MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Aapatientawithamitralavalveadiseaseaisaadmittedatoaaamedicalaunitawithafever,achills,aSOB,a
malaiseaandaaanewlyadevelopedacardiacamurmur.aBasedaonatheapatient'sanewadiagnosisa
ofaendocarditis,atheanurseawillabeginapreparingahimaforadischargeabyateachingaabout:
a.alifestyleamodifications.
b.awarfarina(Coumadin)atherapy.
c.aself-administrationaofaIVaantibiotics.
d.atheaneedaforafluidarestrictions.a-a✔✔c.aself-administrationaofaIVaantibiotics.
Aapatientawithahypercholesterolemiaawasaprescribedapravastatina(Prevachol).aTheanursea
shouldateachatheapatentaaboutawhichaofatheafollowingasideaeffectsaforathisamedication?
a.aMuscleaweakness
b.aFlushing
c.aItching
d.aHypotensiona-a✔✔a.aMuscleaweakness
Ms.aParsons,aagea65,aisatransferredatoaaamedicalatelemetryaunitaafteraseveraladaysainathea
coronaryacareaunitaforatreatmentaofaanaacuteaMI.aMs.aParsonsaremainsaveryaanxious,awith
aoccasionalaepisodesaofachestapressure.aWhichamedicationadoesatheanurseaprepareaforaM
s.aParsonsatoadecreaseaheraanxietyaandaimproveacardiacaoutput?a
a.aNitroprussidea(Nipride)
b.aDiazepama(Valium)
c.aMorphineasulfatea(MS)
d.aDopaminea(Intropin)a-a✔✔c.aMorphineasulfatea(MS)
Theanurse'saassessmentaofaMr.aHarrison'saresponseatoadigoxinawillaincludeawhichaofatheaf
ollowingaasatheamostacommonaearlyaindicatoraofatoxicity.a
a.aAnorexia
b.aDiarrhea
c.aHeadache
d.aConfusiona-a✔✔a.aAnorexia
TheanurseaisaalsoaawareathatasomeaofaMr.aHarrison'samedicationsacanaincreaseaserumadi
gitalisaconcentrationsaandathusatheariskaforadigoxinatoxicity.aTheseainclude:
a.acalciumacarbonatea(Tums)
b.acholestyraminea(Questran)
c.asulfasalazinea(Azulfidine)
CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Aapatientawithamitralavalveadiseaseaisaadmittedatoaaamedicalaunitawithafever,achills,aSOB,a
malaiseaandaaanewlyadevelopedacardiacamurmur.aBasedaonatheapatient'sanewadiagnosisa
ofaendocarditis,atheanurseawillabeginapreparingahimaforadischargeabyateachingaabout:
a.alifestyleamodifications.
b.awarfarina(Coumadin)atherapy.
c.aself-administrationaofaIVaantibiotics.
d.atheaneedaforafluidarestrictions.a-a✔✔c.aself-administrationaofaIVaantibiotics.
Aapatientawithahypercholesterolemiaawasaprescribedapravastatina(Prevachol).aTheanursea
shouldateachatheapatentaaboutawhichaofatheafollowingasideaeffectsaforathisamedication?
a.aMuscleaweakness
b.aFlushing
c.aItching
d.aHypotensiona-a✔✔a.aMuscleaweakness
Ms.aParsons,aagea65,aisatransferredatoaaamedicalatelemetryaunitaafteraseveraladaysainathea
coronaryacareaunitaforatreatmentaofaanaacuteaMI.aMs.aParsonsaremainsaveryaanxious,awith
aoccasionalaepisodesaofachestapressure.aWhichamedicationadoesatheanurseaprepareaforaM
s.aParsonsatoadecreaseaheraanxietyaandaimproveacardiacaoutput?a
a.aNitroprussidea(Nipride)
b.aDiazepama(Valium)
c.aMorphineasulfatea(MS)
d.aDopaminea(Intropin)a-a✔✔c.aMorphineasulfatea(MS)
Theanurse'saassessmentaofaMr.aHarrison'saresponseatoadigoxinawillaincludeawhichaofatheaf
ollowingaasatheamostacommonaearlyaindicatoraofatoxicity.a
a.aAnorexia
b.aDiarrhea
c.aHeadache
d.aConfusiona-a✔✔a.aAnorexia
TheanurseaisaalsoaawareathatasomeaofaMr.aHarrison'samedicationsacanaincreaseaserumadi
gitalisaconcentrationsaandathusatheariskaforadigoxinatoxicity.aTheseainclude:
a.acalciumacarbonatea(Tums)
b.acholestyraminea(Questran)
c.asulfasalazinea(Azulfidine)
