Med Surg 1 – Medical-Surgical Nursing Study Guide, Practice Questions & Exam Prep 2026

Med Surg 1
vn vn




1.vnAvnpatientvnisvnbeingvnadmittedvntovnthevnhospitalvnonvnthevndayvnbeforevnavns
cheduledvnsurgery.vnWhatvnisvnthevnmostvnappropriatevninitialvnquestionvnforvnt
hevnnursevntovnaskvnthisvnpreoperativevnpatient?
a)vn"Whatvndidvnyourvnsurgeonvnsayvntovnyouvnaboutvnthevntypevnofvnsurgeryvnyo
uvnarevnhaving?"
b)vn"Whatvnquestionsvndovnyouvnhavevnaboutvnyourvnsurgery?"
c)vn"Whatvntypevnofvnsurgeryvnarevnyouvnhavingvnandvnwhyvnarevnyouvnhavingvnit
vndone?"



d)vn"Whatvndovnyouvnknowvnaboutvnwhatvnwillvnbevndonevntovnyou?"vn-
vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
c)vn"Whatvntypevnofvnsurgeryvnarevnyouvnhavingvnandvnwhyvnarevnyouvnhavingv
nitvndone?"




2.vnAvnbenzodiazepinevnhasvnbeenvnadministeredvntovnavnpatientvnpreoperativel
y.vnAftervnthevndrugvnhasvnbeenvnadministered,vnthevnnursevnplansvntovnmonitorvn
thevnpatientvnforvnwhichvnsidevneffects?vnSelectvnallvnthatvnapply.
a)vnAnxiety
b)vnHypotension
c)vnHypocalcemia
d)vnLevelvnofvnConsciousness

e)vnSedationvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ a)vnAnxiety

,d)vnLevelvnofvnConsciousness
e)vnSedation


3.vnAvnpreoperativevnpatientvnhasvnanvnelevatedvnhemoglobinvnandvnhematocrit
.vnWhatvnwouldvnthevnnursevnsuspectvnregardingvnthevnsignificancevnofvnthisvnin
creasedvnvalue?
a)vnImmunevndeficiency
b)vnKidneyvndysfunction
c)vnMalignancy

d)vnDehydrationvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ d)vnDehydration


4.vnWhichvnactivitiesvnshouldvnthevnnursevncarryvnoutvninvnthevnpreoperativevnpe
riodvnforvnavnclientvnscheduledvnforvnsurgery?vnSelectvnallvnthatvnapply.
a)vnIdentifyvnpotentialvnorvnactualvnhealthvnproblems.
b)vnVerifyvnthevnpresencevnofvnavnsignedvnconsentvnform.
c)vnAssessvnpatient'svnresponsevntovninterventions.
d)vnIntervenevntovnpreventvncomplications.
e)vnAssessvneffectivenessvnofvnteachingvnrelatedvntovnpostoperativevnrecovery.
vn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
a)vnIdentifyvnpotentialvnorvnactualvnhealthvnproblems.
b)vnVerifyvnthevnpresencevnofvnavnsignedvnconsentvnform.
e)vnAssessvneffectivenessvnofvnteachingvnrelatedvntovnpostoperativevnrecovery.

,5.vnAvnpatientvnhavingvnsurgeryvnhasvnavndegreevnofvnriskvnassociatedvnwithvnthe
vnsurgery.vnThevnnursevnwouldvnevaluatevnwhichvnpatient-


relatedvnfactorsvnasvncontributingvntovnavnhighvndegreevnofvnriskvnassociatedvnwi
thvnsurgery?vnSelectvnallvnthatvnapply.
a)vnTypevnofvninstitutionvnwherevnsurgeryvnisvnperformed
b)vnInvolvementvnofvnvitalvnorgans
c)vnAveragevnnutritionalvnstatus
d)vnLowvnlikelihoodvnofvnprocedurevncomplications

e)vnAvnhistoryvnofvnrespiratoryvndiseasevnandvndiabetesvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔
✔ b)vnInvolvementvnofvnvitalvnorgans

e)vnAvnhistoryvnofvnrespiratoryvndiseasevnandvndiabetes


6.vnAvnpatientvnhasvnjustvnenteredvnthevnpostanesthesiavncarevnunitvn(PACU)vnfr
omvnsurgery.vnForvnwhichvnpriorityvnneedsvnshouldvnthevnnursevnimmediatelyvn
assessvnthevnpostoperativevnpatient?
a)vnVitalvnsigns,vnlevelvnofvnconsciousness,vnpresencevnofvnpain
b)vnSkinvncoloring,vnsurgicalvnincision,vnlimbvnmovements
c)vnSkinvntemperature,vnbloodvnpressure,vnmentalvnstatus
d)vnTemperature,vnemotionalvnstatus,vnwoundvndrainagevn-vncorrectvnanswer
✔ ✔ a)vnVitalvnsigns,vnlevelvnofvnconsciousness,vnpresencevnofvnpain

, 7.vnThevnnursevninvnthevnpostanesthesiavncarevnunitvn(PACU)vnisvnassessingvnavn
postoperativevnpatient.vnWhichvnindicatorsvnsuggestvntovnthevnnursevnanvnaltera
tionvninvntissuevnperfusion?vnSelectvnallvnthatvnapply.
a)vnPallorvnorvncyanosis
b)vnDifficultyvnwithvnmobility
c)vnPainvninvnthevnincisionvnarea
d)vnFluidvnloss

e)vnDecreasedvnurinaryvnoutputvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
a)vnPallorvnorvncyanosis
d)vnFluidvnloss
e)vnDecreasedvnurinaryvnoutput


8.vnAftervnsurgery,vnthevnnursevnencouragesvnthevnpatientvntovnmovevnfromvnsid
evntovnsidevnatvnleastvneveryvn2vnhours.vnThevnpatientvnquestionsvnthisvnactivity.vn
Howvndoesvnthevnnursevnexplainvnthevnpurposevnofvnthisvnintervention?
a)vnAssistvnperistalsisvntovnreturnvnmorevnquickly
b)vnLessenvnmusclevnweakness
c)vnIncreasevnpatient'svnabilityvntovnsleep
d)vnLetvnthevnlungsvnalternativelyvnachievevnmaximumvnexpansionvn-
vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
d)vnLetvnthevnlungsvnalternativelyvnachievevnmaximumvnexpansion