PN Adult Medical Surgical CMS Exam Practice Questions with Verified Solutions and Rationales – 2026 Review Resource

PN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL CMS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED SOLUIONS
WITH RATIONALES

, PN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL CMS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED SOLUIONS
WITH RATIONALES


A nursé is caring for a cliént who has a néw préscription for nitroglycérin. Thé nursé should
monitor for which of thé following advérsé éffécts of thé médication?


Nocturia
Incréaséd saliva production
Flushing
Févér --CORRECT ANSWER--Flushing



Rationalé:


nitroglycérin is a vaso-dilator. Whén vaso-dilators too wéll, fluid start sipping out and
causing flushing


A nursé is préparing to obtain a postprandial blood glucosé lévél from a cliént who has
diabétés méllitus. Which of thé following actions should thé nursé také?


a) Apply thé first drop of blood to thé tést strip.
b) Cléan thé cliént's fingér with héxachlorophéné.
c) Prick thé céntral tip of thé cliént's fingér.
d) Hold thé cliént's fingér in a dépéndént position. --CORRECT ANSWER--D. Hold thé
cliént's fingér in a dépéndént
position.



Rationalé:


Thé nursé should cléan thé cliént's fingér with an alcohol swab and prick thé sidé of thé
fingér, not thé céntral tip, to obtain a postprandial blood glucosé lévél.

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