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Pass your Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing exam with this comprehensive 2026/2027 study guide! Covers pain management (NSAIDs, opioids, PCA), cranial nerve assessment, hearing/vision disorders (glaucoma, cataracts, retinal detachment, Meniere's disease), increased ICP, stroke (CVA), seizures, status epilepticus, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, spinal cord injury, autonomic dysreflexia, and neurogenic shock. Includes verified 100% correct answers. Perfect for nursing students preparing for advanced Med Surg finals and NCLEX.

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Advanced Med-Surg Principles Jersey
College Verified Questions And 100%
Correct Answers Latest Update
2026/2027|Graded A+
What during labor increases the risk of neonate aquiring acute encephalitis?

correct answer active herpes simplex virus 2



How do you administer meds?

correct answers starting with the lowest dose and titratingup slowly



What is pain is associated with?

correct answers actual or potential tissue damage



When pain stimulates the sympathetic nervous system, what does it result in?

correctanswers

increase in BP

increase in HR

increase in RR



Where are catecholamines released from?

correct answers

adrenal medulla

,Where are steroid hormones (cortisol & aldosterone) released from?

correct answers adrenal cortex



What does unrelieved pain lead to?

correct answers increases glucagon production

decreases insulin secretion

depress immune function

can lead to addictive behaviors



What initiates inflammation, contributes to tissue sweeling, and pain?

correct answers Prostaglandins



What can nerve root injury lead to?

correct answers allodynia (pain that is associated withnon noxious stimuli)



What is needed for renal blood flow?

correct answers Prostaglandin



Pain is?

correct answers whatever the patient says it is



What is the single most reliable indicator of pain?

correct answers the patient's self report



How do NSAID's preimarily produce pain relief?

correct answers by preventingprostaglandin formation

,What does acetaminphen not have?

correct answers any inflammatory properties



What do you manage nociceptive pain with?

correct answers local anesthetics non opioids

opioids



What does 0 on the 0 10 numeric pain rating scale indicate?

correct answers no pain



What does the Wong Baker FACES pain scale consist of?

correct answers cartoon faces thatthe patient (ages 3 and up) selects to report thier pain level



What does the visual analog 10cm scale represent?

correct answers no pain to the worstpain, the patient marks a spot somewhere in between
indicating their pain level



What pain scale helps indiviuals describe the intensity of pain?

correct answers verbaldescriptor scale



What does a comprehensive pain assessment consist of?

correct answers duration (whenit started/lasted)

type (intensity/assoc factors/influencing fators)

location

, What patients do we avoid the rectal route for med administration?

correct answers thrombocytopenic



What type of effect do topical agents produce?

correct answers local



What type of effect do transdermal agents produce?

correct answers drug absorption intothe systemic circulation



What would help reduce complications related to pain for patients?

correct answers provide a PCA

How do we administer around the clock pain relief for post op and chronic pain? correctanswers
provide analgesics, never wait for chronic pain to reoccur



What is provided for mild to moderate pain?

correct answers aspirin or acetaminaphen



What is provided for moderate pain?

correct answers NSAID's



What is provided for severe pain? correct answers morphine



Why would you wake patients who have chronic pain or who have moderate to severe
painfolowing surgery?

correct answers to administer prescribed analgcsics

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