5/21/25, 8:36 PM Med Surg A
MED SURG A TEST BANK EXAM 2025-2026 \COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED
ANSWERS \\NEWEST VERSION|| (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ASSURED
PASS ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse and an assistive A. Wear a mask.
personnel (AP) are caring
for a client who has Bacterial meningitis requires droplet precautions; therefore, the
AP and the nurse
bacterial meningitis. The
should wear a mask when coming within 0.9 m (3 ft) of
nurse should give the AP
the client until 24 hr after the client has begun
which of the following
receiving antibiotic therapy.
instructions?
A. Wear a mask.
B. Wear a gown.
C. Keep the client's room well-
lit.
D. Maintain the head of the
bed at a 45° elevation.
A nurse is caring for a A. Hypokalemia
client who has hepatic
encephalopathy that is Lactulose works by stimulating the production of
being treated with excess stools to rid the body of excess ammonia.
lactulose. The client is These excessive stools can result in hypokalemia and
experiencing excessive dehydration.
stools. Which of the
following findings is an
adverse effect of this
medication?
A. Hypokalemia
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B. Hypercalcemia
C. Gastrointestinal bleeding
D. Confusion
A nurse in an emergency A. IV fluids
department is caring for a
client who has full-thickness After establishing that the client's airway is secure and
administering oxygen,
burns over 20% of their
evidence-based practice indicates that the nurse should
total body surface area.
prepare to administer IV fluids to provide circulatory
After ensuring a patent
support.
airway and administering
oxygen, which of the
following items should the
nurse prepare to
administer first?
A. IV fluids
B. Analgesia
C. Antibiotics
D. Tetanus toxoid
A nurse is caring for a client B. Administer dextrose 10% in water until the new bag arrives.
who is
receiving total parenteral TPN solutions have a high concentration of dextrose.
nutrition (TPN). A new bag is Therefore, if a TPN solution is temporarily unavailable,
not available when the the nurse should administer dextrose 10% or 20% in
current infusion is nearly water to avoid a precipitous drop in the client's blood
completed. Which of the glucose level.
following actions should the
nurse take?
A. Keep the line open with
0.9% sodium chloride until
the new bag arrives.
B. Administer dextrose 10% in
water until the new bag
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arrives.
C. Flush the line and cap the
port until the new bag
arrives.
D. Decrease the infusion rate
until the new
bag arrives.
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A nurse in an acute care D. Ensure that the client has a patent IV.
facility is caring for a client
who is at risk of seizures. The nurse should ensure the client has IV access in the
Which of the following event that the client requires medication to stop
precautions should the nurse seizure activity.
implement?
A. Place a padded tongue
blade at the client's
bedside.
B. Keep the side rails
lowered on the client's
bed.
C. Maintain the client's bed
at hip level or above.
D. Ensure that the client has a
patent IV.
A nurse is teaching a client B. Add cabbage to the diet.
who has a family history of
colorectal cancer. To help To help reduce the risk for colorectal cancer, the client
mitigate this risk, which of the should consume a diet that is high in fiber, low in fat,
following dietary alterations and low in refined carbohydrates. Brassica vegetables,
should the nurse such as cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli, are high
recommend? in fiber.
A. Add full-fat yogurt to the
diet.
B. Add cabbage to the diet.
C. Replace butter with coconut
oil.
D. Replace shellfish with red
meat.
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MED SURG A TEST BANK EXAM 2025-2026 \COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED
ANSWERS \\NEWEST VERSION|| (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ASSURED
PASS ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse and an assistive A. Wear a mask.
personnel (AP) are caring
for a client who has Bacterial meningitis requires droplet precautions; therefore, the
AP and the nurse
bacterial meningitis. The
should wear a mask when coming within 0.9 m (3 ft) of
nurse should give the AP
the client until 24 hr after the client has begun
which of the following
receiving antibiotic therapy.
instructions?
A. Wear a mask.
B. Wear a gown.
C. Keep the client's room well-
lit.
D. Maintain the head of the
bed at a 45° elevation.
A nurse is caring for a A. Hypokalemia
client who has hepatic
encephalopathy that is Lactulose works by stimulating the production of
being treated with excess stools to rid the body of excess ammonia.
lactulose. The client is These excessive stools can result in hypokalemia and
experiencing excessive dehydration.
stools. Which of the
following findings is an
adverse effect of this
medication?
A. Hypokalemia
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B. Hypercalcemia
C. Gastrointestinal bleeding
D. Confusion
A nurse in an emergency A. IV fluids
department is caring for a
client who has full-thickness After establishing that the client's airway is secure and
administering oxygen,
burns over 20% of their
evidence-based practice indicates that the nurse should
total body surface area.
prepare to administer IV fluids to provide circulatory
After ensuring a patent
support.
airway and administering
oxygen, which of the
following items should the
nurse prepare to
administer first?
A. IV fluids
B. Analgesia
C. Antibiotics
D. Tetanus toxoid
A nurse is caring for a client B. Administer dextrose 10% in water until the new bag arrives.
who is
receiving total parenteral TPN solutions have a high concentration of dextrose.
nutrition (TPN). A new bag is Therefore, if a TPN solution is temporarily unavailable,
not available when the the nurse should administer dextrose 10% or 20% in
current infusion is nearly water to avoid a precipitous drop in the client's blood
completed. Which of the glucose level.
following actions should the
nurse take?
A. Keep the line open with
0.9% sodium chloride until
the new bag arrives.
B. Administer dextrose 10% in
water until the new bag
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arrives.
C. Flush the line and cap the
port until the new bag
arrives.
D. Decrease the infusion rate
until the new
bag arrives.
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A nurse in an acute care D. Ensure that the client has a patent IV.
facility is caring for a client
who is at risk of seizures. The nurse should ensure the client has IV access in the
Which of the following event that the client requires medication to stop
precautions should the nurse seizure activity.
implement?
A. Place a padded tongue
blade at the client's
bedside.
B. Keep the side rails
lowered on the client's
bed.
C. Maintain the client's bed
at hip level or above.
D. Ensure that the client has a
patent IV.
A nurse is teaching a client B. Add cabbage to the diet.
who has a family history of
colorectal cancer. To help To help reduce the risk for colorectal cancer, the client
mitigate this risk, which of the should consume a diet that is high in fiber, low in fat,
following dietary alterations and low in refined carbohydrates. Brassica vegetables,
should the nurse such as cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli, are high
recommend? in fiber.
A. Add full-fat yogurt to the
diet.
B. Add cabbage to the diet.
C. Replace butter with coconut
oil.
D. Replace shellfish with red
meat.
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