NUR 1211 MEDICAL SURGICAL FINAL
EXAM 2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
A |nurse |is |working |with |a |patient |who |was |diagnosed |with |HIV |several |months |earlier. |The |nurse
|should |recognize |that |a |patient |with |HIV |is |considered |to |have |AIDS |at |the |point |when |the |CD4+ |T-
lymphocyte |cell |count |drops |below |what |threshold?
A) 75 |cells/mm3 |of |blood
B) 200 |cells/mm3 |of |blood
C) 325 |cells/mm3 |of |blood
D) 450 |cells/mm3 |of |blood |- |ANSWER |B) |200 |cells/mm3 |of |blood
When |CD4+ |T-cell |levels |drop |below |200 |cells/mm3 |of |blood, |the |person |is |said |to |have |AIDS.
A |nurse |is |planning |a |patients |care |and |is |relating |it |to |normal |immune |response. |During |what |stage
|of |the |immune |response |should |the |nurse |know |that |antibodies |or |cytotoxic |T |cells |combine |and
|destroy |the |invading |microbes?
A) Recognition |stage
B) Proliferation |stage
C) Response |stage
D) Effector |stage |- |ANSWER |D) |Effector |stage
In |the |effector |stage, |either |the |antibody |of |the |humoral |response |or |the |cytotoxic |(killer) |T |cell |of
|the |cellular |response |reaches |and |couples |with |the |antigen |on |the |surface |of |the |foreign |invader.
,A |nurse |is |planning |the |assessment |of |a |patient |who |is |exhibiting |signs |and |symptoms |of |an
|autoimmune |disorder. |The |nurse |should |be |aware |that |the |incidence |and |prevalence |of |autoimmune
|diseases |is |known |to |be |higher |among |what |group?
A) Young |adults
B) Native |Americans
C) Women
D) Hispanics |- |ANSWER |C) |Women
Many |autoimmune |diseases |have |a |higher |incidence |in |females |than |in |males, |a |phenomenon
|believed |to |be |correlated |with |sex |hormones.
Middle-aged |adults |are |part |of |an |age |group |that |is |known |to |be |interested |in |health |and |health
|promotion, |and |the |nurse |is |planning |health |promotion |activities |accordingly. |To |what |suggestions |do
|members |of |this |age |group |usually |respond |with |enthusiasm? |Select |all |that |apply.
A) How |lifestyle |practices |can |improve |health
B) How |to |eat |healthier
C) How |exercise |can |improve |your |life
D) Strategies |for |adhering |to |prescribed |therapy
E) Exercise |for |the |aging |- |ANSWER |A) |How |lifestyle |practices |can |improve |health
,B) How |to |eat |healthier
C) How |exercise |can |improve |your |life
Young |and |middle-aged |adults |represent |an |age |group |that |not |only |expresses |an |interest |in |health
|and |health |promotion |but |also |responds |enthusiastically |to |suggestions |that |show |how |lifestyle
|practices |can |improve |health; |these |lifestyle |practices |include |nutrition |and |exercise. |Middle-aged
|adults |may |not |respond |positively |to |teaching |aimed |at |the |aging. |Adherence |is |not |noted |to |be |a
|desired |focus |in |this |age |group.
A |nurse |has |been |working |with |Mrs. |Griffin, |a |71-year-old |patient |whose |poorly |controlled |type |1
|diabetes |has |led |to |numerous |health |problems. |Over |the |past |several |years |Mrs. |Griffin |has |had
|several |admissions |to |the |hospital |medical |unit, |and |the |nurse |has |often |carried |out |health
|promotion |interventions. |Who |is |ultimately |responsible |for |maintaining |and |promoting |Mrs. |Griffins
|health?
A) The |medical |nurse
B) The |community |health |nurse |who |has |also |worked |with |Mrs. |Griffin
C) Mrs. |Griffins |primary |care |provider
D) Mrs. |Griffin |- |ANSWER |D) |Mrs. |Griffin
American |society |places |a |great |importance |on |health |and |the |responsibility |that |each |of |us |has |to
|maintain |and |promote |our |own |health. |Therefore, |the |other |options |are |incorrect.
An |elderly |female |patient |has |come |to |the |clinic |for |a |scheduled |follow-up |appointment. |The |nurse
|learns |from |the |patients |daughter |that |the |patient |is |not |following |the |instructions |she |received |upon
, discharge |from |the |hospital |last |month. |What |is |the |most |likely |factor |causing |the |patient |not |to
|adhere |to |her |therapeutic |regimen?
A) Ethnic |background |of |health |care |provider
B) Costs |of |the |prescribed |regimen
C) Presence |of |a |learning |disability
D) Personality |of |the |physician |- |ANSWER |B) |Costs |of |the |prescribed |regimen
Variables |that |appear |to |influence |the |degree |of |adherence |to |a |prescribed |therapeutic |regimen
|include |gender, |race, |education, |illness, |complexity |of |the |regimen, |and |the |cost |of |treatments.
A |gerontologic |nurse |has |observed |that |patients |often |fail |to |adhere |to |a |therapeutic |regimen. |What
|strategy |should |the |nurse |adopt |to |best |assist |an |older |adult |in |adhering |to |a |therapeutic |regimen
|involving |wound |care?
A) Demonstrate |a |dressing |change |and |allow |the |patient |to |practice.
B) Provide |a |detailed |pamphlet |on |a |dressing |change.
C) Verbally |instruct |the |patient |how |to |change |a |dressing |and |check |for |comprehension.
D) Delegate |the |dressing |change |to |a |trusted |family |member. |- |ANSWER |A) |Demonstrate |a
|dressing |change |and |allow |the |patient |to |practice.
EXAM 2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
A |nurse |is |working |with |a |patient |who |was |diagnosed |with |HIV |several |months |earlier. |The |nurse
|should |recognize |that |a |patient |with |HIV |is |considered |to |have |AIDS |at |the |point |when |the |CD4+ |T-
lymphocyte |cell |count |drops |below |what |threshold?
A) 75 |cells/mm3 |of |blood
B) 200 |cells/mm3 |of |blood
C) 325 |cells/mm3 |of |blood
D) 450 |cells/mm3 |of |blood |- |ANSWER |B) |200 |cells/mm3 |of |blood
When |CD4+ |T-cell |levels |drop |below |200 |cells/mm3 |of |blood, |the |person |is |said |to |have |AIDS.
A |nurse |is |planning |a |patients |care |and |is |relating |it |to |normal |immune |response. |During |what |stage
|of |the |immune |response |should |the |nurse |know |that |antibodies |or |cytotoxic |T |cells |combine |and
|destroy |the |invading |microbes?
A) Recognition |stage
B) Proliferation |stage
C) Response |stage
D) Effector |stage |- |ANSWER |D) |Effector |stage
In |the |effector |stage, |either |the |antibody |of |the |humoral |response |or |the |cytotoxic |(killer) |T |cell |of
|the |cellular |response |reaches |and |couples |with |the |antigen |on |the |surface |of |the |foreign |invader.
,A |nurse |is |planning |the |assessment |of |a |patient |who |is |exhibiting |signs |and |symptoms |of |an
|autoimmune |disorder. |The |nurse |should |be |aware |that |the |incidence |and |prevalence |of |autoimmune
|diseases |is |known |to |be |higher |among |what |group?
A) Young |adults
B) Native |Americans
C) Women
D) Hispanics |- |ANSWER |C) |Women
Many |autoimmune |diseases |have |a |higher |incidence |in |females |than |in |males, |a |phenomenon
|believed |to |be |correlated |with |sex |hormones.
Middle-aged |adults |are |part |of |an |age |group |that |is |known |to |be |interested |in |health |and |health
|promotion, |and |the |nurse |is |planning |health |promotion |activities |accordingly. |To |what |suggestions |do
|members |of |this |age |group |usually |respond |with |enthusiasm? |Select |all |that |apply.
A) How |lifestyle |practices |can |improve |health
B) How |to |eat |healthier
C) How |exercise |can |improve |your |life
D) Strategies |for |adhering |to |prescribed |therapy
E) Exercise |for |the |aging |- |ANSWER |A) |How |lifestyle |practices |can |improve |health
,B) How |to |eat |healthier
C) How |exercise |can |improve |your |life
Young |and |middle-aged |adults |represent |an |age |group |that |not |only |expresses |an |interest |in |health
|and |health |promotion |but |also |responds |enthusiastically |to |suggestions |that |show |how |lifestyle
|practices |can |improve |health; |these |lifestyle |practices |include |nutrition |and |exercise. |Middle-aged
|adults |may |not |respond |positively |to |teaching |aimed |at |the |aging. |Adherence |is |not |noted |to |be |a
|desired |focus |in |this |age |group.
A |nurse |has |been |working |with |Mrs. |Griffin, |a |71-year-old |patient |whose |poorly |controlled |type |1
|diabetes |has |led |to |numerous |health |problems. |Over |the |past |several |years |Mrs. |Griffin |has |had
|several |admissions |to |the |hospital |medical |unit, |and |the |nurse |has |often |carried |out |health
|promotion |interventions. |Who |is |ultimately |responsible |for |maintaining |and |promoting |Mrs. |Griffins
|health?
A) The |medical |nurse
B) The |community |health |nurse |who |has |also |worked |with |Mrs. |Griffin
C) Mrs. |Griffins |primary |care |provider
D) Mrs. |Griffin |- |ANSWER |D) |Mrs. |Griffin
American |society |places |a |great |importance |on |health |and |the |responsibility |that |each |of |us |has |to
|maintain |and |promote |our |own |health. |Therefore, |the |other |options |are |incorrect.
An |elderly |female |patient |has |come |to |the |clinic |for |a |scheduled |follow-up |appointment. |The |nurse
|learns |from |the |patients |daughter |that |the |patient |is |not |following |the |instructions |she |received |upon
, discharge |from |the |hospital |last |month. |What |is |the |most |likely |factor |causing |the |patient |not |to
|adhere |to |her |therapeutic |regimen?
A) Ethnic |background |of |health |care |provider
B) Costs |of |the |prescribed |regimen
C) Presence |of |a |learning |disability
D) Personality |of |the |physician |- |ANSWER |B) |Costs |of |the |prescribed |regimen
Variables |that |appear |to |influence |the |degree |of |adherence |to |a |prescribed |therapeutic |regimen
|include |gender, |race, |education, |illness, |complexity |of |the |regimen, |and |the |cost |of |treatments.
A |gerontologic |nurse |has |observed |that |patients |often |fail |to |adhere |to |a |therapeutic |regimen. |What
|strategy |should |the |nurse |adopt |to |best |assist |an |older |adult |in |adhering |to |a |therapeutic |regimen
|involving |wound |care?
A) Demonstrate |a |dressing |change |and |allow |the |patient |to |practice.
B) Provide |a |detailed |pamphlet |on |a |dressing |change.
C) Verbally |instruct |the |patient |how |to |change |a |dressing |and |check |for |comprehension.
D) Delegate |the |dressing |change |to |a |trusted |family |member. |- |ANSWER |A) |Demonstrate |a
|dressing |change |and |allow |the |patient |to |practice.
