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Medical-Surgical Nursing
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,The nurse is caring for a client who has as a son with a streptococcus throat infection. Which nurse
recommendation would be best to advise the client to do in order to prevent acquiring the infection? -
✔✔answer Frequently wash her hands and surfaces of the home.
The nurse is caring for a client infected with Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The nurse should ask if the
client has experienced which of the following? - ✔✔answer Was bitten by a tick
The nurse is caring for a client with a protozoa infection. Which is the most likely mode of transmission?
- ✔✔answer Ingestion of contaminated food or water
The nurse is caring for a client who is recovering from an allergic reaction. Which leukocyte level would
the nurse expect to be the most elevated? - ✔✔answer Eosinophils
The nurse is caring for a client who has an infected wound on the great toe that is red with a purulent
exudate. The nurse expects that this client has which type of infection? - ✔✔answer Localized
The client experienced a fall. Nursing assessment reveals that the client is experiencing tachycardia,
hypotension, confusion, tachypnea, and flat jugular veins. What should be the nurse's first response? -
✔✔answer Administer oxygen.
The family wants to know why the nurse is putting a urinary catheter in a client experiencing shock.
What is the nurse's best response? - ✔✔answer "It will help monitor how much urine the kidneys
are able to produce."
A client experiencing shock has had a urinary output of 250 mL in the last 10 hours. What is the nurse's
most appropriate response? - ✔✔answer Notify the physician.
Which client is most likely to be experiencing hypovolemic shock? - ✔✔answer A client who had
surgery 24 hours ago and who also has a nasogastric tube
, The physician has ordered arterial blood gases for a client experiencing shock. The nurse knows that
which value indicates shock? - ✔✔answer pH 7.32
A 63-year-old Arab American male states his left leg is "hot." What is the nurse's best first response? -
✔✔answer Assess for pain
The client is complaining of excruciating pain in a foot that has been amputated. The family tells the
nurse that the client is just addicted to pain medications. What is the nurse's best response? -
✔✔answer "He is experiencing phantom limb pain."
A client has had abdominal surgery and has orders to be ambulated three times a day. Oral pain
medication has been ordered for the client. What should the nurse do to facilitate ambulation? -
✔✔answer Mediate 1 hour prior to ambulating the client.
The client reports frequent use of acetaminophen. How should the nurse best respond? -
✔✔answer "Do you drink alcohol?"
A client with chronic pain has been admitted with a fever. The nursing assessment reveals that the client
has a decreased level of consciousness. What should the nurse ask the family about? - ✔✔answer
What medications the client has taken
The practical nurse is reviewing the social history from a client diagnosed with small cell carcinoma of
the lung. Which information is significant for this disease? - ✔✔answer The client has smoked two
(2) packs of cigarettes a day for 20 years
The practical nurse and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are caring for a group of clients on a
medical unit. Which information provided by the UAP warrants immediate intervention by the practical
nurse? - ✔✔answer The client receiving Procrit (epoetin alfa) has a T 99.2˚F, P 68, R 24, and BP of
198/102
Medical-Surgical Nursing
Exam 1 questions and
100% verified answers
2025/2026
USER
STUVIA
,The nurse is caring for a client who has as a son with a streptococcus throat infection. Which nurse
recommendation would be best to advise the client to do in order to prevent acquiring the infection? -
✔✔answer Frequently wash her hands and surfaces of the home.
The nurse is caring for a client infected with Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The nurse should ask if the
client has experienced which of the following? - ✔✔answer Was bitten by a tick
The nurse is caring for a client with a protozoa infection. Which is the most likely mode of transmission?
- ✔✔answer Ingestion of contaminated food or water
The nurse is caring for a client who is recovering from an allergic reaction. Which leukocyte level would
the nurse expect to be the most elevated? - ✔✔answer Eosinophils
The nurse is caring for a client who has an infected wound on the great toe that is red with a purulent
exudate. The nurse expects that this client has which type of infection? - ✔✔answer Localized
The client experienced a fall. Nursing assessment reveals that the client is experiencing tachycardia,
hypotension, confusion, tachypnea, and flat jugular veins. What should be the nurse's first response? -
✔✔answer Administer oxygen.
The family wants to know why the nurse is putting a urinary catheter in a client experiencing shock.
What is the nurse's best response? - ✔✔answer "It will help monitor how much urine the kidneys
are able to produce."
A client experiencing shock has had a urinary output of 250 mL in the last 10 hours. What is the nurse's
most appropriate response? - ✔✔answer Notify the physician.
Which client is most likely to be experiencing hypovolemic shock? - ✔✔answer A client who had
surgery 24 hours ago and who also has a nasogastric tube
, The physician has ordered arterial blood gases for a client experiencing shock. The nurse knows that
which value indicates shock? - ✔✔answer pH 7.32
A 63-year-old Arab American male states his left leg is "hot." What is the nurse's best first response? -
✔✔answer Assess for pain
The client is complaining of excruciating pain in a foot that has been amputated. The family tells the
nurse that the client is just addicted to pain medications. What is the nurse's best response? -
✔✔answer "He is experiencing phantom limb pain."
A client has had abdominal surgery and has orders to be ambulated three times a day. Oral pain
medication has been ordered for the client. What should the nurse do to facilitate ambulation? -
✔✔answer Mediate 1 hour prior to ambulating the client.
The client reports frequent use of acetaminophen. How should the nurse best respond? -
✔✔answer "Do you drink alcohol?"
A client with chronic pain has been admitted with a fever. The nursing assessment reveals that the client
has a decreased level of consciousness. What should the nurse ask the family about? - ✔✔answer
What medications the client has taken
The practical nurse is reviewing the social history from a client diagnosed with small cell carcinoma of
the lung. Which information is significant for this disease? - ✔✔answer The client has smoked two
(2) packs of cigarettes a day for 20 years
The practical nurse and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are caring for a group of clients on a
medical unit. Which information provided by the UAP warrants immediate intervention by the practical
nurse? - ✔✔answer The client receiving Procrit (epoetin alfa) has a T 99.2˚F, P 68, R 24, and BP of
198/102
