nclex prep week 2 med surg final exam questions with correct answers 2025

nclex prep week 2 med surg final exam
questions with correct answers 2025
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAisAtoAhaveAhisAchestAtubeAremoved.AWhichAforAtheAfollowingAactionsAsh
ouldAtheAnurseAtake?A

-ACoverAtheAinsertionAsiteAwithAaAhydrocolloidAdressingAafterAremoval.

-AProvideApainAmedicationAimmediatelyAafterAremoval.

-AInstructAtheAclientAtoAperformAtheAValsalvaAmaneuverAduringAremoval.

-ADelegateAremovalAofAtheAchestAtubeAtoAaAlicensedApracticalAnurseA(LPN).A-AcorrectAanswers-
InstructAtheAclientAtoAperformAtheAValsalvaAmaneuverAduringAremoval.



TheAnurseAshouldAinstructAtheAclientAtoAperformAtheAValsalvaAmaneuverAduringAremovalAtoAmaintainAtheA
appropriateAamountAofAnegativeApressureAinAtheAchestAtoApreventAairAentryAintoAtheApleuralAspace.

AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAbeginsAhavingAaAtonic-
clonicAseizureAwhileAsittingAinAaAchairAatAtheAbedside.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAta
keAfirst?A

-AProvideAoxygen.

-APlaceAtheAclientAinAaAside-lyingAposition.

-AProvideAprivacy.

-ALowerAtheAclientAtoAtheAfloor.A-AcorrectAanswers-LowerAtheAclientAtoAtheAfloor.



TheAnurseAshouldAapplyAtheAsafetyAandAriskAreductionApriority-
settingAframework.AThisAframeworkAassignsApriorityAtoAtheAfactorAorAsituationAposingAtheAgreatestAsafetyA
riskAtoAtheAclient.AWhenAthereAareAseveralArisksAtoAclientAsafety,AtheAoneAposingAtheAgreatestAthreatAisAthe
AhighestApriority.ATheAnurseAshouldAuseAMaslow'sAhierarchyAofAneeds,AtheAABCApriority-

settingAframework,AorAnursingAknowledgeAtoAidentifyAwhichAriskAposesAtheAgreatestAthreatAtoAtheAclient.A
Therefore,AifAaAclientAbeginsAtoAhaveAaAseizureAwhileAsittingAorAstanding,AtheAnurseAshouldAfirstAlowerAtheA
clientAtoAtheAfloorAtoAprotectAhimAfromAinjury.

AAnurseAisAteachingAaAclientAhowAtoAperformAaAbreastAself-
examA(BSE).ATheAnurseAshouldAidentifyAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAfindingsAasAanAindicationAofAbreastAcancer?
A


-ALumpsAthatAareAmobileAandAtenderAuponApalpationApriorAtoAaAmenstrualAperiod

-AMultipleAroundAmassesAthatAareAtenderAandAfoundAinAbothAbreasts

-ABilaterallyAdarkenedAareolas

,-AAAnontender,AhardAlumpAthatAisApalpatedAinAoneAbreastA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAnontender,AhardAlumpAthatAisApalpatedAinAoneAbreast



TheAnurseAshouldAidentifyAthatAcancerousAtumorsAareAtypicallyAhard,Afixed,AirregularAinAshape,AandAnonte
nderAtoApalpation.ATheAnurseAshouldAinstructAtheAclientAtoAnotifyAtheAproviderApromptlyAifAsheApalpatesAaA
hard,AnontenderAlump.

AAnurseAisApreparingAtoAchangeAtheAbedAlinensAofAaAclientAwhoAhasAAIDSAandAisAincontinentAofAstool.AWhic
hAofAtheAfollowingApersonalAprotectiveAequipmentA(PPE)AshouldAtheAnurseAdonApriorAtoAprovidingAclientAc
are?A

-AGown

-AGloves

-AMask

-AHairAcover

-AGogglesA-AcorrectAanswers--AGown

-AGloves

AAnurseAisAassessingAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAfracturedAleftAfemurAandAisAinAskeletalAtraction.AWhichAofAtheAfoll
owingAfindingsAshouldAtheAnurseAreportAtoAtheAprovider?A

-AEcchymosisAofAtheAthigh

-ASerousAdrainageAatAtheApinAsite

-AChestApetechiae

-AMuscleAspasmsAinAtheAleftAlegA-AcorrectAanswers-ChestApetechiae



TheAnurseAshouldAidentifyAchestApetechiaeAasAanAindicationAofAfatAembolismAsyndrome.AClientsAwhoAhave
AfracturesAofAtheAlongAbones,AsuchAasAtheAfemur,AareAatAincreasedAriskAforAfatAemboli.AFatAemboliAtypically

AoccurA12AtoA48AhrAafterAtheAinjuryAwhenAfatAdropletsAfromAtheAmarrowAenterAintoAtheAsystemicAcirculatio

nAandAareAdepositedAinAtheAlungs.ATheAnurseAshouldAimmediatelyAnotifyAtheAproviderAbecauseAtheAclientA
couldAprogressAintoAacuteArespiratoryAfailure.

AAnurseAisAprovidingAteachingAaboutAantiretroviralAtherapyAtoAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAnewAdiagnosisAofAAIDS.A
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAshouldAtheAnurseAincludeAinAtheAteaching?A

-A"YourAproviderAwillAprescribeAoneAsingleAantiretroviralAmedicationAatAaAtime."

-A"YouAshouldAtakeAantiretroviralAmedicationsAonAaAroutineAschedule."

-A"YouAshouldAincreaseAyourAintakeAofArawAfruitsAandAvegetablesAwhileAtakingAantiretroviralAmedications."

, -A"YourAproviderAwillAprescribeAantiretroviralAtherapyAtoAkillAtheAHIVAvirus."A-AcorrectAanswers-
"YouAshouldAtakeAantiretroviralAmedicationsAonAaAroutineAschedule."



TheAnurseAshouldAinformAtheAclientAofAtheAneedAtoAtakeAantiretroviralAtherapyAexactlyAasAprescribedAandA
toAavoidAdelayingAorAskippingAanyAdoses,AwhichAcanAresultAinAmedicationAresistance.

AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAisA72AhrApostAoperativeAfollowingAanAabove-the-
kneeAamputation.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?A

-AElevateAtheAresidualAlimbAonAaAsoftApillow.

-AAssistAtheAclientAtoAaAproneApositionAeveryA4Ahr.

-AReapplyAaAbandageAtoAtheAresidualAlimbAeveryA12Ahr.

-AApplyAdressingsAtoAtheAsiteAinAaAproximal-to-distalAdirection.A-AcorrectAanswers-
AssistAtheAclientAtoAaAproneApositionAeveryA4Ahr.



TheAnurseAshouldAassistAtheAclientAtoAaAproneApositionAforA20AtoA30AminAeveryA3AtoA4AhrAfollowingAanAamp
utationAbecauseAitAreducesAtheAriskAofAflexionAcontractures.

AAhomeAhealthAnurseAentersAaAclient'sAhomeAandAfindsAusedAinsulinAsyringe,AwithoutAaAcap,AonAtheAtable.A
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?A

-ARecapAtheAneedleAonAtheAsyringe.

-AScheduleAaAnurseAtoAadministerAfutureAinjectionsAforAthisAclient.

-AExplainAtoAtheAclientAthatAtheAsyringeAshouldAbeAdisposedAofAinAtheAbathroomAtrashAcan.

-APlaceAtheAsyringeAinAaApuncture-proofAdisposalAcontainer.A-AcorrectAanswers-
PlaceAtheAsyringeAinAaApuncture-proofAdisposalAcontainer.



TheAnurseAshouldAplaceAtheAuncappedAsyringeAinAaApuncture-
proofAsharpsAdisposalAcontainerAorArigidAplasticAcontainerAtoApreventAaAneedlestickAinjury.ATheAnurseAsho
uldAkeepAtheAsyringeAuncappedAtoApreventAaAneedlestickAinjuryAwhileAplacingAtheAcapAonAtheAneedle.AThe
AnurseAshouldAthenAprovideAclientAeducationAonAsafetyAandAproperAdisposalAofAsyringes.



AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAtypeA1AdiabetesAmellitusAandAaAcapillaryAbloodAglucoseAreadingAofA4
8Amg/dL.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAtheAnurseAexpect

-AKussmaulArespirations

-ADiaphoresis

-ADecreasedAskinAturgor

-AKetonuriaA-AcorrectAanswers-Diaphoresis