Medical-Surgical: Final Practice Questions
with Correct Answers 2025
AAnurseAisAplanningAcareAforAaAclientAwhoAhasA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAnurseAisAmonitoringAaAclientAfollowingAaAthyroidectomy.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfindingsAshouldAtheAnu
rseAidentifyAasAanAindicationAofAhypoparathyroidism?A-AcorrectAanswers-InvoluntaryAmuscleAspasmsA
(occursAifAtheAparathyroidAglandsAareAdamagedAorAremovedAduringAaAthyroidectomy.AMuscleAtwitchingAa
ndAparesthesiasAcanAresultAdueAtoAdecreasedAparathyroidAhormoneAlevelsAandAcalciumAdeficiency.)
AAnurseAisAreinforcingAdischargeAteachingAwithAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAnewApermanentApacemaker.AWhichAofA
theAfollowingAstatementsAbyAtheAclientAindicatesAanAunderstandingAofAtheAteaching?A-AcorrectAanswers-
"IAshouldAcheckAmyAheartArateAeachAday."•
AAnurseAisAreinforcingAdischargeAteachingAaboutAimprovingAgasAexchangeAwithAaAclientAwhoAhasAemphyse
ma.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAinformationAshouldAtheAnurseAincludeAinAtheAteaching?A-AcorrectAanswers-
UseApursed-lipAbreathingAduringAperiodsAofAdyspnea.
AAnurseAisAreinforcingAteachingAwithAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAnewAdiagnosisAofAmultipleAsclerosisA(MS).ATheAclie
ntAasksAtheAnurseAaboutAtheAusualAcourseAofAMS.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAresponsesAshouldAtheAnurseAma
ke?A-AcorrectAanswers-
"AcuteAepisodesAareAusuallyAfollowedAbyAremissions,AwhichAcanAlastAvaryingAlengthsAofAtime."
aAnurseAinAanAemergencyAdepartmentAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAreportsAdevelopingAsevereArightAeyeApain
AwithAaAgrittyAsensationAwhileAsawingAwood.AWhatsApriority?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AskAtheAclientAaboutAfirstAaidAperformedAatAtheAscene
AAnurseAisApreparingAtoAadministerAtimololAeyeAdropsAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAglaucoma.AWhenAinstillingAtheA
medication,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?A-AcorrectAanswers-
ApplyApressureAtoApunctaAafterAinstillationAofAtheAmedication.
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAstageAIIIApressureAulcerAonAhisAheel.AWhenApreparingAtoAirrigateAt
heAwound,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtakeArst?A-AcorrectAanswers-
CheckAtheAclient'sApainAlevel
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAbeginsAhavingAaAtonic-
clonicAseizureAwhileAsittingAinAaAchairAatAtheAbedside.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAta
keAfirst?A-AcorrectAanswers-LowerAtheAclientAtoAtheAfloor.
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAtypeA1AdiabetesAmellitusAandAaAcapillaryAbloodAglucoseAreadingAofA4
8Amg/dL.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfindingsAshouldAtheAnurseAexpect?A-AcorrectAanswers-Diaphoresis
AAclientAwhoAhasAaAbloodAglucoseAlevelAbelowA70Amg/dLAtoAexhibitAindicationsAofAhypoglycemia.AIncluding
Aweakness,Ahunger,Adiaphoresis,Anausea,Ashakiness,AandAconfusion.
AAnurseAisAreinforcingAteachingAwithAaAclientAwhoAisAscheduledAforAaAsigmoidAcolonAresectionAwithAcolosto
my.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAbyAtheAclientAindicatesAaAneedAforAfurtherAteaching?A-
AcorrectAanswers-"MyAdietAwillAhaveAtoAchangeAtoAaAsoftAdietAafterAsurgery."•
, (AAfterAsurgery,AtheAclient'sAdietAquicklyAreturnsAtoAaAregularAdietAandAthereAareAnotAanyAfoodArestrictions.
)
AAnurseAisAreviewingAaAclient'sAlaboratoryAreport.ATheAclient'sAABGAlevelsAareApHA7.5,APaCOA32AmmAHG,Aa
ndAHCOA24AmEq/L.ATheAnurseAshouldAdetermineAthatAtheAclientAhasAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAacid-
baseAimbalances?A-AcorrectAanswers-RespiratoryAalkalosis
(TheAnurseAshouldAidentifyAthatAtheAclient'sApHAisAelevatedAaboveAtheAexpectedAreferenceArangeAofA7.35At
oA7.45,AindicatingAalkalosis.ATheAnurseAshouldAthenAidentifyAthatAtheAclient'sAPaCOAisAlow,AbelowAtheAexpe
ctedAreferenceArangeAofA35AtoA45AmmAHg,AwhichAindicatesAaArespiratoryAorigin.ATheAnurseAshouldAconclud
eAthatAtheAclient'sAelevatedApHAandAdecreasedAPaCOAindicateArespiratoryAalkalosis.)
AAnurseAinAanAurgentAcareAclinicAisAcollectingAdataAfromAaAclientAwhoAsustainedAaAfall.AWhichAofAtheAfollow
ingAfindingsAshouldAtheAnurseAidentifyAasAanAindicationAofAaAskullAfracture?A-AcorrectAanswers-
ClearAfluidAcomingAfromAtheAnares.
(cerebrospinalAfluid)
AAnurseAisAreinforcingAteachingAwithAaAclientAaboutApreventingAtheAtransmissionAofAhepatitisAA.ATheAnurse
AshouldAidentifyAthatAhepatitisAAAisAtransmittedAbyAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAroutes?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Fecal-oralAcontamination
AAnurseAisAreinforcingAteachingAwithAaAclientAwhoAhasAtuberculosisA(TB)AandAaAprescriptionAforAisoniazid.A
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAinstructionsAshouldAtheAnurseAinclude?A-AcorrectAanswers-
"YourAproviderAwillAmonitorAyourAliverAfunctionAwhileAyouAareAtakingAthisAmedication."
AAnurseAisAcollectingAdataAfromAaAclientAwhoAdevelopsAaAfruityAbreathAodor,AdryAmouth,AandAextremeAthir
st.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAadditionalAdataAshouldAtheAnurseAcollect?A-AcorrectAanswers-
BloodAglucoseAusingAaAglucometer
AAnurseAisAcontributingAtoAtheAplanAofAcareAforAaAclientAwhoAisA72AhrApostoperativeAfollowingAanAabove-
the-kneeAamputation.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseArecommend?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AssistAtheAclientAtoAaAproneApositionAeveryA4Ahours.A
(forA20AtoA30AminAeveryA3AtoA4AhrAfollowingAanAamputationAtoAreduceAtheAriskAofAflexionAcontractures.)
AAnurseAisAassistingAwithAtheAcareAofAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAchestAtubeAinAplaceAfollowingAaAthoracotomy.AWh
ichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?A-AcorrectAanswers-
PlaceAtheAdrainageAunitAbelowAtheAclient'sAchestAlevel.
AAnurseAisAcontributingAtoAtheAplanAofAcareAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAthrombocytopeniaAdueAtoAchemotherapy
.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAinterventionsAshouldAtheAnurseAinclude?A-AcorrectAanswers-AvoidAIMAinjections
(becauseAofAriskAofAbleeding)
AAnurseAisAreinforcingAteachingAaboutAaAlow-
cholesterolAdietAwithAaAclientAwhoAhadAaAmyocardialAinfarction.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAmealAselectionsAb
yAtheAclientAindicatesAanAunderstandingAofAtheAteaching?A-AcorrectAanswers-
ChickenAbreastAandAcornAonAtheAcob.
with Correct Answers 2025
AAnurseAisAplanningAcareAforAaAclientAwhoAhasA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAnurseAisAmonitoringAaAclientAfollowingAaAthyroidectomy.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfindingsAshouldAtheAnu
rseAidentifyAasAanAindicationAofAhypoparathyroidism?A-AcorrectAanswers-InvoluntaryAmuscleAspasmsA
(occursAifAtheAparathyroidAglandsAareAdamagedAorAremovedAduringAaAthyroidectomy.AMuscleAtwitchingAa
ndAparesthesiasAcanAresultAdueAtoAdecreasedAparathyroidAhormoneAlevelsAandAcalciumAdeficiency.)
AAnurseAisAreinforcingAdischargeAteachingAwithAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAnewApermanentApacemaker.AWhichAofA
theAfollowingAstatementsAbyAtheAclientAindicatesAanAunderstandingAofAtheAteaching?A-AcorrectAanswers-
"IAshouldAcheckAmyAheartArateAeachAday."•
AAnurseAisAreinforcingAdischargeAteachingAaboutAimprovingAgasAexchangeAwithAaAclientAwhoAhasAemphyse
ma.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAinformationAshouldAtheAnurseAincludeAinAtheAteaching?A-AcorrectAanswers-
UseApursed-lipAbreathingAduringAperiodsAofAdyspnea.
AAnurseAisAreinforcingAteachingAwithAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAnewAdiagnosisAofAmultipleAsclerosisA(MS).ATheAclie
ntAasksAtheAnurseAaboutAtheAusualAcourseAofAMS.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAresponsesAshouldAtheAnurseAma
ke?A-AcorrectAanswers-
"AcuteAepisodesAareAusuallyAfollowedAbyAremissions,AwhichAcanAlastAvaryingAlengthsAofAtime."
aAnurseAinAanAemergencyAdepartmentAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAreportsAdevelopingAsevereArightAeyeApain
AwithAaAgrittyAsensationAwhileAsawingAwood.AWhatsApriority?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AskAtheAclientAaboutAfirstAaidAperformedAatAtheAscene
AAnurseAisApreparingAtoAadministerAtimololAeyeAdropsAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAglaucoma.AWhenAinstillingAtheA
medication,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?A-AcorrectAanswers-
ApplyApressureAtoApunctaAafterAinstillationAofAtheAmedication.
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAstageAIIIApressureAulcerAonAhisAheel.AWhenApreparingAtoAirrigateAt
heAwound,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtakeArst?A-AcorrectAanswers-
CheckAtheAclient'sApainAlevel
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAbeginsAhavingAaAtonic-
clonicAseizureAwhileAsittingAinAaAchairAatAtheAbedside.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAta
keAfirst?A-AcorrectAanswers-LowerAtheAclientAtoAtheAfloor.
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAtypeA1AdiabetesAmellitusAandAaAcapillaryAbloodAglucoseAreadingAofA4
8Amg/dL.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfindingsAshouldAtheAnurseAexpect?A-AcorrectAanswers-Diaphoresis
AAclientAwhoAhasAaAbloodAglucoseAlevelAbelowA70Amg/dLAtoAexhibitAindicationsAofAhypoglycemia.AIncluding
Aweakness,Ahunger,Adiaphoresis,Anausea,Ashakiness,AandAconfusion.
AAnurseAisAreinforcingAteachingAwithAaAclientAwhoAisAscheduledAforAaAsigmoidAcolonAresectionAwithAcolosto
my.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAbyAtheAclientAindicatesAaAneedAforAfurtherAteaching?A-
AcorrectAanswers-"MyAdietAwillAhaveAtoAchangeAtoAaAsoftAdietAafterAsurgery."•
, (AAfterAsurgery,AtheAclient'sAdietAquicklyAreturnsAtoAaAregularAdietAandAthereAareAnotAanyAfoodArestrictions.
)
AAnurseAisAreviewingAaAclient'sAlaboratoryAreport.ATheAclient'sAABGAlevelsAareApHA7.5,APaCOA32AmmAHG,Aa
ndAHCOA24AmEq/L.ATheAnurseAshouldAdetermineAthatAtheAclientAhasAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAacid-
baseAimbalances?A-AcorrectAanswers-RespiratoryAalkalosis
(TheAnurseAshouldAidentifyAthatAtheAclient'sApHAisAelevatedAaboveAtheAexpectedAreferenceArangeAofA7.35At
oA7.45,AindicatingAalkalosis.ATheAnurseAshouldAthenAidentifyAthatAtheAclient'sAPaCOAisAlow,AbelowAtheAexpe
ctedAreferenceArangeAofA35AtoA45AmmAHg,AwhichAindicatesAaArespiratoryAorigin.ATheAnurseAshouldAconclud
eAthatAtheAclient'sAelevatedApHAandAdecreasedAPaCOAindicateArespiratoryAalkalosis.)
AAnurseAinAanAurgentAcareAclinicAisAcollectingAdataAfromAaAclientAwhoAsustainedAaAfall.AWhichAofAtheAfollow
ingAfindingsAshouldAtheAnurseAidentifyAasAanAindicationAofAaAskullAfracture?A-AcorrectAanswers-
ClearAfluidAcomingAfromAtheAnares.
(cerebrospinalAfluid)
AAnurseAisAreinforcingAteachingAwithAaAclientAaboutApreventingAtheAtransmissionAofAhepatitisAA.ATheAnurse
AshouldAidentifyAthatAhepatitisAAAisAtransmittedAbyAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAroutes?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Fecal-oralAcontamination
AAnurseAisAreinforcingAteachingAwithAaAclientAwhoAhasAtuberculosisA(TB)AandAaAprescriptionAforAisoniazid.A
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAinstructionsAshouldAtheAnurseAinclude?A-AcorrectAanswers-
"YourAproviderAwillAmonitorAyourAliverAfunctionAwhileAyouAareAtakingAthisAmedication."
AAnurseAisAcollectingAdataAfromAaAclientAwhoAdevelopsAaAfruityAbreathAodor,AdryAmouth,AandAextremeAthir
st.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAadditionalAdataAshouldAtheAnurseAcollect?A-AcorrectAanswers-
BloodAglucoseAusingAaAglucometer
AAnurseAisAcontributingAtoAtheAplanAofAcareAforAaAclientAwhoAisA72AhrApostoperativeAfollowingAanAabove-
the-kneeAamputation.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseArecommend?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AssistAtheAclientAtoAaAproneApositionAeveryA4Ahours.A
(forA20AtoA30AminAeveryA3AtoA4AhrAfollowingAanAamputationAtoAreduceAtheAriskAofAflexionAcontractures.)
AAnurseAisAassistingAwithAtheAcareAofAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAchestAtubeAinAplaceAfollowingAaAthoracotomy.AWh
ichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?A-AcorrectAanswers-
PlaceAtheAdrainageAunitAbelowAtheAclient'sAchestAlevel.
AAnurseAisAcontributingAtoAtheAplanAofAcareAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAthrombocytopeniaAdueAtoAchemotherapy
.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAinterventionsAshouldAtheAnurseAinclude?A-AcorrectAanswers-AvoidAIMAinjections
(becauseAofAriskAofAbleeding)
AAnurseAisAreinforcingAteachingAaboutAaAlow-
cholesterolAdietAwithAaAclientAwhoAhadAaAmyocardialAinfarction.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAmealAselectionsAb
yAtheAclientAindicatesAanAunderstandingAofAtheAteaching?A-AcorrectAanswers-
ChickenAbreastAandAcornAonAtheAcob.