med surg EXAM A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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Exam Solution
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Test #1 Cumulative (Med Surg) 2026 A+ GRADE ASSUR
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ED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (7
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C238)




QUESTION 1 ms




22. Where can an ABG be drawn from? Select all that apply.
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a. Artery
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b. Vein
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c. Radial
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d. Brachial
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e. Femoral f. Median g. Cephalic
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ANSWER

a. Artery
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c. Radial
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d. Brachial
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e. Femoral
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QUESTION 2 ms




23. Who can draw an ABG? Select all that apply.
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a. CNA's
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b. RN's
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c. LPN's
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d. RT's
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e. Pulmonary f. Lab
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ANSWER

b. RN's
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d. RT's
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e. Pulmonary
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QUESTION 3 ms

,24. What are the signs and symptoms of hypovolemia? Select all that apply.
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a. SOB
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b. Hypotension
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c. Increased respiratory rate
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d. Tachycardia
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e. Warm, moist skin f. Thirst g. Crackles in lungs
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ANSWER

b. Hypotension
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d. Tachycardia f. Thirst
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QUESTION 4 ms




25. What are the signs and symptoms of fluid overload? Select all that apply.
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a. SOB
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b. Hypotension
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c. Increased respiratory rate
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d. Tachycardia
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e. Warm, moist skin f. Thirst g. Crackles in lungs
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ANSWER

a. SOB
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c. Increased respiratory rate
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e. Warm, moist skin g. Crackles in lungs
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QUESTION 5 ms




29. An older woman was admitted to the medical unit with GI bleeding and fluid volu
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me deficit. Clinical manifestations of this problem are (select all that apply)
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a. weight loss.
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b. dry oral mucosa.
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c. full bounding pulse.
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d. engorged neck veins.
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e. decreased central venous pressure.
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ANSWER

a. weight loss.
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b. dry oral mucosa.
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e. decreased central venous pressure.
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QUESTION 6 ms




30. The nursing care for a patient with hyponatremia and fluid volume excess include
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s
a. fluid restriction.
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, b. administration of hypotonic IV fluids.
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c. administration of a cation-exchange resin.
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d. placement of an indwelling urinary catheter.
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ANSWER

a. fluid restriction
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QUESTION 7 ms




31. The nurse should be alert for which manifestations in a patient receiving a loop di
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uretic?
a. Restlessness and agitation
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b. Paresthesias and irritability
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c. Weak, irregular pulse and poor muscle tone
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d. Increased blood pressure and muscle spasms
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ANSWER

c. Weak, irregular pulse and poor muscle tone
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QUESTION 8 ms




33. It is important for the nurse to assess for which clinical manifestation(s) in a pati
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ent who has just undergone a total thyroidectomy (select all that apply)?
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a. Confusion
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b. Weight gain
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c. Depressed reflexes
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d. Circumoral numbness
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e. Positive Chvostek's sign
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ANSWER

a. Confusion
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d. Circumoral numbness
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e. Positive Chvostek's sign
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QUESTION 9 ms




34. The nurse expects the long-
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term treatment of a patient with hyperphosphatemia secondary to renal failure will in
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clude
a. fluid restriction.
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b. calcium supplements.
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c. magnesium supplements.
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d. increased intake of dairy products.
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ANSWER