MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
A hpatient hwith hmitral hvalve hdisease his hadmitted hto ha hmedical hunit hwith hfever,
hchills, hSOB, hmalaise hand ha hnewly hdeveloped hcardiac hmurmur. hBased hon hthe
hpatient's hnew hdiagnosis hof hendocarditis, hthe hnurse hwill hbegin hpreparing hhim hfor
hdischarge hby hteaching habout:
a. hlifestyle hmodifications.
b. hwarfarin h(Coumadin) htherapy.
c. hself-administration hof hIV hantibiotics.
d. hthe hneed hfor hfluid hrestrictions. h- hcorrect hanswers h-c. hself-administration hof hIV
hantibiotics.
CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
A hpatient hwith hmitral hvalve hdisease his hadmitted hto ha hmedical hunit hwith hfever,
hchills, hSOB, hmalaise hand ha hnewly hdeveloped hcardiac hmurmur. hBased hon hthe
hpatient's hnew hdiagnosis hof hendocarditis, hthe hnurse hwill hbegin hpreparing hhim hfor
hdischarge hby hteaching habout:
a. hlifestyle hmodifications.
b. hwarfarin h(Coumadin) htherapy.
c. hself-administration hof hIV hantibiotics.
d. hthe hneed hfor hfluid hrestrictions. h- hcorrect hanswers h-c. hself-administration hof hIV
hantibiotics.