Med-Surg NCLEX Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
The healthcare provider is teaching a patient who has asthma how to use a spacer
attached to the handheld inhaler. Which of these provides the rationale for using a
spacer?
using a spacer decreases the amount of medication that escapes into the environment and
increases the amount of medication that is delivered to the lungs
The nurse identifies the nursing diagnoses of activity intolerance for a patient with
asthma. A common etiologic factor for this nursing diagnosis in patients with asthma is:
Increased effort when breathing
Which two diagnostic results would indicate atopy
An elevated serum eosinophil count and elevated serum IgE level
Which of the following would the patient most likely report as triggers for an asthma
attack?
Exercise; Cold air
A 19-year-old comes into the emergency department with acute asthma. His RR is 44
breaths/minute and he appears to be in acute respiratory distress. Which of the
following actions should be taken first?
Give a bronchodilator by nebulizer
Which patient is not at risk for developing osteoporosis?
A 30 y.o. male who drinks alcohol occasionally and has a BMI of 28
What exercises are suggested for someone with osteoporosis
, hiking, weight training, stair climbing, dancing
post-menopausal women are more likely to suffer from osteoporosis due to
decreased estrogen levels
a client is diagnosed with osteoporosis. which statement should the nurse include when
teaching the client about the disease?
"it's common in females after menopause" "it's a degenerative disease characterized in a
decrease in bone density" "it can cause pain and injury"
which vitamins decrease the progression of macular degeneration?
vitamin E and zinc
the nurse suspects that a patient may have macular degeneration when they say what?
they have noticed a progressive loss within their central vision
which indicates further teaching is needed?
if I take vitamin c and e, lutein, zeaxanthin, and zinc, it will stop the macular degeneration
a 62 y.o. patient came into the hospital complaining of blurred vision and w/ blind spots.
as a nurse how would we treat?
photodynamic therapy
identify the patients who are at a high risk for developing skin cancer
a 23 y.o. female who uses a tanning bed 3x/week, a 36 y.o. female w/ light skin and eyes that
reports of frequent sunburns in her youth, a 29 y.o. who reports a family hx of melanoma
you're assessing a patient's understanding about how to prevent skin cancer. what
statements demonstrate the patient understood the education provided to them
Correct Answers
The healthcare provider is teaching a patient who has asthma how to use a spacer
attached to the handheld inhaler. Which of these provides the rationale for using a
spacer?
using a spacer decreases the amount of medication that escapes into the environment and
increases the amount of medication that is delivered to the lungs
The nurse identifies the nursing diagnoses of activity intolerance for a patient with
asthma. A common etiologic factor for this nursing diagnosis in patients with asthma is:
Increased effort when breathing
Which two diagnostic results would indicate atopy
An elevated serum eosinophil count and elevated serum IgE level
Which of the following would the patient most likely report as triggers for an asthma
attack?
Exercise; Cold air
A 19-year-old comes into the emergency department with acute asthma. His RR is 44
breaths/minute and he appears to be in acute respiratory distress. Which of the
following actions should be taken first?
Give a bronchodilator by nebulizer
Which patient is not at risk for developing osteoporosis?
A 30 y.o. male who drinks alcohol occasionally and has a BMI of 28
What exercises are suggested for someone with osteoporosis
, hiking, weight training, stair climbing, dancing
post-menopausal women are more likely to suffer from osteoporosis due to
decreased estrogen levels
a client is diagnosed with osteoporosis. which statement should the nurse include when
teaching the client about the disease?
"it's common in females after menopause" "it's a degenerative disease characterized in a
decrease in bone density" "it can cause pain and injury"
which vitamins decrease the progression of macular degeneration?
vitamin E and zinc
the nurse suspects that a patient may have macular degeneration when they say what?
they have noticed a progressive loss within their central vision
which indicates further teaching is needed?
if I take vitamin c and e, lutein, zeaxanthin, and zinc, it will stop the macular degeneration
a 62 y.o. patient came into the hospital complaining of blurred vision and w/ blind spots.
as a nurse how would we treat?
photodynamic therapy
identify the patients who are at a high risk for developing skin cancer
a 23 y.o. female who uses a tanning bed 3x/week, a 36 y.o. female w/ light skin and eyes that
reports of frequent sunburns in her youth, a 29 y.o. who reports a family hx of melanoma
you're assessing a patient's understanding about how to prevent skin cancer. what
statements demonstrate the patient understood the education provided to them
