieve angina; patients should sit/lie down and monitor BP.
What are the cues of left-sided heart failure? - ANSWER - Dyspnea,
crackles, cough, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, fatigue,
pulmonary edema.
What are the cues of right-sided heart failure? - ANSWER - JVD,
peripheral edema, ascites, hepatomegaly, weight gain, increased
abdominal girth.
What are emergency cues of pulmonary edema? - ANSWER - Severe
dyspnea, crackles, pink frothy sputum, tachycardia, anxiety/restlessness,
low oxygen saturation.
