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Prepare for the Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN) examination with sample questions and exam review material for 2026. This resource is designed to help medical-surgical nurses review key concepts, practice exam-style questions, assess their knowledge, and strengthen preparation for the CMSRN certification examination. Ideal for nurses searching for CMSRN sample questions, CMSRN practice questions, medical-surgical nursing certification exam prep, CMSRN study guides, Med-Surg certification review, and nursing certification study materials for 2026.

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CertifiedvnMedical-SurgicalvnRegisteredvnNursevn2025vnSamplevnQuestions



ThevnnursevnreceivesvnallvnofvnthevnfollowingvnstatvnordersvnforvnMr.vnPalmer.vnWhichvno
nevnshouldvnthevnnursevnquestion?

1)vnOxygenvnpervnnasalvncannulavnatvn4vnLvnpervnminute.

2)vnEnoxaparinvn(Lovenox)vn40vnmgvnsubcutaneously.

3)vnTroponinvnlevel.

4)vnComputedvntomographyvn(CT)vnangiogram.vn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
Rationale:vnThevnnursevnshouldvnquestionsvnthevnordervnforvnLovenoxvnbecausevnthevn
patientvnisvnreceivingvnavnheparinvndrip.



ChristinevnWarren,vn45vnyearsvnold,vnhasvnavnlongvnhistoryvnofvnulcerativevncolitis,vnandvn
non-
surgicalvntreatmentvnnovnlongervnrelievedvnhervnsymptoms.vnShevnunderwentvnavntotalvnp
roctocolectomyvnandvnavnpermanentvnileostomyvn12vnhoursvnago.

ThevnnursevnshouldvncontactvnthevnphysicianvnimmediatelyvnifvnMrs.vnWarrenvnhasvnwhi
chvnofvnthesevnfindings?



1)vnThevnstomavnappearsvnpalevnandvndry.

2)vnThevnstomavnappearsvnredvnandvnshiny.

3)vnTherevnisvn200vnmLvnofvndarkvngreenvnoutputvnfromvnthevnstoma.

4)vnTherevnisvn50vnmLvnofvnserosanguinousvndrainagevnfromvnthevnstoma.vn-
vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ 1)vnThevnstomavnappearsvnpalevnandvndry.



Rationale:vnIfvntherevnisvnanvnadequatevnbloodvnsupplyvntovnthevnstoma,vnthevncolorvnisvnpi
nkvnorvnred,vnandvnthevnstomavnisvnmoistvnasvnavnresultvnofvnmucousvnproduction.vnAvnpale

, dryvncolorvnsuggestsvnischemiavnofvnthevnstomavnorvnbowelvnandvnmustvnbevnreportedvni
vn

mmediatelyvntovnthevnphysician.vnWithvnanvnileostomyvninitiallyvnaftervnsurgery,vnthevno
utputvnisvnavnloose,vndarkvngreenvnliquidvnthatvnmayvncontainvnsomevnblood.vnThevnileosto
myvnusuallyvnbeginsvntovndrainvnwithinvn24vnofvnsurgeryvnatvnmorevnthanvnonevnlitervnpervn
day.



WhenvnchangingvnMrs.vnWarren'svnileostomyvnbag,vnthevnnursevnnoticesvnthatvnthevnperi
stomalvnskinvnisvnirritated.vn



Whichvnofvnthesevnactionsvnbyvnthevnnursevnwouldvnbevnappropriatevnbeforevnreapplyingv
nthevnappliance?



1)vnWashvnthevnareavnwithvnantisepticvnsoapvnandvnwater.

2)vnCleanvnthevnsitevnwithvnDakin'svnsolution.

3)vnUsevnavnsolidvnskinvnbarrier.

4)vnObtainvnanvnordervnforvnavntopicalvnantibiotic.vn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
3)vnUsevnavnsolidvnskinvnbarrier.



Rationale:vnThevndrainagevnfromvnthevnstomavncanvnquicklyvnirritatevnthevnsurroundingvn
tissue.vnTherefore,vnavnsolidvnskinvnbarrier,vnwithvnavnpectinvnbasevnorvnkarayavnwafervnth
atvnhasvnavnmeasurablevnthicknessvnandvnhydrocolloidvnadhesivevnproperties,vnshouldvnb
evnapplied.



Whichvnofvnthesevncomments,vnifvnmadevnbyvnMrs.vnWarrenvnbeforevnhervnsurgery,vnwou
ldvnindicatevnthatvnshevnhadvnconcernsvnaboutvnhervnbodyvnimage?



1)vn"Ivnwillvnhavevntovnstopvnmyvnaerobicsvnclasses."

,2)vn"I'mvnsovnafraidvnIvnmayvnnotvnsurvivevnthevnsurgery."

3)vn"Ivnneedvntovngovnshoppingvnforvnsomevnloose,vnbaggyvnclothes."

4)vn"I'mvnconcernedvnthatvnthisvnmayvnbevnonlyvnthevnfirstvnofvnmanyvnsurgeries."vn-
vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
3)vn"Ivnneedvntovngovnshoppingvnforvnsomevnloose,vnbaggyvnclothes."



Rationale:Bodyvnimagevnrefersvntovnavnperson'svnperceptionvnofvnselfvnandvndeterminesvn
howvnthevnpersonvninteractsvnwithvnothers.vnOnevndoesvnnotvnneedvntovnpurchasevnspecial
vnclothingvnaftervnileostomyvnsurgery,vnalthoughvnsomevnminorvnadjustmentsvnmayvnbevn

neededvnforvncomfort,vne.g.,vnstretchvnunderwearvnorvnpantyhosevnforvnsupport.



TovngetvnTESTvnBANKvnforvnMedical-
SurgicalvnNursing:vnConceptsvnforvnClinicalvnJudgmentvnandvnCollaborativevnCarevn11t
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LewisvnPalmer,vn45vnyearsvnold,vnhasvnavnhistoryvnofvnmultiplevnmyocardialvninfarctionsv
nandvnisvnavnheavyvnsmoker.vnHevntakesvnwarfarinvnsodiumvn(Coumadin)vndaily.vnTwovn

weeksvnago,vnhevnhadvnavnrightvnfemoral-
poplitealvnbypass,vnwhichvnbecamevnoccludedvn24vnhoursvnago.vnHevnisvnadmittedvnfollo
wingvnanvnangioplastyvnofvnthevnfemoral-
poplitealvnbypassvngraft.vnMr.vnPalmervnisvnreceivingvncontinuousvnIVvnheparin.



BecausevnMr.vnPalmervnisvnreceivingvnheparin,vnitvnisvnessentialvnforvnthevnnursevnto

1)vnmonitorvnhisvnprothrombinvntime.

2)vnobservevnhimvnforvnsignsvnofvnpulmonaryvnembolism.

3)vnlimitvnhisvnintakevnofvnfoodsvnhighvninvnvitaminvnK.

4)vncheckvnthevnfemoralvnpuncturevnsitevnatvnfrequentvnintervals.vn-vncorrectvnanswer✔
✔ 4)vncheckvnthevnfemoralvnpuncturevnsitevnatvnfrequentvnintervals.

Rationale:vnSincevnbleedingvnisvnavncommonvnsidevneffectvnofvnheparin,vnitvnisvnvitalvntovn
checkvnthevnoperativevnsite,vnthevnfemoralvnpuncturevnarea,vnforvnsignsvnofvnbleeding.



AttemptsvntovnrevascularizevnMr.vnPalmer'svnlegvnarevnunsuccessful,vnandvnMr.vnPalmerv
nhasvnavnbelow-

kneevnamputationvn(BKA)vnofvnhisvnrightvnextremityvnandvnisvnreturnedvntovnthevnmedica
l-
surgicalvnunitvnwithvnanvnintravenousvninfusionvninvnplace.vnHisvnordersvninclude:vnhepar
invndrip,vnmorphinevnsulfatevn10vnmgvnIVvnpushvnq4hvnprnvnforvnpain,vnandvnampicillinvns
odiumvngvn1vnIVvnq6h.

Twelvevnhoursvnpostoperatively,vnMr.vnPalmervnisvnfoundvntovnbevnshortvnofvnbreathvnan
dvndiaphoretic.vnHevnsays,vn"Myvnchestvnhurts."vnHisvnpulsevnisvn140/min,vncomparedvnto

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