Med Surg Final Cumulative Exam 1 and 2
Questions and Answers
Exam 1 starts
The nursing instructor is discussing increased intracranial pressure
with the senior nursing students. What would the instructor be
correct in telling the students is an early clinical manifestation of
ICP? -
correct answer ✅Disorientation and restlessness
activated charcoal is sometimes used for patients who ingest
poisons such as tylenol. What is the action of activated charcoal in
overdose situations? -
correct answer ✅It decreases the amount of poison in the
circulation
A patient is in a medically induced coma while being treated for a
traumatic brain injury. Which of the following was the nurse
implement in the client's plan of care? Select all -
correct answer ✅Frequent ongoing neurologic assessment
Turning and repositioning the patient every two hours
Keep the head of the bed elevated to 30° or higher
,Med Surg Final Cumulative Exam 1 and 2
Questions and Answers
The nurse is caring for a client admitted with community acquired
pneumonia. Which of the following findings does the nurse know
may require preparing for intubation? -
correct answer ✅X-ray results of complete consolidation
(whiteout) in both lungs
A patient is being admitted to the neuro ICU following an acute
head injury. The patient has cerebral edema. The nurse would
expect to administer what priority medication to reduce cerebral
edema? -
correct answer ✅Mannitol
Mr Smith weighs 264 lb and is to be placed on the ventilator
calculate the approximate tidal volume setting on the ventilator? -
correct answer ✅840 mls
you are writing a plan of care for a patient with a cardiac
dysrhythmia. What would be the most appropriate goal for the
patient? -
correct answer ✅Maintain cardiac output
, Med Surg Final Cumulative Exam 1 and 2
Questions and Answers
Cardiac strip -
correct answer ✅A flutter
and 82-year-old woman is admitted to the emergency department
in a coma after a neighbor found her during a summer heat wave in
her stifling apartment that has no air conditioning. Assessment
findings include hot, dry skin, temperature 106.2 f, blood pressure
86 over 52, and pulse 102. The nurse initiates care for the patient
with the knowledge that initial treatment would include which of
the following? -
correct answer ✅Application of wet sheets with ice packs to the
neck, groin, and axilla.
the client in ICU is being mechanically ventilated and has become
more restless over the course of the nurses shift. What is the
nurse's best action? -
correct answer ✅Check the client oxygen saturation by pulse
oximetry.
a 77 year old woman wandered away from her home during the
winter and was found unconscious in a field by a search team 24
hours later. On arrival at the emergency department, her core
temperature is 89° f during rewarming measures, the nurse
Questions and Answers
Exam 1 starts
The nursing instructor is discussing increased intracranial pressure
with the senior nursing students. What would the instructor be
correct in telling the students is an early clinical manifestation of
ICP? -
correct answer ✅Disorientation and restlessness
activated charcoal is sometimes used for patients who ingest
poisons such as tylenol. What is the action of activated charcoal in
overdose situations? -
correct answer ✅It decreases the amount of poison in the
circulation
A patient is in a medically induced coma while being treated for a
traumatic brain injury. Which of the following was the nurse
implement in the client's plan of care? Select all -
correct answer ✅Frequent ongoing neurologic assessment
Turning and repositioning the patient every two hours
Keep the head of the bed elevated to 30° or higher
,Med Surg Final Cumulative Exam 1 and 2
Questions and Answers
The nurse is caring for a client admitted with community acquired
pneumonia. Which of the following findings does the nurse know
may require preparing for intubation? -
correct answer ✅X-ray results of complete consolidation
(whiteout) in both lungs
A patient is being admitted to the neuro ICU following an acute
head injury. The patient has cerebral edema. The nurse would
expect to administer what priority medication to reduce cerebral
edema? -
correct answer ✅Mannitol
Mr Smith weighs 264 lb and is to be placed on the ventilator
calculate the approximate tidal volume setting on the ventilator? -
correct answer ✅840 mls
you are writing a plan of care for a patient with a cardiac
dysrhythmia. What would be the most appropriate goal for the
patient? -
correct answer ✅Maintain cardiac output
, Med Surg Final Cumulative Exam 1 and 2
Questions and Answers
Cardiac strip -
correct answer ✅A flutter
and 82-year-old woman is admitted to the emergency department
in a coma after a neighbor found her during a summer heat wave in
her stifling apartment that has no air conditioning. Assessment
findings include hot, dry skin, temperature 106.2 f, blood pressure
86 over 52, and pulse 102. The nurse initiates care for the patient
with the knowledge that initial treatment would include which of
the following? -
correct answer ✅Application of wet sheets with ice packs to the
neck, groin, and axilla.
the client in ICU is being mechanically ventilated and has become
more restless over the course of the nurses shift. What is the
nurse's best action? -
correct answer ✅Check the client oxygen saturation by pulse
oximetry.
a 77 year old woman wandered away from her home during the
winter and was found unconscious in a field by a search team 24
hours later. On arrival at the emergency department, her core
temperature is 89° f during rewarming measures, the nurse
