NURS 1230 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | NURS
1230 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST
2026/2027
V Adducens nerve
, 2 of 154
Term
What are abnormal findings of the cornea?
Give this one a go later!
Confusion, hallucinations Ringing in the ears
Cloudy, specks Flat rash
Don't know?
3 of 154
Term
The perioperative nurse manager and the postoperative unit manager
are concerned about the increasing number of surgical infections in
their hospital. What action by the managers is best?
A. Audit charts to see if the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP)
outcomes were met
B. Encourage staff on both units to provide peer pressure to adhere to
hand hygiene policy
C. Hold educational meetings with the nursing and surgical staff on
infection prevention
,D. Monitor staff on both units for consistent adherence to established
hand hygiene practices
Give this one a go later!
Bends both knees, pushes against the
B, C, D, E bed until calf and thigh muscles
contract
Audit charts to see if the
Poorly controlled hypertension with
Surgical Care Improvement
implanted pacemaker
Project outcomes were met
Don't know?
4 of 154
Term
Which type of postoperative complication causes a patient to
complain of a vein that is hard, cordlike, and sensitive to touch?
A. Thrombus
B. Hemorrhage
C. Thrombophlebitis
D. Hypovolemic shock
Give this one a go later!
vision (optic) Participating in hand-off report
, Early ambulation Thrombophlebitis
Don't know?
5 of 154
Term
What does a low glucose level signify in insulin-dependents surgical
patients?
A. Insulin reaction
B. Diabetes mellitus
C. Stress from surgery
D. Overdose of glucose
Give this one a go later!
Ensuring the cost-efficient use of
Wound infection
supplies
Hemorrhage insulin reaction
Don't know?
6 of 154
1230 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST
2026/2027
V Adducens nerve
, 2 of 154
Term
What are abnormal findings of the cornea?
Give this one a go later!
Confusion, hallucinations Ringing in the ears
Cloudy, specks Flat rash
Don't know?
3 of 154
Term
The perioperative nurse manager and the postoperative unit manager
are concerned about the increasing number of surgical infections in
their hospital. What action by the managers is best?
A. Audit charts to see if the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP)
outcomes were met
B. Encourage staff on both units to provide peer pressure to adhere to
hand hygiene policy
C. Hold educational meetings with the nursing and surgical staff on
infection prevention
,D. Monitor staff on both units for consistent adherence to established
hand hygiene practices
Give this one a go later!
Bends both knees, pushes against the
B, C, D, E bed until calf and thigh muscles
contract
Audit charts to see if the
Poorly controlled hypertension with
Surgical Care Improvement
implanted pacemaker
Project outcomes were met
Don't know?
4 of 154
Term
Which type of postoperative complication causes a patient to
complain of a vein that is hard, cordlike, and sensitive to touch?
A. Thrombus
B. Hemorrhage
C. Thrombophlebitis
D. Hypovolemic shock
Give this one a go later!
vision (optic) Participating in hand-off report
, Early ambulation Thrombophlebitis
Don't know?
5 of 154
Term
What does a low glucose level signify in insulin-dependents surgical
patients?
A. Insulin reaction
B. Diabetes mellitus
C. Stress from surgery
D. Overdose of glucose
Give this one a go later!
Ensuring the cost-efficient use of
Wound infection
supplies
Hemorrhage insulin reaction
Don't know?
6 of 154
