MEDICAL SURGICAL ASSESSMENT A QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

MEDICAL SURGICAL ASSESSMENT A
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
AAnurseAisAreviewingAtheAlaboratoryAresultsAofAaAclientAwhoAisAscheduledAforAaACTAscanAwithAan
AIVAcontrastAagent.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAlaboratoryAfindingsAshouldAtheAnurseAreportAtoAtheA


providerApriorAtoAtheAprocedure?



A)ASodiumA136AmEq/L

B)APotassiumA4.8AmEq/L

C)ACreatinineA1.9Amg/dL

D)ACalciumA10Amg/dLA-AcorrectAanswersC)ACreatinineA1.9Amg/dL



CreatinineA1.9Amg/dLAisAnotAwithinAtheAexpectedAreferenceArange.ATherefore,AtheAnurseAshoul
dAreportAtheAfindingAtoAtheAproviderAbeforeAtheAclientAhasAaACTAscanAwithAanAIVAcontrastAagent
.AThisAfindingAplacesAtheAclientAatAriskAforAdevelopingAcontrast-inducedAnephropathy.

AAnurseAisAmonitoringAaAclientAwhoAisAtakingAacarbose.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfindingsAshould
AtheAnurseAidentifyAasAanAadverseAeffectAofAtheAmedication?




A)APolyuria

B)AAbdominalAcramps

C)ARenalAinsufficiency

D)AInsomniaA-AcorrectAanswersB)AAbdominalAcramps



AcarboseAaffectsAtheAgastrointestinalAsystem.ATherefore,AtheAnurseAshouldAmonitorAtheAclientA
forAabdominalAcramping,ArumblingAbowelAsounds,AandAdiarrheaAasAadverseAeffectsAofAthisAme
dication.

AAnurseAisAassistingAwithAtheAcareAofAaAclientAwhoAhadAaAcardiacAcatheterizationAviaAtheArightAf
emoralAartery.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtakeAtoApreventApostprocedur
eAcomplications?A(SelectAall)

,A)AMonitorAtheAinsertionAsiteAforAbleeding

B)APositionAtheAaffectedAextremityAatAaA45AdegreeAangle

C)ARestrictAtheAclient'sAfluidAintake

D)AMaintainAtheApressureAdressing

E)ACheckAtheAclient'sAperipheralApulsesA-
AcorrectAanswersA)AMonitorAtheAinsertionAsiteAforAbleeding




TheAnurseAshouldAmonitorAtheAclient'sAinsertionAsiteAforAmanifestationsAofAhemorrhaging.



D)AMaintainAtheApressureAdressing.



TheAnurseAshouldAmaintainAtheAclient'sApressureAdressingAtoApreventAhemorrhagingAandAallow
AforAtheAcannulationAsiteAtoAheal.




E)ACheckAtheAclient'sAperipheralApulses.



TheAnurseAshouldAassessAtheAclient'sAperipheralApulsesAtoAhelpAidentifyAsignsAofAarterialAocclus
ion.

AAnurseAisAcontributingAtoAtheAplanAofAcareAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAchronicAobstructiveApulmonar
yAdiseaseA(COPD)AandAisAdyspneic.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAinterventionsAshouldAtheAnurseAincl
udeAinAtheAplan?



A)AEncourageAabdominalAbreathing

B)ADirectAtheAclientAtoAinhaleAwithApursedAlips

C)ASetAtheAoxygenAtherapyAatA5L/min

D)AInstructAtheAclientAtoAleanAbackAwhileAcoughingA-
AcorrectAanswersA)AEncourageAabdominalAbreathing




TheAnurseAshouldAencourageAabdominalAbreathing,AwhichAreducesAtheAworkloadAonAtheAacces
soryAmusclesAofArespirationAduringAdyspneicAepisodes.

,AAnurseAisApreparingAtoAadministerAphytonadioneA7AmgAsubcutaneouslyAtoAaAclientAwhoAhasAa
nAINRAofA4.AAvailableAisAphytonadioneA10Amg/mL.AHowAmanyAmLAshouldAtheAnurseAadminister
?A(RoundAtheAanswerAtoAtheAnearestAtenth.AUseAaAleadingAzeroAisAitAapplies.ADoAnotAuseAaAtraili
ngAzero.A-AcorrectAanswers7mg/10AmgA*1mL=A0.7AmL

AAnurseAisAexaminingAaAclient'sAIVAsiteAandAnotesAaAredAlineAupAhisAarm.ATheAclientAreportsAaAth
robbing,AburningApainAatAtheAIVAsite.ATheAnurseAshouldAidentifyAthatAtheAclient'sAmanifestation
sAindicateAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAcomplicationsAofAIVAtherapy?



A)AThrombophlebitis

B)AInfiltration

C)AHematoma

D)AVenousAspasmsA-AcorrectAanswersA)AThrombophlebitis



TheAnurseAshouldAidentifyApain,Awarmth,AandAaAredAstreakAupAtheAarmAasAindicationsAofAthrom
bophlebitis.

AAnurseAisAreinforcingAteachingAaboutAmanagementAofAconstipationAwithAaAclientAwhoAhasAhyp
othyroidism.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAtheAnurseAincludeAinAtheAteaching?



A)AIncreaseAintakeAofAfiber-richAfoods

B)ATakeAaAlaxativeAeveryAmorning

C)AMaintainAaAfluidAintakeAofA1200AmLAperAday

D)ALimitAactivityAtoApreserveAenergyA-AcorrectAanswersA)AIncreaseAintakeAofAfiber-richAfoods



TheAnurseAshouldAinstructAtheAclientAtoAincreaseAtheAamountAofAfiber-
richAfoodsAinAhisAdiet.ADriedAbeansAandAbrownAriceAareAexamplesAofAfiber-richAfoods.

AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAcompoundAfractureAofAtheAfemurAandAwasAplacedAinAb
alancedAsuspensionAskeletalAtractionA4AdaysAago.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAn
urseAtake?



A)APerformApinAsiteAcareAdaily

B)ARemoveAtheAoverbedAtrapeze

, C)ARemoveAtheAbootAeveryA2Ahr

D)AKeepAtheAweightsAonAaAstable,AflatAsurfaceA-AcorrectAanswersA)APerformApinAsiteAcareAdaily



TheAnurseAshouldAperformApinAsiteAcareAdailyAwithAchlorhexidineAsolutionAorAuseAaAsolutionAac
cordingAtoAfacilityAprotocol.ATheAnurseAshouldAalsoAmonitorAtheApinAsitesAforAmanifestationsAof
Ainfection.



AAnurseAobservesAaAclientAwhoAisAlyingAinAbedAexperiencingAaAtonic-
clonicAseizure.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?



A)ALowerAtheAsideArailsAofAtheAclient'sAbed

B)AApplyAwristArestraintsAtoAtheAclient

C)APositionAtheAclientAinAtheAsemi-Fowler'sAposition

D)ALoosenAclothingAaroundAtheAclient'sAneckA-
AcorrectAanswersD)ALoosenAclothingAaroundAtheAclient'sAneck




TheAnurseAshouldAloosenAclothingAaroundAtheAclient'sAneckAtoAmaintainAanAopenAairwayAandAp
reventAaspiration.

AAnurseAisAcontributingAtoAtheAplanAofAcareAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAmultipleAsclerosisAandAisAtakin
gAdantroleneAtoAmanageAmuscleAspasms.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAinterventionsAshouldAtheAnu
rseAinclude?



A)AApplyAhotApacksAtoAtheAclient'sAmuscles

B)AScheduleAphysicalAtherapyAinAtheAafternoon

C)AEncourageAtheAclientAtoAcompleteAADLs

D)AAdministerAvalerianAtoApromoteAsleepA-
AcorrectAanswersC)AEncourageAtheAclientAtoAcompleteAADLs




TheAnurseAshouldAencourageAtheAclientAtoAcompleteAADLsAandAprovideAassistanceAasAneeded.A
PerformingAself-careAincreasesAtheAclient'sAindependence,Astrength,AandAlevelAofAfunctioning.