CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL-
SURGICAL NURSING WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026




A .nurse .has .recently .been .assigned .to .a .medical-surgical .clinical .rotation. .According .to
.the .scope .of .medical-surgical .nursing, .what .type .of .client .assignments .does .the .nurse

.expect .to .see?


A. .Hospitalized .children .with .acute .and .chronic .illnesses

B. .Hospitalized .adults .with .acute .and .chronic .illnesses

C. .Older .adults .in .a .nursing .home

D. .Working .adults .in .a .corporate .setting .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B. .Hospitalized .adults .with
.acute .and .chronic .illnesses




Rationale

The .scope .of .medical-surgical .nursing, .sometimes .called .adult .health .nursing, .is .to
.promote .health .and .prevent .illness .or .injury .in .clients .from .18 .to .100 .years .of .age .or

.older. .The .most .common .practice .setting .is .the .acute .care .hospital.




A .nursing .student .has .been .assigned .to .the .hospital's .Rapid .Response .Team .(RRT). .Which
.statement .by .the .student .indicates .a .correct .understanding .of .the .RRT .member's

.purpose?


A. ."I .will .be .caring .for .clients .in .the .hospital."

B. ."I .will .be .riding .along .in .the .hospital's .ambulance."

C. ."I .will .be .admitting .clients .to .the .hospital."

, D. ."I .will .be .observing .code .'blue' .resuscitations." .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A. ."I .will .be .caring
.for .clients .in .the .hospital."




Rationale

A. .Members .of .the .RRT .are .critical .care .experts .who .are .on .site .in .the .hospital .and .are
.available .at .any .time.




Which .principal .nursing .actions .best .support .a .focus .on .client .safety? .Select .all .that
.apply.




A. .Client .restraints

B. .Handwashing

C. .Preoperative .checklists

D. .Respect .for .others

E. .Five .rights .of .drug .administration .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B. .Handwashing

C. .Preoperative .checklists

E. .Five .rights .of .drug .administration



Rationale

The .number .one .way .to .prevent .infection .in .clients! .This .is .a .major .method .that
.facilitates .a .safe .care .environment .for .the .client.




A .nurse .is .working .in .the .intensive .care .unit. .When .does .the .nurse .call .the .Rapid
.Response .Team .(RRT)?




A. .An .87-year-old .client .awakens .mildly .confused, .then .reorients .quickly.

B. .A .newly .admitted .client .requests .pain .medication.

C. .A .postoperative .client's .dressing .has .mild .bloody .drainage.

D. .A .postoperative .client's .blood .pressure .suddenly .drops. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-D. .A
.postoperative .client's .blood .pressure .suddenly .drops.