Cje readiness ii exam
study questions and
answers 2026\2027
1.
Question: Your patient with ascites becomes hypotensive post-
procedure. What medication would you expect to immediately give?
CORRECT ANSWER : Albumin
2.
Question: A client who has had abdominal surgery complains of
feeling as though "something gave way" in the incisional site. The
nurse removes the dressing and notes the presence of a loop of bowel
protruding through the incision. Which nursing interventions should
the nurse take? Select all that apply.
CORRECT ANSWER :
Contact the surgeon
,Instruct the client to remain quiet
Prepare the client for wound closure
Document the findings and actions taken
3.
Question: The nurse would be alerted to the occurrence of malignant
hyperthermia when the patient demonstrates what manifestation?
CORRECT ANSWER : Muscle rigidity
4.
Question: The nurse is reviewing a prescription sheet for a
preoperative client that states that the client must be NPO after
midnight. The nurse would telephone the physician to clarify that
which medication should be given to the client and not withheld?
CORRECT ANSWER : Prednisone
5.
Question: A nurse is assigned to assist in caring for a client who
recently returned from the operating room. On data collection, the
nurse notes that the client's vital signs are BP 102/62 mm Hg, pulse
,91 beats/minute, and respirations 16 breaths/minute. Preoperative
vital signs were BP 124/78 mm Hg, pulse 74 beats/minute, and
respirations 20 breaths/minute. Which action should the nurse plan to
take first?
CORRECT ANSWER : Recheck the vital signs in 15 minutes.
6.
Question: After surgery, your patient is semicomatose with vital
signs within normal limits. As the nurse, what position would be best
for this patient?
CORRECT ANSWER : Side positioning, preferably the left side
7.
Question: After surgery, your patient starts to shiver uncontrollably.
What nursing intervention would you do FIRST?
CORRECT ANSWER : Apply warm blankets and continue oxygen
as prescribed.
8.
, Question: You are completing the history on a patient who is
scheduled to have surgery. What health history increases the risk for
surgery for the patient?
CORRECT ANSWER : Abuse of street drugs
9.
Question: The nurse is monitoring the patient who is 24 hours
postoperative from surgery. Which finding requires intervention?
CORRECT ANSWER : 24-hour urine output of 300 mL
10.
Question: A client who has undergone preadmission testing has had
blood drawn for serum laboratory studies, including a complete blood
count, coagulation studies, electrolytes, and creatinine levels. Which
laboratory result should be reported to the surgeon's office because it
could cause surgery to be postponed?
CORRECT ANSWER : Hemoglobin, 8.0 g/dL
11.
study questions and
answers 2026\2027
1.
Question: Your patient with ascites becomes hypotensive post-
procedure. What medication would you expect to immediately give?
CORRECT ANSWER : Albumin
2.
Question: A client who has had abdominal surgery complains of
feeling as though "something gave way" in the incisional site. The
nurse removes the dressing and notes the presence of a loop of bowel
protruding through the incision. Which nursing interventions should
the nurse take? Select all that apply.
CORRECT ANSWER :
Contact the surgeon
,Instruct the client to remain quiet
Prepare the client for wound closure
Document the findings and actions taken
3.
Question: The nurse would be alerted to the occurrence of malignant
hyperthermia when the patient demonstrates what manifestation?
CORRECT ANSWER : Muscle rigidity
4.
Question: The nurse is reviewing a prescription sheet for a
preoperative client that states that the client must be NPO after
midnight. The nurse would telephone the physician to clarify that
which medication should be given to the client and not withheld?
CORRECT ANSWER : Prednisone
5.
Question: A nurse is assigned to assist in caring for a client who
recently returned from the operating room. On data collection, the
nurse notes that the client's vital signs are BP 102/62 mm Hg, pulse
,91 beats/minute, and respirations 16 breaths/minute. Preoperative
vital signs were BP 124/78 mm Hg, pulse 74 beats/minute, and
respirations 20 breaths/minute. Which action should the nurse plan to
take first?
CORRECT ANSWER : Recheck the vital signs in 15 minutes.
6.
Question: After surgery, your patient is semicomatose with vital
signs within normal limits. As the nurse, what position would be best
for this patient?
CORRECT ANSWER : Side positioning, preferably the left side
7.
Question: After surgery, your patient starts to shiver uncontrollably.
What nursing intervention would you do FIRST?
CORRECT ANSWER : Apply warm blankets and continue oxygen
as prescribed.
8.
, Question: You are completing the history on a patient who is
scheduled to have surgery. What health history increases the risk for
surgery for the patient?
CORRECT ANSWER : Abuse of street drugs
9.
Question: The nurse is monitoring the patient who is 24 hours
postoperative from surgery. Which finding requires intervention?
CORRECT ANSWER : 24-hour urine output of 300 mL
10.
Question: A client who has undergone preadmission testing has had
blood drawn for serum laboratory studies, including a complete blood
count, coagulation studies, electrolytes, and creatinine levels. Which
laboratory result should be reported to the surgeon's office because it
could cause surgery to be postponed?
CORRECT ANSWER : Hemoglobin, 8.0 g/dL
11.
