Med Surg 1 Midterm Questions and
Correct Answers 2026
A female client must take streptomycin for tuberculosis. Before therapy begins, the nurse
should instruct the client to notify the physician if which health concern occurs? - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>Decreased hearing acuity
Nurse Oliver observes constant bubbling in the water-seal chamber of a closed chest drainage
system. What should the nurse conclude? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>an air leak.
A black client with asthma seeks emergency care for acute respiratory distress. Because of this
client's dark skin, the nurse should assess for cyanosis by inspecting the: - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>mucous membranes
The nurse assesses a male client's respiratory status. Which observation indicates that the
client is experiencing difficulty breathing? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Use of accessory muscles
20. A male client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is recovering from a
myocardial infarction. Because the client is extremely weak and can't produce an effective
cough, the nurse should monitor closely for: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Atelectasis.
The nurse in charge is teaching a client with emphysema how to perform pursed-lip breathing.
The client asks the nurse to explain the purpose of this breathing technique. Which explanation
should the nurse provide? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>"It helps prevent early airway collapse."
A male client suffers adult respiratory distress syndrome as a consequence of shock. The client's
condition deteriorates rapidly, and endotracheal (ET) intubation and mechanical ventilation are
initiated. When the high-pressure alarm on the mechanical ventilator sounds, the nurse starts
to check for the cause. Which condition triggers the high-pressure alarm? - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>Kinking of the ventilator tubing
, At 11 p.m., a male client is admitted to the emergency department. He has a respiratory rate of
44 breaths/minute. He's anxious, and wheezes are audible. The client is immediately given
oxygen by face mask and methylprednisolone (Depo-medrol) I.V. At 11:30 p.m., the client's
arterial blood oxygen saturation is 86% and he's still wheezing. The nurse should plan to
administer: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Albuterol (Proventil).
Nurse Ronn is assessing a client with possible Cushing's syndrome. In a client with Cushing's
syndrome, the nurse would expect to find: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Deposits of adipose tissue in
the trunk and dorsocervical area
pacemaker of the heart - <CORRECT ANSWER >>sinoatrial (SA) node
the left atrium receives _____ blood from the lungs by the way of the four pulmonary veins -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>oxygenated
The right atrium recieves ____ blood from the upper body by way of the superior vena cava and
from the lower body by way of the inferior vena cava. - <CORRECT ANSWER >>deoxygenated
Epinephrine secreated by the adrenal medulla in stressful situations is ________ - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>sympathomimetic
______ increases the rexcretion fo sodium by the kidneys - <CORRECT ANSWER >>ANP arterial
natriuretic peptide
_____ released from the posterior pituitary, directly increases water reabosorption by the
kidneys, thus increasing blood volume and blood pressure - <CORRECT ANSWER >>ADH
antidiureitc hormone
________ is the deposition of lipds in the walls o ateries' lemens and form rough surfaces that
may stimulate intravascular clot formation, and decreases blood flow to the afected organ. -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>Artherosclerosis
Correct Answers 2026
A female client must take streptomycin for tuberculosis. Before therapy begins, the nurse
should instruct the client to notify the physician if which health concern occurs? - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>Decreased hearing acuity
Nurse Oliver observes constant bubbling in the water-seal chamber of a closed chest drainage
system. What should the nurse conclude? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>an air leak.
A black client with asthma seeks emergency care for acute respiratory distress. Because of this
client's dark skin, the nurse should assess for cyanosis by inspecting the: - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>mucous membranes
The nurse assesses a male client's respiratory status. Which observation indicates that the
client is experiencing difficulty breathing? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Use of accessory muscles
20. A male client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is recovering from a
myocardial infarction. Because the client is extremely weak and can't produce an effective
cough, the nurse should monitor closely for: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Atelectasis.
The nurse in charge is teaching a client with emphysema how to perform pursed-lip breathing.
The client asks the nurse to explain the purpose of this breathing technique. Which explanation
should the nurse provide? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>"It helps prevent early airway collapse."
A male client suffers adult respiratory distress syndrome as a consequence of shock. The client's
condition deteriorates rapidly, and endotracheal (ET) intubation and mechanical ventilation are
initiated. When the high-pressure alarm on the mechanical ventilator sounds, the nurse starts
to check for the cause. Which condition triggers the high-pressure alarm? - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>Kinking of the ventilator tubing
, At 11 p.m., a male client is admitted to the emergency department. He has a respiratory rate of
44 breaths/minute. He's anxious, and wheezes are audible. The client is immediately given
oxygen by face mask and methylprednisolone (Depo-medrol) I.V. At 11:30 p.m., the client's
arterial blood oxygen saturation is 86% and he's still wheezing. The nurse should plan to
administer: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Albuterol (Proventil).
Nurse Ronn is assessing a client with possible Cushing's syndrome. In a client with Cushing's
syndrome, the nurse would expect to find: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Deposits of adipose tissue in
the trunk and dorsocervical area
pacemaker of the heart - <CORRECT ANSWER >>sinoatrial (SA) node
the left atrium receives _____ blood from the lungs by the way of the four pulmonary veins -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>oxygenated
The right atrium recieves ____ blood from the upper body by way of the superior vena cava and
from the lower body by way of the inferior vena cava. - <CORRECT ANSWER >>deoxygenated
Epinephrine secreated by the adrenal medulla in stressful situations is ________ - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>sympathomimetic
______ increases the rexcretion fo sodium by the kidneys - <CORRECT ANSWER >>ANP arterial
natriuretic peptide
_____ released from the posterior pituitary, directly increases water reabosorption by the
kidneys, thus increasing blood volume and blood pressure - <CORRECT ANSWER >>ADH
antidiureitc hormone
________ is the deposition of lipds in the walls o ateries' lemens and form rough surfaces that
may stimulate intravascular clot formation, and decreases blood flow to the afected organ. -
<CORRECT ANSWER >>Artherosclerosis
