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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Test #1 Cumulative (Med Surg)
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EXAM CODE: MED SURG NURSING NCLEX QUESTIONS
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ANSWERS-101




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS:
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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. 22. Where can an ABG be drawn from? Select all that apply.
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a. Artery
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b. Vein
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c. Radial
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d. Brachial
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e. Femoral f. Median g. Cephalic
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[Verified Solution]: a. Artery dd dddd dd



c. Radial
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d. Brachial
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e. Femoral
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Q2. 23. Who can draw an ABG? Select all that apply.
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a. CNA's
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b. RN's
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c. LPN's
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d. RT's
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e. Pulmonary f. Lab
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[Verified Solution]: b. RN's dd dddd dd



d. RT's
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e. Pulmonary
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Q3. 24. What are the signs and symptoms of hypovolemia? Select all that apply.
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a. SOB
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b. Hypotension
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c. Increased respiratory rate
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,d. Tachycardia
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e. Warm, moist skin f. Thirst g. Crackles in lungs
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[Verified Solution]: b. Hypotension dd dddd dd



d. Tachycardia f. Thirst
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Q4. 25. What are the signs and symptoms of fluid overload? Select all that apply.
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a. SOB
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b. Hypotension
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c. Increased respiratory rate
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d. Tachycardia
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e. Warm, moist skin f. Thirst g. Crackles in lungs
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[Verified Solution]: a. SOB dd dddd dd



c. Increased respiratory rate
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e. Warm, moist skin g. Crackles in lungs
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Q5. 29. An older woman was admitted to the medical unit with GI bleeding and fluid volume
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deficit. Clinical manifestations of this problem are (select all that apply)
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a. weight loss.
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b. dry oral mucosa.
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c. full bounding pulse.
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d. engorged neck veins.
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e. decreased central venous pressure.
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[Verified Solution]: a. weight loss. dd dddd dd dd



b. dry oral mucosa.
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e. decreased central venous pressure.
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Q6. 30. The nursing care for a patient with hyponatremia and fluid volume excess includes
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a. fluid restriction.
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b. administration of hypotonic IV fluids.
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c. administration of a cation-exchange resin.
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d. placement of an indwelling urinary catheter.
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[Verified Solution]: a. fluid restriction
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Q7. 31. The nurse should be alert for which manifestations in a patient receiving a loop diuret
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ic?
a. Restlessness and agitation
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b. Paresthesias and irritability
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c. Weak, irregular pulse and poor muscle tone
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d. Increased blood pressure and muscle spasms
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[Verified Solution]: c. Weak, irregular pulse and poor muscle tone
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, Q8. 33. It is important for the nurse to assess for which clinical manifestation(s) in a patient
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who has just undergone a total thyroidectomy (select all that apply)?
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a. Confusion
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b. Weight gain
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c. Depressed reflexes
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d. Circumoral numbness
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e. Positive Chvostek's sign
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[Verified Solution]: a. Confusion dd dddd dd



d. Circumoral numbness
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e. Positive Chvostek's sign
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Q9. 34. The nurse expects the long-
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term treatment of a patient with hyperphosphatemia secondary to renal failure will include
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a. fluid restriction.
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b. calcium supplements.
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c. magnesium supplements.
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d. increased intake of dairy products.
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[Verified Solution]: b. calcium supplements
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Q10. 36. A patient has the following arterial blood gas results: pH 7.52, PaCO2 30 mm Hg, H
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CO3− 24 mEq/L. The nurse determines that these results indicate
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a. metabolic acidosis.
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b. metabolic alkalosis.
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c. respiratory acidosis.
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d. respiratory alkalosis.
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[Verified Solution]: d. respiratory alkalosis.
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Q11. 37. The typical fluid replacement for the patient with a fluid volume deficit is
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a. dextran.
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b. 0.45% saline.
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c. lactated Ringer's.
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d. 5% dextrose in 0.45% saline.
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[Verified Solution]: c. lactated Ringer's.
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Q12. 39. Shock, aspirin overdose, infection, renal desease, DKA, and diarrhea are all common
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causes of:
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a. Respiratory alkalosis
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b. Metabolic acidosis
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