9/19/25, 11:05 AM Medical Surgery I Quiz 2
Medical Surgery I Quiz 2 Newest version 2025-2026
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Answers\Graded A+ \Latest Update
Which nursing student · 'The U.S. Congress passed the PSDA in 1900.'
statement regarding the Rationale
In 1991, the U.S. Congress passed the PSDA. An advance directive (AD)
Patient Self- Determination
is
Act (PSDA) indicates a need documentation of a patient's self-determination. The PSDA requires a
for further teaching? representative in every health care agency to ask patients whether they
· 'The U.S. Congress have written ADs upon admission. The PSDA guarantees the right of
patients to specify the medical care they want provided (or not provided)
passed the PSDA in if they become incapacitated and unable to speak for themselves.
1900.'
· 'PSDA documentation Test-Taking Tip: Identify option components as correct or incorrect. This
may help you identify an incorrect answer.
consists of an advance
directive.'
· 'The PSDA requires
representatives in health
care agencies to ask
patients
whether they have written an
advance directive.'
· 'The PSDA codifies the
right of patients to
determine the medical care
they want
provided, or not provided,
when incapacitated.'
What religious belief of the · The body must not be embalmed.
patient who is Jewish does Rationale
the nurse consider when As per the Jewish religion, the body of a deceased
providing postmortem care? patient is not embalmed. The body is also not
· The body must not be displayed or cremated. The Jewish faith believes that
embalmed.
the soul does not leave this world until after burial.
· The body is displayed before
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cremation. The body is not left unattended until the
· The family observes a 14- funeral, which takes place preferably within 24 hours.
day mourning period. The family of the deceased patient observes a 7-day
· The soul leaves this mourning period called Shiva. p. 112
world as soon as death
occurs.
· Wash the patient.
What activity may the
Rationale
patient's family perform
The nurse may permit the family or significant other of a patient to
when participating in assist with
postmortem care? postmortem care by washing the patient and helping to
· Wash the patient.
comb and arrange the hair. This provides the family an
· Clean the patient's room.
opportunity to say their goodbyes. Family members
· Insert the patient's dentures.
often find it therapeutic, and it assists in coping with the
· Remove or cut all tubes lines.
situation. The nurse removes or cuts all the tubes and
lines per agency policy and inserts the patient's
dentures.
Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) may help with cleaning the
patient's room.
· Tolerance
Rationale
tolerance is a normal response that occurs with regular
Which term best describes the
administration of an opioid and consists of a decrease
condition
where continuous exposure in one or more effects of the opioid. Addiction is a
to a drug leads to a primary, chronic neurological disease that is
decrease in the drug's characterized by behaviors that can include impaired
effects over time? control over drug use, compulsive use, continued use
· Addiction despite harm, and craving. Pseudoaddiction is an
· Tolerance iatrogenic syndrome created by the
· Pseudoaddiction undertreatment of pain. It is characterized by patient
· Physical dependence
behaviors such as anger and escalating demands for
more or different medications, and results in suspicion
and
avoidance by staff Physical dependence is an adaptation
manifested by a drug-class
— it is a specific withdrawal syndrome that can be
produced by abrupt cessation, rapid dose reduction,
decreasing blood level of the drug, and/or
administration of an antagonist. p. 58
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When does the nurse · Breathing stops
recognize that death has Rationale
occurred in a patient? When breathing stops, the heart stops beating and it is evident
· Eyes close that death has
· Breathing stops occurred in the patient. Other physical manifestations of death
include fixed and
· Jaw closes tightly
dilated pupils. The eye may close or remain open
· Pupils become constricted
without blinking. The jaw may fall open.
· Opioid antagonists
Which class of medications Rationale
includes naloxone? Naloxone, which is an opioid antagonist, is indicated for
· Opioid antagonists reversal of opioid-induced respiratory depression and
· Opioid analgesics
excess sedation. Opioid analgesics include fentanyl and
· Adjuvant analgesics
morphine. Nonopioid analgesics include acetaminophen
· Nonopioid analgesics
and the NSAIDs. Adjuvant analgesics include a variety
of agents with unique and widely differing mechanisms
of action, such as local anesthetics and some
anticonvulsants and antidepressants. p. 57
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Medical Surgery I Quiz 2 Newest version 2025-2026
\Complete 50 Questions and Accurate Detailed
Answers\Graded A+ \Latest Update
Which nursing student · 'The U.S. Congress passed the PSDA in 1900.'
statement regarding the Rationale
In 1991, the U.S. Congress passed the PSDA. An advance directive (AD)
Patient Self- Determination
is
Act (PSDA) indicates a need documentation of a patient's self-determination. The PSDA requires a
for further teaching? representative in every health care agency to ask patients whether they
· 'The U.S. Congress have written ADs upon admission. The PSDA guarantees the right of
patients to specify the medical care they want provided (or not provided)
passed the PSDA in if they become incapacitated and unable to speak for themselves.
1900.'
· 'PSDA documentation Test-Taking Tip: Identify option components as correct or incorrect. This
may help you identify an incorrect answer.
consists of an advance
directive.'
· 'The PSDA requires
representatives in health
care agencies to ask
patients
whether they have written an
advance directive.'
· 'The PSDA codifies the
right of patients to
determine the medical care
they want
provided, or not provided,
when incapacitated.'
What religious belief of the · The body must not be embalmed.
patient who is Jewish does Rationale
the nurse consider when As per the Jewish religion, the body of a deceased
providing postmortem care? patient is not embalmed. The body is also not
· The body must not be displayed or cremated. The Jewish faith believes that
embalmed.
the soul does not leave this world until after burial.
· The body is displayed before
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,9/19/25, 10:52 AM Medical Surgery I Quiz 8
cremation. The body is not left unattended until the
· The family observes a 14- funeral, which takes place preferably within 24 hours.
day mourning period. The family of the deceased patient observes a 7-day
· The soul leaves this mourning period called Shiva. p. 112
world as soon as death
occurs.
· Wash the patient.
What activity may the
Rationale
patient's family perform
The nurse may permit the family or significant other of a patient to
when participating in assist with
postmortem care? postmortem care by washing the patient and helping to
· Wash the patient.
comb and arrange the hair. This provides the family an
· Clean the patient's room.
opportunity to say their goodbyes. Family members
· Insert the patient's dentures.
often find it therapeutic, and it assists in coping with the
· Remove or cut all tubes lines.
situation. The nurse removes or cuts all the tubes and
lines per agency policy and inserts the patient's
dentures.
Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) may help with cleaning the
patient's room.
· Tolerance
Rationale
tolerance is a normal response that occurs with regular
Which term best describes the
administration of an opioid and consists of a decrease
condition
where continuous exposure in one or more effects of the opioid. Addiction is a
to a drug leads to a primary, chronic neurological disease that is
decrease in the drug's characterized by behaviors that can include impaired
effects over time? control over drug use, compulsive use, continued use
· Addiction despite harm, and craving. Pseudoaddiction is an
· Tolerance iatrogenic syndrome created by the
· Pseudoaddiction undertreatment of pain. It is characterized by patient
· Physical dependence
behaviors such as anger and escalating demands for
more or different medications, and results in suspicion
and
avoidance by staff Physical dependence is an adaptation
manifested by a drug-class
— it is a specific withdrawal syndrome that can be
produced by abrupt cessation, rapid dose reduction,
decreasing blood level of the drug, and/or
administration of an antagonist. p. 58
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When does the nurse · Breathing stops
recognize that death has Rationale
occurred in a patient? When breathing stops, the heart stops beating and it is evident
· Eyes close that death has
· Breathing stops occurred in the patient. Other physical manifestations of death
include fixed and
· Jaw closes tightly
dilated pupils. The eye may close or remain open
· Pupils become constricted
without blinking. The jaw may fall open.
· Opioid antagonists
Which class of medications Rationale
includes naloxone? Naloxone, which is an opioid antagonist, is indicated for
· Opioid antagonists reversal of opioid-induced respiratory depression and
· Opioid analgesics
excess sedation. Opioid analgesics include fentanyl and
· Adjuvant analgesics
morphine. Nonopioid analgesics include acetaminophen
· Nonopioid analgesics
and the NSAIDs. Adjuvant analgesics include a variety
of agents with unique and widely differing mechanisms
of action, such as local anesthetics and some
anticonvulsants and antidepressants. p. 57
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