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NURSING 102 MED SURGE FINAL EXAM, QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025 WITH HIGH PASSING
RATE/GRADED A+
When you are examining a patient and you are assaulting the abdomen, and you
hear a swooshing sound what do you do? - (answer)You need to notify the health
care immediately and do not palpate.
this can be an abdomen aortic aneurism
what type of bowel sounds will you hear if you have a patient with
gastroenteritis? - (answer)hyperactive bowel sounds
similarities and differences in these exams and how they prepare students for their respective careers.________________________________________1. Business Exams1.1. Overview of Business EducationBusiness
You are working in the ER and you have a patient complaning of Right Upper
Quadrant pain after eating KFC chicken what do you think is causing this pain? -
(answer)Gallbladder issues
what is the definitive test for diagnosing cholecystitis? - (answer)Right upper
quadrant ultrasound
Cat scan can be done but not as good as the ultrasound
you have a patient that had a recent colonoscopy, they are tachycardic with heart
rate of 122, hypotension B/P 88/62, respirations 30, abdomen distended and
board- like. What do you suspect? - (answer)Bowel perfusion- perforated bowel
surgical emergency
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GERD- education for patients - (answer)Modifiable risks- to quit smoking, avoid
carbonated beverages.
after they eat they need to sit up 30 minutes to 1 hour
similarities and differences in these exams and how they prepare students for their respective careers.________________________________________1. Business Exams1.1. Overview of Business EducationBusiness
what medications do you give for GERD - (answer)PPI's
what is the syndrome called when a patient had abdominal surgery, this usually
happens 2-3 days after, experience vertigo, sweating, tachycardia? -
(answer)dumping syndrome
what is the prority nursing intervention for a patient with an upper GI bleed -
(answer)ABC
AIRWAY, BREATHING, CIRCULATION
You have a patient that comes into the ER that has a history of esophageal
varices, coughing up blood what is priority - (answer)ABC
AIRWAY, BREATHING, CIRCULATION
Which bacteria can cause gastric cancer? - (answer)h. pylori
how do we test for h. pylori? - (answer)blood sample
most common way to do it is EGD, take a biopsy
, 3
breathe test- less common
similarities and differences in these exams and how they prepare students for their respective careers.________________________________________1. Business Exams1.1. Overview of Business EducationBusiness
what are some symptoms of colon cancer? - (answer)weight loss-unexplained
H&H drops for labs
unexplained anemia
bloody-tarry stools
different type of stools
what test do we do to test for colon cancer - (answer)colonoscopy
what do we have to do for a patient to prep for a colonoscopy? - (answer)Bowel
prep
Physical examination signs of peritonitis are? - (answer)Rigid, board like abdomen
also, for perforated bowel
when a patient has GERD and has painful swallowing it is called? -
(answer)odynophagia
when a patient has trouble swallowing that is called - (answer)dyspahgia
esophageal varices
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pateint with vomiting and bleeding from the mouth what is our nursing priority -
(answer)ABC's
so, we need to position them in high fowlers (straight up) to prevent aspiration.
similarities and differences in these exams and how they prepare students for their respective careers.________________________________________1. Business Exams1.1. Overview of Business EducationBusiness
Anyone with impaired liver function is at risk for? - (answer)bleeding
if they have a liver biopsy, how do they need positioned? - (answer)put them on
left side and assess for bleeding
What lab values do you need to look at for impaired liver function patients? -
(answer)H&H, liver enzymes, INR
they cannot metabolize medications so we need to watch for what? -
(answer)medication overdosing
we need to watch out for opioids
Cholecystitis S/S - (answer)Right upper Quadrant pain
Pain referred to shoulder
HR high (tachycardia)
Fever and chills
N/V
NURSING 102 MED SURGE FINAL EXAM, QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025 WITH HIGH PASSING
RATE/GRADED A+
When you are examining a patient and you are assaulting the abdomen, and you
hear a swooshing sound what do you do? - (answer)You need to notify the health
care immediately and do not palpate.
this can be an abdomen aortic aneurism
what type of bowel sounds will you hear if you have a patient with
gastroenteritis? - (answer)hyperactive bowel sounds
similarities and differences in these exams and how they prepare students for their respective careers.________________________________________1. Business Exams1.1. Overview of Business EducationBusiness
You are working in the ER and you have a patient complaning of Right Upper
Quadrant pain after eating KFC chicken what do you think is causing this pain? -
(answer)Gallbladder issues
what is the definitive test for diagnosing cholecystitis? - (answer)Right upper
quadrant ultrasound
Cat scan can be done but not as good as the ultrasound
you have a patient that had a recent colonoscopy, they are tachycardic with heart
rate of 122, hypotension B/P 88/62, respirations 30, abdomen distended and
board- like. What do you suspect? - (answer)Bowel perfusion- perforated bowel
surgical emergency
, 2
GERD- education for patients - (answer)Modifiable risks- to quit smoking, avoid
carbonated beverages.
after they eat they need to sit up 30 minutes to 1 hour
similarities and differences in these exams and how they prepare students for their respective careers.________________________________________1. Business Exams1.1. Overview of Business EducationBusiness
what medications do you give for GERD - (answer)PPI's
what is the syndrome called when a patient had abdominal surgery, this usually
happens 2-3 days after, experience vertigo, sweating, tachycardia? -
(answer)dumping syndrome
what is the prority nursing intervention for a patient with an upper GI bleed -
(answer)ABC
AIRWAY, BREATHING, CIRCULATION
You have a patient that comes into the ER that has a history of esophageal
varices, coughing up blood what is priority - (answer)ABC
AIRWAY, BREATHING, CIRCULATION
Which bacteria can cause gastric cancer? - (answer)h. pylori
how do we test for h. pylori? - (answer)blood sample
most common way to do it is EGD, take a biopsy
, 3
breathe test- less common
similarities and differences in these exams and how they prepare students for their respective careers.________________________________________1. Business Exams1.1. Overview of Business EducationBusiness
what are some symptoms of colon cancer? - (answer)weight loss-unexplained
H&H drops for labs
unexplained anemia
bloody-tarry stools
different type of stools
what test do we do to test for colon cancer - (answer)colonoscopy
what do we have to do for a patient to prep for a colonoscopy? - (answer)Bowel
prep
Physical examination signs of peritonitis are? - (answer)Rigid, board like abdomen
also, for perforated bowel
when a patient has GERD and has painful swallowing it is called? -
(answer)odynophagia
when a patient has trouble swallowing that is called - (answer)dyspahgia
esophageal varices
, 4
pateint with vomiting and bleeding from the mouth what is our nursing priority -
(answer)ABC's
so, we need to position them in high fowlers (straight up) to prevent aspiration.
similarities and differences in these exams and how they prepare students for their respective careers.________________________________________1. Business Exams1.1. Overview of Business EducationBusiness
Anyone with impaired liver function is at risk for? - (answer)bleeding
if they have a liver biopsy, how do they need positioned? - (answer)put them on
left side and assess for bleeding
What lab values do you need to look at for impaired liver function patients? -
(answer)H&H, liver enzymes, INR
they cannot metabolize medications so we need to watch for what? -
(answer)medication overdosing
we need to watch out for opioids
Cholecystitis S/S - (answer)Right upper Quadrant pain
Pain referred to shoulder
HR high (tachycardia)
Fever and chills
N/V
