PN MED SURG PROCTORED /ATI PN
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING EXAM
CRACKER 2026 WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
ULTIMATE NURSING LICENSURE REVISION QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (SET 3)
PASS YOUR NURSING EXAMS WITH CONFIDENCE!
High-Yield ATI / NCLEX Style Questions with Highlighted Correct Answers
1. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has a prescription for morphine.
Which finding should the nurse report to the provider?
CORRECT ANSWER: Urinary retention
2. A nurse is caring for a client who is at risk for developing pressure ulcers. Which action
should the nurse take?
CORRECT ANSWER: Position pillows between the bony prominences
3. A nurse is caring for a postoperative client receiving cefazolin IV. Ten minutes after starting
the infusion, the client reports intense itching. What should the nurse do first?
CORRECT ANSWER: Stop the medication infusion
4. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has gonorrhea. Which information should
be included?
CORRECT ANSWER: You are at risk for infertility with this infection, regardless of
treatment
, 5. A nurse notices a red streak up a client's arm from an IV site and the client reports
throbbing, burning pain. What complication does this indicate?
CORRECT ANSWER: Thrombophlebitis
6. A nurse is reinforcing teaching regarding testicular self-examination. Which statement
demonstrates understanding?
CORRECT ANSWER: I understand that testicular cancer is painless
7. A client reports rectal fullness and abdominal cramping. Which finding suggests fecal
impaction?
CORRECT ANSWER: Small liquid stools
8. A nurse is teaching a client about Mohs surgery. Which statement should be included?
CORRECT ANSWER: Mohs surgery is a horizontal shaving of thin layers of the tumor
9. A client with GERD states which of the following indicating understanding of teaching?
CORRECT ANSWER: I should wait at least 2 hours after eating before going to bed
10. A client receiving continuous IV normal saline reports pain and swelling at the IV site.
What is the correct sequence of nursing actions?
CORRECT ANSWER:
1. Check the IV site
2. Stop the infusion
3. Withdraw the IV catheter
4. Elevate the affected arm
5. Notify the charge nurse
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING EXAM
CRACKER 2026 WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
ULTIMATE NURSING LICENSURE REVISION QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (SET 3)
PASS YOUR NURSING EXAMS WITH CONFIDENCE!
High-Yield ATI / NCLEX Style Questions with Highlighted Correct Answers
1. A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has a prescription for morphine.
Which finding should the nurse report to the provider?
CORRECT ANSWER: Urinary retention
2. A nurse is caring for a client who is at risk for developing pressure ulcers. Which action
should the nurse take?
CORRECT ANSWER: Position pillows between the bony prominences
3. A nurse is caring for a postoperative client receiving cefazolin IV. Ten minutes after starting
the infusion, the client reports intense itching. What should the nurse do first?
CORRECT ANSWER: Stop the medication infusion
4. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has gonorrhea. Which information should
be included?
CORRECT ANSWER: You are at risk for infertility with this infection, regardless of
treatment
, 5. A nurse notices a red streak up a client's arm from an IV site and the client reports
throbbing, burning pain. What complication does this indicate?
CORRECT ANSWER: Thrombophlebitis
6. A nurse is reinforcing teaching regarding testicular self-examination. Which statement
demonstrates understanding?
CORRECT ANSWER: I understand that testicular cancer is painless
7. A client reports rectal fullness and abdominal cramping. Which finding suggests fecal
impaction?
CORRECT ANSWER: Small liquid stools
8. A nurse is teaching a client about Mohs surgery. Which statement should be included?
CORRECT ANSWER: Mohs surgery is a horizontal shaving of thin layers of the tumor
9. A client with GERD states which of the following indicating understanding of teaching?
CORRECT ANSWER: I should wait at least 2 hours after eating before going to bed
10. A client receiving continuous IV normal saline reports pain and swelling at the IV site.
What is the correct sequence of nursing actions?
CORRECT ANSWER:
1. Check the IV site
2. Stop the infusion
3. Withdraw the IV catheter
4. Elevate the affected arm
5. Notify the charge nurse
