MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING 8TH
EDITION IGNATAVICIUS TEST BANK EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
⩥ a nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new
diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus. which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
Answer: "i will need to take methotrexate even if im in remission"
⩥ a nurse is planning dietary teaching for a client who has diabetes
mellitus. which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take
first? Answer: ask the client to identify the types of food she prefers
⩥ a nurse is assessing a client who has a fractured left femur and is in
skeletal traction. which of the following findings should the nurse report
to the provider? Answer: chest petechiae
⩥ a home health nurse enters a client's home and finds a used insulin
syringe, without a cap, on the table. which of the following actions
should the nurse take? Answer: place the syringe in a puncture proof
disposable container
,⩥ a nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bladder irrigation
following a TURP. which of the following findings should the nurse
report to the provider? Answer: viscous urinary output with clots
⩥ a nurse is performing an admission assessment for a client who has
asthma and reports several food allergies. which of the following actions
should the nurse take first? Answer: ask the client to identify the specific
food allergies
⩥ a nurse is caring for a client who has encephalitis due to west nile
virus. which of the following actions should the nurse take? SATA
Answer: monitor vital signs every 2 hrs
assess neuro status every 4 hrs
keep the client's room darkened
⩥ a nurse is working with an AP who is assigned to bathe a client who
has herpes zoster. The AP asks the nurse if herpes zoster is contagious.
Which of the following responses should the nurse make? Answer:
"herpes zoster is not contagious to people who have had chickenpox."
⩥ a nurse is planning care for a client who has acute myeologenous
leukemia and a platelet count of 48,000. which of the following
interventions should the nurse include? Answer: avoid IM injections
, ⩥ a nurse is teaching a client how to perform a breast self exam. the
nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication of
breast cancer? Answer: a nontender, hard lump that is palpated in one
breast
⩥ a nurse is preparing to change the bed linens of a client who has AIDS
and is incontinent of stool. which of the following PPE should the nurse
don prior to providing client care? SATA Answer: gown
gloves
⩥ a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new diagnosis of
multiple sclerosis. the clients ask the nurse about the usual course of
MS. which of the following responses should the nurse make? Answer:
"acute episodes are usually followed by remissions, which can vary in
duration."
⩥ a nurse is caring for a client who has an upper GI bleed and a
hematocrit of 24%. prior to initiating a transfusion of packed RBCs,
which of the following actions should the nurse take? SATA Answer:
assess and document the client's vital signs
verify with another nurse the blood type and Rh of the packed RBCs
change IV tubing to a set that has a filter
⩥ a nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition.
which of the following actions should the nurse take? Answer: check the
client's capillary blood glucose every 4 hrs
EDITION IGNATAVICIUS TEST BANK EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
⩥ a nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new
diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus. which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
Answer: "i will need to take methotrexate even if im in remission"
⩥ a nurse is planning dietary teaching for a client who has diabetes
mellitus. which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take
first? Answer: ask the client to identify the types of food she prefers
⩥ a nurse is assessing a client who has a fractured left femur and is in
skeletal traction. which of the following findings should the nurse report
to the provider? Answer: chest petechiae
⩥ a home health nurse enters a client's home and finds a used insulin
syringe, without a cap, on the table. which of the following actions
should the nurse take? Answer: place the syringe in a puncture proof
disposable container
,⩥ a nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bladder irrigation
following a TURP. which of the following findings should the nurse
report to the provider? Answer: viscous urinary output with clots
⩥ a nurse is performing an admission assessment for a client who has
asthma and reports several food allergies. which of the following actions
should the nurse take first? Answer: ask the client to identify the specific
food allergies
⩥ a nurse is caring for a client who has encephalitis due to west nile
virus. which of the following actions should the nurse take? SATA
Answer: monitor vital signs every 2 hrs
assess neuro status every 4 hrs
keep the client's room darkened
⩥ a nurse is working with an AP who is assigned to bathe a client who
has herpes zoster. The AP asks the nurse if herpes zoster is contagious.
Which of the following responses should the nurse make? Answer:
"herpes zoster is not contagious to people who have had chickenpox."
⩥ a nurse is planning care for a client who has acute myeologenous
leukemia and a platelet count of 48,000. which of the following
interventions should the nurse include? Answer: avoid IM injections
, ⩥ a nurse is teaching a client how to perform a breast self exam. the
nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication of
breast cancer? Answer: a nontender, hard lump that is palpated in one
breast
⩥ a nurse is preparing to change the bed linens of a client who has AIDS
and is incontinent of stool. which of the following PPE should the nurse
don prior to providing client care? SATA Answer: gown
gloves
⩥ a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new diagnosis of
multiple sclerosis. the clients ask the nurse about the usual course of
MS. which of the following responses should the nurse make? Answer:
"acute episodes are usually followed by remissions, which can vary in
duration."
⩥ a nurse is caring for a client who has an upper GI bleed and a
hematocrit of 24%. prior to initiating a transfusion of packed RBCs,
which of the following actions should the nurse take? SATA Answer:
assess and document the client's vital signs
verify with another nurse the blood type and Rh of the packed RBCs
change IV tubing to a set that has a filter
⩥ a nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition.
which of the following actions should the nurse take? Answer: check the
client's capillary blood glucose every 4 hrs
