Galen NUR 242 Exam 1 Med-Surg Tested (Latest 2025 /
2026) Questions with Revised Rationalized Answers, (A+
Guarantee)
1. Patricia pis pan pRN pworking pat pa prehabilitation pcenter pand
pwitnesses pa pnurse paid pstruggling pto plift pand preposition pan pelderly,
pbed pridden ppatient. pShe pexplains pto pthe pnurse paide pthat pthere pis
pa pNo pLift pPolicy pin pplace pin pthe pestablishment. pWhat pdoes pthis
ppolicy pentail?
ANS: pThe pconcept pof pa pno-lift ppolicy pis pa ppledge pfrom padminis-
ptrators pthat pproper pequipment, padequately pmaintained pand pin psufficient
pnumbers, pwill pbe pavailable pto pcare pproviders pto preduce pthe prisks
passociated pwith pmanual ppatient phandling
2. Immobility peffects pmultiple pbody psystems. pWhat pare psome
pinterventions pthat pyou pcan pimplement pto pdecrease pthese peffects?
pSelect pall pthat papply.
A. Utilizing pwaffle pmattress pto preduce pthe pneed pfor prepositioning
B. Teds/SCDs
C. Rubbing preddened pareas
D. Limiting pfluid pintake
E. ROM pexercises
,ANS: pAnswer: pB pand pE
, Rational:
-A pis pincorrect pbecause pregardless pof pimplemented pmattress, ppositioning
pshould pbe pevery p2 phours
-C pis pincorrect. pYou pshould pnot prub pat preddened pareas. pThis pincreases
pthe prisk pfor pskin pbreak.
-D pis pincorrect.You pshould pencourage pproper phydration pto ppromote pwell
phydrated pand phealthy pskin.
3. True por pFalse: pNurses pshould pdo pskin passessments ponce pa pweek
ANS: pFalse
Rational: pNurses pshould pdo pfull pskin passessments pa pminimum pof ponce
pper pshift.
4. A ppt pgoes pto pthe pER pfor pswelling pand ppain pin pher pright pcalf.
pThe pPT pstates pthat pit poccurred pafter pshe paccidentally pcut
pherself. pBased pon pher psymptoms, pwhat pskin pcondition pmight
pthe pnurse psuspect pthe ppatient phas?
ANS: pCellulitis.
Cellulitis pis pinflammation pof pthe pskin pand psubq ptissue.
5. Pt pA pis padmitted pfrom pa pnursing phome pwith pa pstage p3
ppressure pulcer. pWhen pcreating phis pplan pof pcare, pwho pelse
pwould pbe pinvolved pbesides pthe pprimary pcare pphysician?
ANS: pWound pcare pnurse, pDietician, pPhysical ptherapist. pOT pcan palso pbe
pincluded, phowever pthey pdeal pmore pwith pfine pmotor pskills.
6. An p85 pyear pold pwoman pis padmitted pto pthe phospital. pWhen
2026) Questions with Revised Rationalized Answers, (A+
Guarantee)
1. Patricia pis pan pRN pworking pat pa prehabilitation pcenter pand
pwitnesses pa pnurse paid pstruggling pto plift pand preposition pan pelderly,
pbed pridden ppatient. pShe pexplains pto pthe pnurse paide pthat pthere pis
pa pNo pLift pPolicy pin pplace pin pthe pestablishment. pWhat pdoes pthis
ppolicy pentail?
ANS: pThe pconcept pof pa pno-lift ppolicy pis pa ppledge pfrom padminis-
ptrators pthat pproper pequipment, padequately pmaintained pand pin psufficient
pnumbers, pwill pbe pavailable pto pcare pproviders pto preduce pthe prisks
passociated pwith pmanual ppatient phandling
2. Immobility peffects pmultiple pbody psystems. pWhat pare psome
pinterventions pthat pyou pcan pimplement pto pdecrease pthese peffects?
pSelect pall pthat papply.
A. Utilizing pwaffle pmattress pto preduce pthe pneed pfor prepositioning
B. Teds/SCDs
C. Rubbing preddened pareas
D. Limiting pfluid pintake
E. ROM pexercises
,ANS: pAnswer: pB pand pE
, Rational:
-A pis pincorrect pbecause pregardless pof pimplemented pmattress, ppositioning
pshould pbe pevery p2 phours
-C pis pincorrect. pYou pshould pnot prub pat preddened pareas. pThis pincreases
pthe prisk pfor pskin pbreak.
-D pis pincorrect.You pshould pencourage pproper phydration pto ppromote pwell
phydrated pand phealthy pskin.
3. True por pFalse: pNurses pshould pdo pskin passessments ponce pa pweek
ANS: pFalse
Rational: pNurses pshould pdo pfull pskin passessments pa pminimum pof ponce
pper pshift.
4. A ppt pgoes pto pthe pER pfor pswelling pand ppain pin pher pright pcalf.
pThe pPT pstates pthat pit poccurred pafter pshe paccidentally pcut
pherself. pBased pon pher psymptoms, pwhat pskin pcondition pmight
pthe pnurse psuspect pthe ppatient phas?
ANS: pCellulitis.
Cellulitis pis pinflammation pof pthe pskin pand psubq ptissue.
5. Pt pA pis padmitted pfrom pa pnursing phome pwith pa pstage p3
ppressure pulcer. pWhen pcreating phis pplan pof pcare, pwho pelse
pwould pbe pinvolved pbesides pthe pprimary pcare pphysician?
ANS: pWound pcare pnurse, pDietician, pPhysical ptherapist. pOT pcan palso pbe
pincluded, phowever pthey pdeal pmore pwith pfine pmotor pskills.
6. An p85 pyear pold pwoman pis padmitted pto pthe phospital. pWhen
