2024-2025 RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL
ONLINE PRACTICE 2019 A NGN
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ELABORATED
ANSWERS UPDATED //A+GRADED//
A nurse is assessing a client who has had a plaster
cast applied to their left leg 2 hr ago. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER
Check that one finger fits between the cast and the
leg.
To make sure the cast is not too tight, the nurse
should be able to slide one finger under the cast. It is
not uncommon for casts to loosen as swelling
subsides, but that should not be an issue 2 hr after
application.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has
esophageal cancer and is to undergo radiation
therapy. Which of the following statements should the
nurse identify as an indication that the client
,understands the teaching? - ANSWER "I will use my
hands rather than a washcloth to clean the radiation
area."
The client should gently wash the radiation area with
their hands using warm water and mild soap to protect
the skin from further irritation.
A nurse is planning to provide discharge teaching for
the family of an older adult client who has
hemianopsia and is at risk for falls. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? -
ANSWER Remind the client to scan their complete
range of vision during ambulation.
The nurse should instruct the family to remind a client
who has hemianopsia, or blindness in half of the
visual field, to use visual scanning to look over their
complete range of vision during ambulation. This
practice can accommodate for the loss of vision and
help to reduce the risk for falls.
A nurse has received change-of-shift report for a
group of clients. Which of the following clients should
, the nurse assess first? - ANSWER A client who had a
myocardial infarction (MI)
4 days ago and is asking for a PRN sublingual
nitroglycerin tablet
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative
following a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the
following laboratory values should the nurse report to
the provider? - ANSWER Hgb 8 g/dL
A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who
has migraine headaches and is taking feverfew to
prevent headaches. The nurse should identify that
which of the following client medications interacts
with feverfew? - ANSWER Naproxen
An older adult client is brought to an emergency
department by a family member. Which of the
following assessment findings should cause the nurse
to suspect that the client has hypertonic dehydration?
- ANSWER Urine specific gravity 1.045
A nurse is preparing to admit a client who has
dysphagia. The nurse should plan to place which of
ONLINE PRACTICE 2019 A NGN
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ELABORATED
ANSWERS UPDATED //A+GRADED//
A nurse is assessing a client who has had a plaster
cast applied to their left leg 2 hr ago. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER
Check that one finger fits between the cast and the
leg.
To make sure the cast is not too tight, the nurse
should be able to slide one finger under the cast. It is
not uncommon for casts to loosen as swelling
subsides, but that should not be an issue 2 hr after
application.
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has
esophageal cancer and is to undergo radiation
therapy. Which of the following statements should the
nurse identify as an indication that the client
,understands the teaching? - ANSWER "I will use my
hands rather than a washcloth to clean the radiation
area."
The client should gently wash the radiation area with
their hands using warm water and mild soap to protect
the skin from further irritation.
A nurse is planning to provide discharge teaching for
the family of an older adult client who has
hemianopsia and is at risk for falls. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? -
ANSWER Remind the client to scan their complete
range of vision during ambulation.
The nurse should instruct the family to remind a client
who has hemianopsia, or blindness in half of the
visual field, to use visual scanning to look over their
complete range of vision during ambulation. This
practice can accommodate for the loss of vision and
help to reduce the risk for falls.
A nurse has received change-of-shift report for a
group of clients. Which of the following clients should
, the nurse assess first? - ANSWER A client who had a
myocardial infarction (MI)
4 days ago and is asking for a PRN sublingual
nitroglycerin tablet
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative
following a total hip arthroplasty. Which of the
following laboratory values should the nurse report to
the provider? - ANSWER Hgb 8 g/dL
A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who
has migraine headaches and is taking feverfew to
prevent headaches. The nurse should identify that
which of the following client medications interacts
with feverfew? - ANSWER Naproxen
An older adult client is brought to an emergency
department by a family member. Which of the
following assessment findings should cause the nurse
to suspect that the client has hypertonic dehydration?
- ANSWER Urine specific gravity 1.045
A nurse is preparing to admit a client who has
dysphagia. The nurse should plan to place which of
