GNRS 554 MEDSURG EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | GNRS 554 EXAM 1
STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST
2026/2027
1 of 22
Term
what are some restrictions of when not to take BP?
Give this one a go later!
- increase fluid intake orally
- rapid infusion of IV fluids or blood products
- wear compression stockings
- administer medications that increase BP and heart muscle contractions
- breast surgery = lymph node removal
- cast on forearm
- recent surgery or acute injury
- arteriovenous shunt
- central intravenous (IV) line
- severe edema
, - moving to a cooler environment (fan)
- remove excess clothing
- apply cold packs
-administer IV fluids = decrease temp & maintain hydration - order a antipyrutic
- muscle atrophy
- bone remodeling
- joint contracture (abnormal fixations)
- malnutrition
- constipation
- pressure injuries
- thrombus formation
Don't know?
2 of 22
Term
what is protective isolation?
Give this one a go later!
- for clients that have become immunocompromised
- hematopoietic stem cell transplant
- precaution used when client has an infectious agent that can be transmitted by
direct or indirect contact with body secretions
- requires gown and gloves
(c. diff/ RSV/ noroviruses)
AND ANSWERS | GNRS 554 EXAM 1
STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST
2026/2027
1 of 22
Term
what are some restrictions of when not to take BP?
Give this one a go later!
- increase fluid intake orally
- rapid infusion of IV fluids or blood products
- wear compression stockings
- administer medications that increase BP and heart muscle contractions
- breast surgery = lymph node removal
- cast on forearm
- recent surgery or acute injury
- arteriovenous shunt
- central intravenous (IV) line
- severe edema
, - moving to a cooler environment (fan)
- remove excess clothing
- apply cold packs
-administer IV fluids = decrease temp & maintain hydration - order a antipyrutic
- muscle atrophy
- bone remodeling
- joint contracture (abnormal fixations)
- malnutrition
- constipation
- pressure injuries
- thrombus formation
Don't know?
2 of 22
Term
what is protective isolation?
Give this one a go later!
- for clients that have become immunocompromised
- hematopoietic stem cell transplant
- precaution used when client has an infectious agent that can be transmitted by
direct or indirect contact with body secretions
- requires gown and gloves
(c. diff/ RSV/ noroviruses)