BRUNNER AND SUDDARTH’S TEXTBOOK OF
MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING 15TH EDITION
TEST BANK 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 2. A public health nurse is organizing a campaign that will address
the leading cause of musculoskeletal- related disability in the United
States. The nurse should focus on what health problem?
A) Osteoporosis
B) Arthritis
C) Hip fractures
D) Lower back pain. Answer: Ans: B
Feedback:
The leading cause of musculoskeletal-related disability in the United
States is arthritis.
◉ 3. A nurse is providing care for a patient whose pattern of
laboratory testing reveals longstanding hypocalcemia. What other
laboratory result is most consistent with this finding?
A) An elevated parathyroid hormone level
B) An increased calcitonin level
,C) An elevated potassium level
D) A decreased vitamin D level. Answer: Ans: A
Feedback:
In the response to low calcium levels in the blood, increased levels of
parathyroid hormone prompt the mobilization of calcium and the
demineralization of bone. Increased calcitonin levels would
exacerbate hypocalcemia. Vitamin D levels do not increase in
response to low calcium levels. Potassium levels would likely be
unaffected.
◉ 4. A nurse is caring for a patient whose cancer metastasis has
resulted in bone pain. Which of the following are typical
characteristics of bone pain?
A) A dull, deep ache that is boring
B) Soreness or aching that may include cramping
C) Sharp, piercing pain that is relieved by immobilization
D) Spastic or sharp pain that radiates. Answer: A
Feedback:
, Bone pain is characteristically described as a dull, deep ache that is
boring in nature, whereas muscular pain is described as soreness or
aching and is referred to as muscle cramps. Fracture pain is sharp
and piercing and is relieved by immobilization. Sharp pain may also
result from bone infection with muscle spasm or pressure on a
sensory nerve.
◉ 5. A nurse is assessing a patient who is experiencing peripheral
neurovascular dysfunction. What assessment findings are most
consistent with this diagnosis?
A) Hot skin with a capillary refill of 1 to 2 seconds
B) Absence of feeling, capillary refill of 4 to 5 seconds, and cool skin
C) Pain, diaphoresis, and erythema
D) Jaundiced skin, weakness, and capillary refill of 3 seconds.
Answer: B
Feedback:
Indicators of peripheral neurovascular dysfunction include pale,
cyanotic, or mottled skin with a cool temperature; capillary refill
greater than 3 seconds; weakness or paralysis with motion; and
paresthesia, unrelenting pain, pain on passive stretch, or absence of
MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING 15TH EDITION
TEST BANK 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 2. A public health nurse is organizing a campaign that will address
the leading cause of musculoskeletal- related disability in the United
States. The nurse should focus on what health problem?
A) Osteoporosis
B) Arthritis
C) Hip fractures
D) Lower back pain. Answer: Ans: B
Feedback:
The leading cause of musculoskeletal-related disability in the United
States is arthritis.
◉ 3. A nurse is providing care for a patient whose pattern of
laboratory testing reveals longstanding hypocalcemia. What other
laboratory result is most consistent with this finding?
A) An elevated parathyroid hormone level
B) An increased calcitonin level
,C) An elevated potassium level
D) A decreased vitamin D level. Answer: Ans: A
Feedback:
In the response to low calcium levels in the blood, increased levels of
parathyroid hormone prompt the mobilization of calcium and the
demineralization of bone. Increased calcitonin levels would
exacerbate hypocalcemia. Vitamin D levels do not increase in
response to low calcium levels. Potassium levels would likely be
unaffected.
◉ 4. A nurse is caring for a patient whose cancer metastasis has
resulted in bone pain. Which of the following are typical
characteristics of bone pain?
A) A dull, deep ache that is boring
B) Soreness or aching that may include cramping
C) Sharp, piercing pain that is relieved by immobilization
D) Spastic or sharp pain that radiates. Answer: A
Feedback:
, Bone pain is characteristically described as a dull, deep ache that is
boring in nature, whereas muscular pain is described as soreness or
aching and is referred to as muscle cramps. Fracture pain is sharp
and piercing and is relieved by immobilization. Sharp pain may also
result from bone infection with muscle spasm or pressure on a
sensory nerve.
◉ 5. A nurse is assessing a patient who is experiencing peripheral
neurovascular dysfunction. What assessment findings are most
consistent with this diagnosis?
A) Hot skin with a capillary refill of 1 to 2 seconds
B) Absence of feeling, capillary refill of 4 to 5 seconds, and cool skin
C) Pain, diaphoresis, and erythema
D) Jaundiced skin, weakness, and capillary refill of 3 seconds.
Answer: B
Feedback:
Indicators of peripheral neurovascular dysfunction include pale,
cyanotic, or mottled skin with a cool temperature; capillary refill
greater than 3 seconds; weakness or paralysis with motion; and
paresthesia, unrelenting pain, pain on passive stretch, or absence of
