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ADULT MEDICAL AND SURGERY EXAM QUESTIONS AMD
CORRECT ANSWERS . LATEST UPDATE 2025 . GRADE A+
QUESTION: A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has osteoporosis and a new prescription of
calcitonin. Which of the following statements should the nurse make to describe the effect of calcitonin
in treating osteoporosis? - ANSWER-Calcitonin will slow the breakdown of the bone in your body.
QUESTION: A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about testicular self-examination. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - ANSWER-Perform testicular self-
examination after taking a warm shower.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is postoperative following a cemented total hip
arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - ANSWER-
Maintain hip flexion at 90 or less when sitting.
QUESTION: A nurse is collecting data from a client who is receiving sumatriptan. Which of the following
is an expected outcome? - ANSWER-Diminished headache
QUESTION: A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a continuous tube feeding of 60mL/hr at 1.2
cal.mL. How many calories will the client receive in 12 hr? - ANSWER-Step 1: What is the unit of
measurement the nurse should calculate? cal
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Step 2: What is the volume the nurse should infuse? X mL = 60 mL/hr x 12 hr = 720 mL
Step 3: What is the total infusion time? 12 hr
Step 4: Should the nurse convert the units of measurement? No
Step 5: Set up an equation and solve for X.
X cal = Volume x Calories
X cal = 720 mL x 1.2 cal/mL
X cal = 864 cal
Step 6: Round if necessary.
Step 7: Determine if the amount to administer makes sense. If the provider prescribed 60 mL/hr to
infuse over 12 hr, it makes sense to administer 720 mL over 12 hr. If there are 1.2 cal/mL, it makes sense
that the total number of calories the nurse will deliver in 12 hr is 864 cal.
Follow these steps to calculate the infusion rate using the Dimensional Analysis method of calculation:
Step 1: What is the unit of measurement the nurse should calculate? (Place the unit of measure being
calculated on the left side of the equation.)
X cal =
Step 2: Determine the ratio that contains the same unit as the unit being calculated. (Place the ratio on
the right side of the equation, ensuring that the unit in the numerator matches the unit being
calculated.)
1.2 calX cal = 1 min
Step 3: Place any remaining ratios that are relevant to the item on the right side of the equation, along
with any needed conversion factors, to cancel out unwanted units of measurement.
1.2 cal60 min12 hrX cal = × × 1 min1 hr1
ADULT MEDICAL AND SURGERY EXAM QUESTIONS AMD
CORRECT ANSWERS . LATEST UPDATE 2025 . GRADE A+
QUESTION: A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has osteoporosis and a new prescription of
calcitonin. Which of the following statements should the nurse make to describe the effect of calcitonin
in treating osteoporosis? - ANSWER-Calcitonin will slow the breakdown of the bone in your body.
QUESTION: A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about testicular self-examination. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - ANSWER-Perform testicular self-
examination after taking a warm shower.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is postoperative following a cemented total hip
arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - ANSWER-
Maintain hip flexion at 90 or less when sitting.
QUESTION: A nurse is collecting data from a client who is receiving sumatriptan. Which of the following
is an expected outcome? - ANSWER-Diminished headache
QUESTION: A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a continuous tube feeding of 60mL/hr at 1.2
cal.mL. How many calories will the client receive in 12 hr? - ANSWER-Step 1: What is the unit of
measurement the nurse should calculate? cal
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Step 2: What is the volume the nurse should infuse? X mL = 60 mL/hr x 12 hr = 720 mL
Step 3: What is the total infusion time? 12 hr
Step 4: Should the nurse convert the units of measurement? No
Step 5: Set up an equation and solve for X.
X cal = Volume x Calories
X cal = 720 mL x 1.2 cal/mL
X cal = 864 cal
Step 6: Round if necessary.
Step 7: Determine if the amount to administer makes sense. If the provider prescribed 60 mL/hr to
infuse over 12 hr, it makes sense to administer 720 mL over 12 hr. If there are 1.2 cal/mL, it makes sense
that the total number of calories the nurse will deliver in 12 hr is 864 cal.
Follow these steps to calculate the infusion rate using the Dimensional Analysis method of calculation:
Step 1: What is the unit of measurement the nurse should calculate? (Place the unit of measure being
calculated on the left side of the equation.)
X cal =
Step 2: Determine the ratio that contains the same unit as the unit being calculated. (Place the ratio on
the right side of the equation, ensuring that the unit in the numerator matches the unit being
calculated.)
1.2 calX cal = 1 min
Step 3: Place any remaining ratios that are relevant to the item on the right side of the equation, along
with any needed conversion factors, to cancel out unwanted units of measurement.
1.2 cal60 min12 hrX cal = × × 1 min1 hr1
