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NUl 185/l NU185l Examl 3–l (NEWl 2026/l
2027l Update)l Medical-Surgicall Nursingl IIl
Guidel |l Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen


QUESTION
Al nursel isl reinforcingl dischargel instructionsl tol al patientl whol hasl pulmonaryl
sarcoidosis.l Thel patientl demonstratesl understandingl whenl theyl verbalizel whichl earlyl
signl ofl Exacerbation?

Answer:
Shortnessl ofl breath



QUESTION
Thel nursel isl caringl forl al patientl whol isl beingl monitoredl forl al newlyl diagnosedl 6l cml
abdominall aorticl aneurysm.l Whichl ofl thel followingl isl anl anticipatedl findingl ifl thel
aneurysm
werel dissecting?

Answer:
Severel backl pain



QUESTION
Al patientl whol hasl mitrall valvel stenosisl isl hospitalizedl forl al valvel replacement.l Duringl
thel admissionl history,l thel patientl reportsl al historyl ofl whichl causel forl thisl condition?

Answer:
Rheumaticl fever

,QUESTION
Al firefighterl hasl sustainedl burnsl andl severel lacerationsl tol thel lowerl rightl leg.l Thel
heartl ratel isl 112l beatsl perl minute,l respirationsl shallowl atl 40l breathsl perl minute,l andl
bloodl pressurel isl 72/40l mml Hg.l Thel nursel recognizesl thatl thel patientl isl inl whichl typel
ofl shock?

Answer:
Hypovolemic



QUESTION
Whichl ofl thel followingl isl thel priorityl duringl thel immediatel postoperativel periodl forl al
patientl whol hasl al tracheostomyl duel tol laryngectomy?

Answer:
Observingl forl hemorrhage



QUESTION
Thel nursel isl caringl forl al patientl withl Inadequatel Tissuel Perfusionl elatedl tol cardiogenicl
shock.l Anl appropriatel nursingl interventionl isl to

Answer:
administerl orderedl vasoconstrictor.



QUESTION
Thel nursel isl reinforcingl dischargel instructionsl tol al patientl whol hasl Pulmonaryl Fibrosis.l
Whichl ofl thel followingl isl mostl importantl tol includel regardingl sidel effectsl ofl
medicationl therapy?

Answer:
Avoidl largel crowds



QUESTION

,Followingl al leftl femorall arteryl heartl catheterization,l al patientl isl broughtl tol thel
coronaryl carel unit.l Whichl ofl thel followingl arel appropriatel nursingl interventionsl
immediatelyl followingl thisl procedure?l (Selectl alll thatl apply.)
a.l Monitorl vitall signs
b.l Assessl insertionl site
c.l Limitl orall fluidl intake
d.l Maintainl highl Fowlersl position
e.l Palpatel pulsesl distall tol insertionl site

Answer:
a,l b,l e



QUESTION
Al nursel isl caringl forl al patientl whol isl suspectedl ofl havingl lungl cancer.l Thel nursel
assessesl whichl early,l frequentl signl ofl lungl cancer?

Answer:
Cough



QUESTION
Al nursel isl caringl forl al patientl 24l hoursl afterl receivingl al chestl tubel duel tol al
pneumothorax.l Uponl checkingl thel systeml duringl shiftl assessment,l thel nursel confirmsl
thatl itl isl workingl by
observingl for

Answer:
Fluctuationl inl thel waterl seall chamber



QUESTION
Al low-sodium,l low-cholesterol,l weight-reducingl dietl isl prescribedl forl anl adultl withl
heartl disease.Thel nursel knowsl thatl thel patientl understandsl thel dietl whenl theyl choosel
whichl of
thel followingl meals?

Answer:

, Salmonl withl plainl bakedl potato



QUESTION
Al patientl whol hasl atriall fibrillationl asksl whyl theyl needl tol takel warfarinl (Coumadin).l
Thel bestl responsel byl thel nursel is

Answer:
"Thisl dysrhythmial causesl poolingl ofl bloodl andl clotl formation."



QUESTION
Al patientl whol hasl laryngeall cancerl isl scheduledl forl outpatientl surgery.l Thel nursel
collectsl datal andl expectsl whichl mostl commonl symptoml tol bel reported?

Answer:
Hoarseness



QUESTION
Thel nursel isl caringl forl al patientl followingl al heartl transplant.l Whichl ofl thel followingl
interventionsl isl al priorityl forl thisl patient'sl planl ofl care?

Answer:
Placel thel patientl inl reversel isolation



QUESTION
Al patientl isl beingl dischargedl followingl insertionl ofl al permanentl pacemaker.l Whatl
shouldl bel includedl inl thel patient'sl dischargel instructions?

Answer:
Refrainl froml activitiesl thatl mightl causel al directl blowl tol thel pacemaker.



QUESTION

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