Ignatavicius Medical Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition 2026 Actual Exam Test questions and verified answers

Ignatavicius: Medical-Surgical
Nursing, 6th Edition 2026|Actual Exam
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Thecclientchascdrycskincandcachistorycofccardiovascularcdisease.cWhichciscthecbestcinterventioncforct
hecnursectocteachcthecclient?

a.c"Wearcpajamasctoccovercyourclegscatcnight."

b.c"Avoidcwearingcstockings."

c.c"Increasecyourcfluidcintakectoc3cL/day."

d.c"Bathecincwarmcwatercandcthencapplyclotioncimmediately."c-ccCORRECTcANSWERSANS:cD

Thecclientcshouldcbathecincwarmcwatercforcatcleastc20cminutescandcthencapplyclotioncimmediatelyc
becausecthiscwillckeepcthecmoisturecincthecskin.cCoveringctheclegscatcnightcwillcnotcincreasecmoistur
e.cIncreasingcfluidcintakectoc3cL/daycwouldcnotcbecrecommendedcforcacclientcwithcachistorycofccardi
ovascularcdisease.cStockingscmaycdrycthecskin,csocthecbestcinterventioncisctockeepcmoisturecincthecs
kincwithclotion.

Whichcinterventioncwillcbestcassistcthecclientcwithcpruritus?

a.c"Avoidcactivitiescandcenvironmentscthatcincreasecperspiration."

b.c"Drinkingcalcoholiccbeveragescwillcdecreasecstimulationcofcthecitchcreceptors."

c.c"Wearcclothingctockeepcthecskincwarm."

d.c"Avoidcimmersingcthecaffectedcareascincwater."c-ccCORRECTcANSWERSANS:cA

Pruritusciscexacerbatedcbycpoorcskinchydration,cincreasedcskinctemperature,cperspiration,candcvaso
dilation.cDrinkingcalcoholiccbeveragescwillcfurthercdehydratecclients.cWarmcclothingcwillcvasodilate
,caddingctocdehydration.cWarmcbathscarecrecommended,cwithclotioncappliedcimmediatelycafterwa
rd.

Whichcprecautioncwillcthecnursecteachcthecclientcwithcurticariacwhociscprescribedctoctakecdiphenhy
draminec(Benadryl)?

,a.c"Avoidcsuncexposure."

b.c"Avoidcalcoholiccbeverages."

c.c"Avoidcaspirincorcaspirin-containingcdrugs."

d.c"Avoidcweightcgain."c-ccCORRECTcANSWERSANS:cB

Benadrylciscancantihistaminecthatcwillcdecreasecitching.cForcmostcpeople,cdiphenhydramineccauses
cdrowsiness.cThiscsideceffectciscintensifiedcwhencalcoholcalsociscconsumed,cplacingcthecclientcatcincr


easedcriskcforcinjurycandcfalling.cAspirincwillcnotcinteractcwithcthiscmedication.cWeightcgaincandcsunc
exposurecshouldcnotcaffectcthecadministrationcofcthecdrug.

Whencchangingcthecdressingconcacpartial-
thicknesscwound,cacnursecobservescsmall,cpalecpinkcbumpscwithincthecwoundcbed.cWhichciscthecnu
rse'scbestcaction?

a.cRemovingcthecbumpscwithcacsterilecscalpel

b.cDocumentingcandccontinuingccurrentctreatment

c.cCleaningcthecwoundcvigorously,cwipingcoffcthecbumps

d.cCulturingcthecwoundcandcplacingcthecclientconccontactcprecautionsc-ccCORRECTcANSWERSANS:cB

Thecsmall,cpalecpinkcbumpscarecgranulationctissueccharacteristiccofcnewccapillarycbedcgrowth,cancin
dicationcofcpropercwoundchealing.cThecnursecshouldccontinueccurrentctreatmentcandcassessments
.cAttemptingctocremovecthecbumpscincanycwayccancinterferecwithchealing.

Whichcnursingcinterventionciscbestcforcthecnursectocusectocenhancechealingcofcac1-week-oldcpartial-
thicknesscwound?

a.cUsingcpapain-ureac(Accuzyme)ccreamcascordered

b.cRestrictingcthecclient'scfluidcintake

c.cCoveringcthecwoundcwithcancairtightcdressing

d.cApplyingchydrocortisoneccreamcascorderedc-ccCORRECTcANSWERSANS:cA

Thecpresencecofcnecroticctissuecretardscepithelializationcandcgranulationcdevelopment.cAccuzymec
iscaccreamcthatcremovescnecroticctissue.cRestrictingcfluidcandccoveringcthecwoundcwillcdeprivecthec
newctissuecofcnutritioncandcwillcnotcenhancechealing.cHydrocortisoneccreamcmaycdecreasecitchingc
butcwillcnotcenhancechealing.

Whichciscthecprioritycnursingcdiagnosiscforcthecclientcgoingchomecwithcacsurgicalcwoundconctheccoc
cyxcthatcisctochealcbycsecondcintention?

, a.cAcutecPain

b.cRiskcforcInfection

c.cDisturbedcBodycImage

d.cRiskcforcDeficientcFluidcVolumec-ccCORRECTcANSWERSANS:cB

Anycwoundcleftctochealcbycsecondcintentionciscancopencwoundcandciscatcriskcforcinfection.cUsually,cw
ithinc2cdayscaftercthecsurgery,cdiscomfortciscminimalcandcthecwoundciscnotcdrainingcsufficientlycforct
hecclient'scfluidcbalancectocbecdeficient.cThecclientccouldchavecacdisturbedcbodycimagecincthiscsituat
ion,calthoughcwoundsconctheccoccyxcarecnotcvisiblectocthecpublic.cHowever,cthecprioritycincthiscsitua
tioncisctocpreventcinfection.

Whichcnursingcinterventioncwillcbestcassistcacclientcwhociscbedriddenctockeepcskincintact?

a.cKeepingcthecskincdry

b.cRepositioningcthecclientceveryc2chours

c.cUsingcacfoamcmattresscpad

d.cUsingcacliftcsheetctocmovecthecclientcupcincbedc-ccCORRECTcANSWERSANS:cD

Frictioncforcescarecgeneratedcwhencthecclientciscdraggedcorcpulledcacrosscbedclinen.cUsingcacliftcshe
etcwillcpreventcfriction.cKeepingcthecskincdrycwillcnotckeepcskincintact.cResearchcactuallycrecommen
dscturningcthecclientceveryc20cminutesctocminimizecvasoconstrictioncfromcdependency.cAcfoamcma
ttresscwillcnotcsignificantlycdecreasecpressurectocancarea.

AcnursecdeterminescacclientcaschavingcacBradencscalecscorecofc9.cWhichciscthecnurse'scbestcintervent
ioncrelatedctocthiscassessment?

a.cEncouragingcthecclientctoclaycascstillcascpossiblecincbed

b.cReassessingcthecclientcweekly

c.cIncreasingcthecclient'scfluidcintakecdaily

d.cConsultingcwithcthechealthccarecprovidercaboutcincreasedcinterventionsc-
ccCORRECTcANSWERSANS:cD



Acscorecofc11corclessconcthecBradencscalecindicatescseverecriskcforcpressureculcercdevelopmentcincte
rmscofcdecreasedcsensorycperception,cexposurectocmoisture,cdecreasedcindependentcactivity,cdecr
easedcmobility,cpoorcnutrition,candcchroniccexposurectocfrictioncandcshear.

Whichcclientciscatcgreatestcriskcforcpressureculcercdevelopment?