Medical Surgical 1 Final Exam 2026
Practice Exam Questions + Rationales,
A+ Ready
Definition for pain? - Correct Answers ✅pain is whatever
the experiencing person says it is, existing wherever he says
it does.
Typical trigger for chest pain? - Correct Answers
✅decreased blood supply to heart muscle
what type of pain is a fractured leg? - Correct Answers
✅nociceptive pain
what is referred pain? - Correct Answers ✅it cant be my
heart, i feel the pain in my shoulder
the nurse is attempting to get a complete description of a
clients pain. which best describes the character of the clients
pain? - Correct Answers ✅aching and burning
what is pain tolerence? - Correct Answers ✅the point at
which the person can no longer endure the pain.
pt with terminal illness is experiencing depression, what
intervention would help them express their feelings? -
Correct Answers ✅suggest participation in support group
,Medical Surgical 1 Final Exam 2026
Practice Exam Questions + Rationales,
A+ Ready
what pain med would be appropriate for mild to moderate
pain? - Correct Answers ✅NAIDS
pt has chronic back pain is not responding to any other
treatments, what other tx would you try? - Correct Answers
✅cutting the nerves that transmit the pain
what intervention requires a doctors order? - Correct
Answers ✅heat application
how does deep relaxation help with pain managment? -
Correct Answers ✅relaxes taunt muscles
what type of surgury is a tubal ligation for sterilization? -
Correct Answers ✅elective surgury
what is a possible issue caused by decreased activity as a
result of obesity? - Correct Answers ✅hypostatic pnemonia
what is an immediate post op complication for an 88 year old
client about to recieve moderate sedation for an elective
surgury? - Correct Answers ✅depressed level of
consciousness
, Medical Surgical 1 Final Exam 2026
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how many stages of observable changes will a client
recieving slow acting anestetic experience? - Correct
Answers ✅4 in total.
1. beginning anestesia,
2. dreams and excitment.
3. surgical anestesia
4. danger stage
what level of maslows heiarchy of needs should you focus on
in the immediete post op care ? - Correct Answers
✅physiological
what is the client teaching neccasary for the pre op period? -
Correct Answers ✅1. organize the teaching
2.explain what the nurse will be doing
3.demonstrate the procedure
4.have the client return the demonstration
what side effect of atropine would you report immediently? -
Correct Answers ✅difficulty swallowing
how many health care workers check the patients ID band
before entering the OP room? - Correct Answers ✅two
people
Practice Exam Questions + Rationales,
A+ Ready
Definition for pain? - Correct Answers ✅pain is whatever
the experiencing person says it is, existing wherever he says
it does.
Typical trigger for chest pain? - Correct Answers
✅decreased blood supply to heart muscle
what type of pain is a fractured leg? - Correct Answers
✅nociceptive pain
what is referred pain? - Correct Answers ✅it cant be my
heart, i feel the pain in my shoulder
the nurse is attempting to get a complete description of a
clients pain. which best describes the character of the clients
pain? - Correct Answers ✅aching and burning
what is pain tolerence? - Correct Answers ✅the point at
which the person can no longer endure the pain.
pt with terminal illness is experiencing depression, what
intervention would help them express their feelings? -
Correct Answers ✅suggest participation in support group
,Medical Surgical 1 Final Exam 2026
Practice Exam Questions + Rationales,
A+ Ready
what pain med would be appropriate for mild to moderate
pain? - Correct Answers ✅NAIDS
pt has chronic back pain is not responding to any other
treatments, what other tx would you try? - Correct Answers
✅cutting the nerves that transmit the pain
what intervention requires a doctors order? - Correct
Answers ✅heat application
how does deep relaxation help with pain managment? -
Correct Answers ✅relaxes taunt muscles
what type of surgury is a tubal ligation for sterilization? -
Correct Answers ✅elective surgury
what is a possible issue caused by decreased activity as a
result of obesity? - Correct Answers ✅hypostatic pnemonia
what is an immediate post op complication for an 88 year old
client about to recieve moderate sedation for an elective
surgury? - Correct Answers ✅depressed level of
consciousness
, Medical Surgical 1 Final Exam 2026
Practice Exam Questions + Rationales,
A+ Ready
how many stages of observable changes will a client
recieving slow acting anestetic experience? - Correct
Answers ✅4 in total.
1. beginning anestesia,
2. dreams and excitment.
3. surgical anestesia
4. danger stage
what level of maslows heiarchy of needs should you focus on
in the immediete post op care ? - Correct Answers
✅physiological
what is the client teaching neccasary for the pre op period? -
Correct Answers ✅1. organize the teaching
2.explain what the nurse will be doing
3.demonstrate the procedure
4.have the client return the demonstration
what side effect of atropine would you report immediently? -
Correct Answers ✅difficulty swallowing
how many health care workers check the patients ID band
before entering the OP room? - Correct Answers ✅two
people
