NSG 1211 South College -Med Surg: Final Questions |
2026/2027 | Answers Correct | With Complete Solutions
A community health nurse is teaching a group of clients about
melanoma. Which of the following characteristics of lesions
associated with melanoma should the nurse include in the
teaching? Correct Answers An irregular border
A home health nurse enters a client's home and finds a used
insulin syringe, without a cap, on the table. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? Correct Answers
Place the syringe in a puncture-proof disposal container.
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who
has extensive burns, including on her face. Which of the
following assessments should the nurse perform first? Correct
Answers Characteristics of the cough and sputum
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who
sustained a fall off of a roof. Which of the following findings
should the nurse identify as an indication of a basilar skull
fracture? Correct Answers Clear fluid coming from the nares
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who
reports developing severe right eye pain with a gritty sensation
while sawing wood. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first? Correct Answers Ask the client about first aid
performed at the scene.
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who
has fruity breath odor, dry mouth, and extreme thirst. Which of
, the following assessments should the nurse make? Correct
Answers Blood glucose level
A nurse is assessing a client who has a fractured left femur and
is in skeletal traction. Which of the following findings should
the nurse report to the provider? Correct Answers Chest
petechiae
A nurse is caring for a client following a hip arthroplasty. The
nurse places an abduction pillow on the client for which of the
following purposes? Correct Answers Preventing dislocation of
the hip during position changes or movement
A nurse is caring for a client who begins having a tonic-clonic
seizure while sitting in a chair at the bedside. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first? Correct Answers
Lower the client to the floor.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a stage III pressure ulcer
on the heel. When preparing to irrigate the wound, which of the
following actions should the nurse take first? Correct Answers
Check the client's pain level.
A nurse is caring for a client who has an upper gastrointestinal
bleed and a hematocrit of 24%. Prior to initiating a transfusion
of packed red blood cells (RBCs), which of the following
actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.) Correct
Answers Assess and document the client's vital signs.
Verify with another nurse the blood type and Rh of the packed
RBCs.
Change IV tubing to a set that has a filter.
2026/2027 | Answers Correct | With Complete Solutions
A community health nurse is teaching a group of clients about
melanoma. Which of the following characteristics of lesions
associated with melanoma should the nurse include in the
teaching? Correct Answers An irregular border
A home health nurse enters a client's home and finds a used
insulin syringe, without a cap, on the table. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? Correct Answers
Place the syringe in a puncture-proof disposal container.
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who
has extensive burns, including on her face. Which of the
following assessments should the nurse perform first? Correct
Answers Characteristics of the cough and sputum
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who
sustained a fall off of a roof. Which of the following findings
should the nurse identify as an indication of a basilar skull
fracture? Correct Answers Clear fluid coming from the nares
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who
reports developing severe right eye pain with a gritty sensation
while sawing wood. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first? Correct Answers Ask the client about first aid
performed at the scene.
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who
has fruity breath odor, dry mouth, and extreme thirst. Which of
, the following assessments should the nurse make? Correct
Answers Blood glucose level
A nurse is assessing a client who has a fractured left femur and
is in skeletal traction. Which of the following findings should
the nurse report to the provider? Correct Answers Chest
petechiae
A nurse is caring for a client following a hip arthroplasty. The
nurse places an abduction pillow on the client for which of the
following purposes? Correct Answers Preventing dislocation of
the hip during position changes or movement
A nurse is caring for a client who begins having a tonic-clonic
seizure while sitting in a chair at the bedside. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first? Correct Answers
Lower the client to the floor.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a stage III pressure ulcer
on the heel. When preparing to irrigate the wound, which of the
following actions should the nurse take first? Correct Answers
Check the client's pain level.
A nurse is caring for a client who has an upper gastrointestinal
bleed and a hematocrit of 24%. Prior to initiating a transfusion
of packed red blood cells (RBCs), which of the following
actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.) Correct
Answers Assess and document the client's vital signs.
Verify with another nurse the blood type and Rh of the packed
RBCs.
Change IV tubing to a set that has a filter.
