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MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING IGNATIVICIUS EXAM 2026 60+ COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!!! NEW LATEST UPDATE!!!!!

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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




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NS ANSWERS dd




STUDENT NAME: ________________________________ dd dd DATE: _____________
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COURSE: Ignatavicius: Medical Surgical Nursing Musculoskelet
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al (Ch 45\46\47)
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EXAM CODE: IGNATAVICIUS MEDICAL SURGICAL NURS
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ING TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS-101
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EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. ANS: C Anyone who has osteoporosis is at risk for fragility fractures even if he or she do
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es not experience trauma like a fall. The client needs to keep active rather than stay in bed wh
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ere more bone could be lost. High-
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calcium foods may not be helpful because bone loss is already severe. There is no indication th
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at the client needs assistance with ADLs.
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[Verified Solution]: The nurse teaches assistive personnel (AP) about care of an older adult diagnosed
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dwith osteoporosis. What teaching would the nurse include?
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a. "Teach the client to eat high-calcium foods in the diet."
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b. "Assist the client with activities of daily living."
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c. "Osteoporosis places the client is at risk for fractures."
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d. "The client should stay in bed to prevent falling."
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Q2. ANS: A Fear of falling can limit participation in activity. The nurse would first assess if t
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he client has this fear and then offer suggestions for dealing with it. The client may or may not
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need extra calcium, other exercises, or weight lifting.
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[Verified Solution]: A client has been advised to perform weight-
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bearing exercises to help slow bone loss, but has not followed this advice. What response by the nurse i
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s appropriate at this time?
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a. Ask the client about fear of falling.
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b. Instruct the client to increase calcium.
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c. Suggest other exercises the client can do.
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d. Tell the client to try weight lifting.
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,Q3. ANS: B Denosumab is given by subcutaneous injection twice a year. The client does not n
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eed to drink 8 ounces (240 mL) of water with this medication as it is not taken orally. The clie
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nt does not need to remain upright for 30 to 60 minutes after taking this medication, nor does
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the client need to take the drug on an empty stomach.
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[Verified Solution]: A client has been prescribed denosumab. What health teaching about this drug is
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most appropriate for the nurse to include?
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a. "Drink at least 8 ounces (240 mL) of water with it."
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b. "Make appointments to come get your injection."
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c. "Sit upright for 30 to 60 minutes after taking it."
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d. "Take the drug on an empty stomach."
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Q4. ANS: C The most common assessment finding is the client's report of severe pain in the a
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rch of the foot, especially when walking. The other findings are not typical in clients with this
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health problem. dd




[Verified Solution]: The nurse is performing an assessment of a client with possible plantar fasciitis in
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the right foot. What assessment finding would the nurse expect in the right foot?
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a. Multiple toe deformities
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b. Numbness and paresthesias
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c. Severe pain in the arch of the foot
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d. Redness and severe swelling
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Q5. ANS: D Rheumatoid arthritis often occurs in young female adults and can lead to osteopo
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rosis as a common complication. Cushing disease (rather than Addison disease) and hyperthyr
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oidism (rather than hypothyroidism) are also risk factors. Osteoarthritis is a joint disease.
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[Verified Solution]: The nurse is caring for a young client who has been diagnosed with osteopenia.
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Which risk factor in the client's history most likely contributed to the bone loss?
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a. Osteoarthritis
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b. Hypothyroidism
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c. Addison disease
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d. Rheumatoid arthritis
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Q6. ANS: C In the presence of a heavily draining wound, the nurse would place the client on
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Contact Precautions. If the client has discomfort, acetaminophen can be used, but this client h
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as not reported pain and is afebrile. The client may or may not need an amputation in the fut
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ure. The wound care nurse may be consulted but not as the most appropriate action.
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[Verified Solution]: An older client with diabetes is admitted with a heavily draining leg wound. The
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client's white blood cell count is 38,000/mm3 (38 x 10^9/L) but the client is afebrile. Which nursing act
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ion is most appropriate at this time?
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a. Administer acetaminophen as needed.
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b. Educate the client on amputation.
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c. Place the client on Contact Precautions.
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d. Refer the client to the wound care nurse.
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, Q7. ANS: C This client is the priority because the assessment findings indicate a critical lack
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of perfusion. A high white blood cell count is an expected finding for the client with osteoporos
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is. The client requesting pain medication should be seen second. The client who just returned f
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rom a CT scan is stable and needs no specific postprocedure care.
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[Verified Solution]: A nurse is caring for four clients. After the hand-
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off report, which client would the nurse see first?
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a. Client with osteoporosis and a white blood cell count of 27,000/mm3(27 x 10^9/L)
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b. Client with osteoporosis and a bone fracture who requests pain medication
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c. Post-microvascular bone transfer client whose distal leg is cool and pale
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d. Client with suspected bone tumor who just returned from having a spinal CT
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Q8. ANS: A Pain medication should be given to control metastatic bone pain. Elevation and h
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eat may or may not be helpful. Protective precautions are not needed for this client.
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[Verified Solution]: A client has a metastatic bone tumor in the left leg. What action by the nurse is a
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ppropriate?
a. Administer pain medication as prescribed.
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b. Elevate the extremity and apply moist heat.
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c. Teach the client about amputation care.
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d. Place the client on protective precautions.
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Q9. ANS: C The feet are the most distal to the heart and receive less blood flow than other or
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gans and tissues, prolonging the healing time after surgery. The other explanations are not cor
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rect.
[Verified Solution]: A client had a bunionectomy with osteotomy. The client asks why healing may ta
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ke up to 3 months. What explanation by the nurse is best?
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a. "The bones in your feet are hard to operate on."
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b. "The surrounding bones and tissue are damaged."
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c. "Your feet have less blood flow, so healing is slower."
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d. "Your feet bear weight so they never really heal."
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Q10. ANS: C The client on raloxifene needs to be assessed first because of the potential for de
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ep vein thrombosis, which is an adverse effect of raloxifene. The client with flank pain may ha
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ve had a kidney stone but is not acutely ill now. The client who cannot remember taking the la
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st dose of ibandronate can be seen last. The client on risedronate may need to change medicati
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ons.
[Verified Solution]: A nurse assesses clients in an osteoporosis clinic. Which client would the nurse as
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sess first? dd



a. Client taking calcium with vitamin D who reports flank pain 2 weeks ago.
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b. Client taking ibandronate who cannot remember when the last dose was.
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c. Client taking raloxifene who reports unilateral calf swelling.
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d. Client taking risedronate who reports occasional dyspepsia.
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