MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING 8TH
EDITION IGNATAVICIUS TEST BANK
ACTUAL EXAM 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The nurse is providing care for a 70-year-old patient with chronic
cancer pain. Which medication should the nurse expect to be prescribed
for this patient? Answer: Oxycodone (OxyContin) PO
⩥ A patient experiencing painful back spasms plans to stop taking
prescribed pain medication and resume weekly massage therapy
sessions. How should the nurse respond to this patient's plan? Answer:
"Massage therapy should be used in addition to the pain medication."
⩥ Fory-eight hours after surgery a patient continues to have no bowel
sounds. What should the nurse do to promote the return of bowel
function in this patient?
Select all that apply. Answer: Assist to ambulate.
Provide the patient with chewing gum.
,⩥ A patient is diagnosed with conjunctivitis. The nurse should explain
that the patient was infected via which mechanism? Answer: Vehicle-
borne
⩥ The nurse is preparing materials to instruct an older patient recovering
from septic shock. What should the nurse keep in mind when teaching
this patient?
Select all that apply. Answer: Speak slowly and clearly.
Speak in a low-pitched tone.
Provide materials in large print.
Involve family members in teaching.
⩥ During the primary survey, the nurse has determined that the airway is
unobstructed, but the patient is not breathing. What action should take
priority? Answer: Ventilate the patient immediately
⩥ The nurse notes that a patient's laboratory values indicate abnormal
clotting, decreased production of proteins, and increased serum
ammonia levels. Which organ should the nurse suspect is damaged in
this patient? Answer: Liver
, ⩥ The nurse is preparing to administer an opioid analgesic. Which
assessment findings should be evaluated and documented prior to
administering the medication? Answer: Pain level and respiratory rate
⩥ A patient is diagnosed with an illness caused by a prion. The nurse
should plan patient care for which diseases process? Answer:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome
⩥ A patient is prescribed an antibiotic to treat a lung infection. What
should the nurse emphasize to the patient about this medication?
Select all that apply. Answer: Take all of the medication as prescribed.
Report evidence of side effects to the HCP.
⩥ A patient who was impaled on a piece of pipe is brought to the
emergency department with a piece of metal rod protruding from the
lower chest area. Which action should the nurse take first? Answer:
Apply a bulky dressing around the impaled object.
⩥ A patient is having a regional block where a tourniquet is placed on an
extremity to reduce the blood in the extremity and then have a local
agent injected into the extremity. What type of block should the nurse
document? Answer: Bier block
EDITION IGNATAVICIUS TEST BANK
ACTUAL EXAM 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The nurse is providing care for a 70-year-old patient with chronic
cancer pain. Which medication should the nurse expect to be prescribed
for this patient? Answer: Oxycodone (OxyContin) PO
⩥ A patient experiencing painful back spasms plans to stop taking
prescribed pain medication and resume weekly massage therapy
sessions. How should the nurse respond to this patient's plan? Answer:
"Massage therapy should be used in addition to the pain medication."
⩥ Fory-eight hours after surgery a patient continues to have no bowel
sounds. What should the nurse do to promote the return of bowel
function in this patient?
Select all that apply. Answer: Assist to ambulate.
Provide the patient with chewing gum.
,⩥ A patient is diagnosed with conjunctivitis. The nurse should explain
that the patient was infected via which mechanism? Answer: Vehicle-
borne
⩥ The nurse is preparing materials to instruct an older patient recovering
from septic shock. What should the nurse keep in mind when teaching
this patient?
Select all that apply. Answer: Speak slowly and clearly.
Speak in a low-pitched tone.
Provide materials in large print.
Involve family members in teaching.
⩥ During the primary survey, the nurse has determined that the airway is
unobstructed, but the patient is not breathing. What action should take
priority? Answer: Ventilate the patient immediately
⩥ The nurse notes that a patient's laboratory values indicate abnormal
clotting, decreased production of proteins, and increased serum
ammonia levels. Which organ should the nurse suspect is damaged in
this patient? Answer: Liver
, ⩥ The nurse is preparing to administer an opioid analgesic. Which
assessment findings should be evaluated and documented prior to
administering the medication? Answer: Pain level and respiratory rate
⩥ A patient is diagnosed with an illness caused by a prion. The nurse
should plan patient care for which diseases process? Answer:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome
⩥ A patient is prescribed an antibiotic to treat a lung infection. What
should the nurse emphasize to the patient about this medication?
Select all that apply. Answer: Take all of the medication as prescribed.
Report evidence of side effects to the HCP.
⩥ A patient who was impaled on a piece of pipe is brought to the
emergency department with a piece of metal rod protruding from the
lower chest area. Which action should the nurse take first? Answer:
Apply a bulky dressing around the impaled object.
⩥ A patient is having a regional block where a tourniquet is placed on an
extremity to reduce the blood in the extremity and then have a local
agent injected into the extremity. What type of block should the nurse
document? Answer: Bier block
