Custom:PN VATI Medical Surgical Re-
evaluation Assessment Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
A nurse collects data on a client who returned to the unit four hr
ago following a partial colectomy. Which of the following conditions
should the nurse attend to first?
A) Change the moderately saturated dressing.
B) Administer analgesic medication for incisional pain.
C) Catheterize for a distended bladder.
D) Cough and deep breathe client. -
correct answer ✅B) Administer analgesic medication for incisional
pain.
Rationale: Administer pain medication to establish comfort and
then attend to the other reported condition.
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching on actions that improve
gas exchange to a client diagnosed with emphysema. Which of the
following instructions should be included in the teaching?
A) Resting in a supine position
B) Elevating arms while performing ADLs
,Custom:PN VATI Medical Surgical Re-
evaluation Assessment Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
C) Breathing in through the nose and out through pursed lips.
D) Increasing oxygen delivery to 5 L/min during times of distress. -
correct answer ✅C) Breathing in through the nose and out
through pursed lips.
A nurse is assessing a client who is African-American and who is
jaundice. Which of the following areas are the most reliable for the
nurse to inspect?
A) Palms of hands
B) Hard palate
C) Sclera
D) Nail beds -
correct answer ✅Hard palate
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has ulcerative
colitis and requires a low fiber diet. The nurse should instruct the
client to avoid which of the following foods?
A) Cooked carrots
,Custom:PN VATI Medical Surgical Re-
evaluation Assessment Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
B) Dried apricots
C) Ripe bananas
D) White rice -
correct answer ✅B) Dried apricots
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about preventing long-term
complications of retinopathy and neuropathy with an older adult
client who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following actions is
the most important for the nurse to include in the teaching?
A) "Plan to have an eye examination once per year."
B) "Examine your feet carefully every day".
C) "Wear closed toed shoes daily."
D) "Maintain stable blood glucose levels." -
correct answer ✅D) "Maintain stable blood glucose levels."
A nurse is reinforcing teaching to the family of a client who has
multiple myeloma and is admitted to the unit with a WBC count of
2,200/mm3. Which of the following food items brought by the
family should the nurse prohibit from being given to the client?
, Custom:PN VATI Medical Surgical Re-
evaluation Assessment Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
A) Fried chicken
B) Bagels
C) A factory-sealed box of chocolates
D) Fresh fruit basket -
correct answer ✅D) Fresh fruit basket
A nurse is assigned to care for a client suspected of having diabetes
insipidus. The nurse should frequently check the client for the
development of :
A) hypotension
B) polyphagia
C) hyperglycemia
D) bradycardia -
correct answer ✅A) hypotension
A nurse is caring for a client following a CT scan with dye who has
an anaphylaxis reaction. Which of the following conditions requires
a priority nursing response?
evaluation Assessment Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
A nurse collects data on a client who returned to the unit four hr
ago following a partial colectomy. Which of the following conditions
should the nurse attend to first?
A) Change the moderately saturated dressing.
B) Administer analgesic medication for incisional pain.
C) Catheterize for a distended bladder.
D) Cough and deep breathe client. -
correct answer ✅B) Administer analgesic medication for incisional
pain.
Rationale: Administer pain medication to establish comfort and
then attend to the other reported condition.
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching on actions that improve
gas exchange to a client diagnosed with emphysema. Which of the
following instructions should be included in the teaching?
A) Resting in a supine position
B) Elevating arms while performing ADLs
,Custom:PN VATI Medical Surgical Re-
evaluation Assessment Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
C) Breathing in through the nose and out through pursed lips.
D) Increasing oxygen delivery to 5 L/min during times of distress. -
correct answer ✅C) Breathing in through the nose and out
through pursed lips.
A nurse is assessing a client who is African-American and who is
jaundice. Which of the following areas are the most reliable for the
nurse to inspect?
A) Palms of hands
B) Hard palate
C) Sclera
D) Nail beds -
correct answer ✅Hard palate
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has ulcerative
colitis and requires a low fiber diet. The nurse should instruct the
client to avoid which of the following foods?
A) Cooked carrots
,Custom:PN VATI Medical Surgical Re-
evaluation Assessment Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
B) Dried apricots
C) Ripe bananas
D) White rice -
correct answer ✅B) Dried apricots
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about preventing long-term
complications of retinopathy and neuropathy with an older adult
client who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following actions is
the most important for the nurse to include in the teaching?
A) "Plan to have an eye examination once per year."
B) "Examine your feet carefully every day".
C) "Wear closed toed shoes daily."
D) "Maintain stable blood glucose levels." -
correct answer ✅D) "Maintain stable blood glucose levels."
A nurse is reinforcing teaching to the family of a client who has
multiple myeloma and is admitted to the unit with a WBC count of
2,200/mm3. Which of the following food items brought by the
family should the nurse prohibit from being given to the client?
, Custom:PN VATI Medical Surgical Re-
evaluation Assessment Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
A) Fried chicken
B) Bagels
C) A factory-sealed box of chocolates
D) Fresh fruit basket -
correct answer ✅D) Fresh fruit basket
A nurse is assigned to care for a client suspected of having diabetes
insipidus. The nurse should frequently check the client for the
development of :
A) hypotension
B) polyphagia
C) hyperglycemia
D) bradycardia -
correct answer ✅A) hypotension
A nurse is caring for a client following a CT scan with dye who has
an anaphylaxis reaction. Which of the following conditions requires
a priority nursing response?
