MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING 8TH
EDITION IGNATAVICIUS TEST BANK EXAM
PAPER 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM Q&A
STUDY GUIDE
⩥ A nurse is reviewing a client's laboratory report. The client's ABG
levels are ph 7.5, PaCO2 32, HCO3 24. The nurse should determine that
the client has which of the following acid base imbalances? Answer:
Respiratory alkalosis
⩥ A nurse is providing teaching about antiretroviral medication therapy
to a client who has a new diagnosis of AIDS. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching? Answer: "You
should take antiretroviral meds on a routine schedule."
⩥ A nurse is planning care for a client during a sickle cell crisis. Which
of the following interventions should the nurse include in the client's
plan of care? Answer: Encourage increased fluid intake
⩥ A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has stomatitis due to
chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Which of the following statements
by the client indicates a need for further teaching? Answer: "I will use
lemon and glycerine swabs after meals."
, ⩥ A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who reports
developing severe right eye pain with a gritty sensation while sawing
wood. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Answer: Ask the client about first aid performed at the scene.
⩥ A nurse is planning care for a client who had a stroke. The client has
hemiplegia and occasional urinary incontinence. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include in the client's plan of care? Answer:
Offer the client a bedpan every 2 hr.
⩥ A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has gout and urolithiasis.
The client asks how to prevent future uric acid stones. Which of the
following suggestions should the nurse make? SATA Answer: take
allopurinol as prescribed
exercise several times a week
limit intake of foods high in purine
⩥ a nurse is monitoring a client following a thyroidectomy for the
presence of hypoparathyroidism. Which of the following findings should
the nurse expect? Answer: involuntary muscle spasms
⩥ a nurse in an ED is assessing a client who sustained a fall off of a
roof. which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an
indication of a basilar skull fracture? Answer: clear fluid coming from
the nares
EDITION IGNATAVICIUS TEST BANK EXAM
PAPER 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM Q&A
STUDY GUIDE
⩥ A nurse is reviewing a client's laboratory report. The client's ABG
levels are ph 7.5, PaCO2 32, HCO3 24. The nurse should determine that
the client has which of the following acid base imbalances? Answer:
Respiratory alkalosis
⩥ A nurse is providing teaching about antiretroviral medication therapy
to a client who has a new diagnosis of AIDS. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching? Answer: "You
should take antiretroviral meds on a routine schedule."
⩥ A nurse is planning care for a client during a sickle cell crisis. Which
of the following interventions should the nurse include in the client's
plan of care? Answer: Encourage increased fluid intake
⩥ A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has stomatitis due to
chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Which of the following statements
by the client indicates a need for further teaching? Answer: "I will use
lemon and glycerine swabs after meals."
, ⩥ A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who reports
developing severe right eye pain with a gritty sensation while sawing
wood. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Answer: Ask the client about first aid performed at the scene.
⩥ A nurse is planning care for a client who had a stroke. The client has
hemiplegia and occasional urinary incontinence. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include in the client's plan of care? Answer:
Offer the client a bedpan every 2 hr.
⩥ A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has gout and urolithiasis.
The client asks how to prevent future uric acid stones. Which of the
following suggestions should the nurse make? SATA Answer: take
allopurinol as prescribed
exercise several times a week
limit intake of foods high in purine
⩥ a nurse is monitoring a client following a thyroidectomy for the
presence of hypoparathyroidism. Which of the following findings should
the nurse expect? Answer: involuntary muscle spasms
⩥ a nurse in an ED is assessing a client who sustained a fall off of a
roof. which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an
indication of a basilar skull fracture? Answer: clear fluid coming from
the nares
