Med Surg Exam 1 – LPN Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Med Surg Exam 1 – LPN
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
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BAnswerBburnBinBwhichBfullBthicknessBofBtheBskinBandBunderlyingBmuscleBandBboneB
isBdamaged



colorBvaries

visibleBcharredBinBdeepestBareas

extremityBmovementBlimited



insensate



respiratoryBissuesBinBburnBptsB-BAnswerBwatchBforB-B

increasingBrestlessnes

coughing

hoarseness

rapidBshallowBrespirations

stridorB(high-pitchedBwheeze)

fallingBo2Blevels



contracturesBinBburnBptB-
BAnswerBalwaysBaBconcern,BtighnessBofBtheBmusclesBorBligaments

-properBpositioningB

-regularBexcercise

-mustBbeBexcerciseBandBstretchedBeveryBday



RolesBandBfunctionsBofBtheBLPNB-BAnswerB-Bcaretaker

,-Beducator

-Bcollaborator

B-BadvocateB

-BleaderBandBdelegator



-BpromoteBhealthBandBpreventBdisease

-BprovideBcomfortBmeasures

-BassistBtoBmakeBdecisionsB

-BmanageBclientBcare

-BactBasBaBresourceBperson

-BuseBresourcesBinBaBcostBeffectiveBmanner

-



5BrightsBofBdelegationB-BAnswerBrightBtask

rightBcircumstance

rightBperson

rightBdirection/communication

rightBsupervision/evaluation



QSENB5BcompetencesB-BAnswerB-BprovideBptBcenteredBcareB

B-Bcollaborate

B-BImplementBevidenceBbasedBpractice

B-BuseBqualityBimprovement

B-BuseBinformatics



FactorsBthatBinfluenceBcriticalBthinkingB-
BAnswerBattitude,BcommunicationBskills,BproblemBsolving

,characteristicsBofBaBcriticalBthinkerB-
BAnswerB*maintainsBandBopenBmindBandBquestioningBattitude

*recognizesBownBbiasesBandBlimitations

*separatesBrelevantBinfoBformBirrelevantB

*identifiesBmissingBinfo

*considersBallBpossibilities

*admitsBwhatBtheyBdoBnotBknow

*reasonsBlogically

*strivesBforBexcellence

*drawsBvalidBconclusionsBfromBevidenceBandBdata

*setsBprioritiesBandBmakesBcarefulBdecisions

*isBflexible,Bcreative,Bhumble,Bhonest,Bcurious,BandBinsightful

*admitsBwhatBtheyBdoBnotBknow



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BAnswerBrefersBtoBtheBresultB(outcome)BofBcriticalBthinkingBorBclinicalBreasoning;Bthe
Bconclusion,Bdecision,BorBopinionBaBnurseBmakes



DataBcollectionBinBtheBnursingBprocessB-BAnswerB-
BLPNBmayBbeBaskedBtoBassistBwithBinitialBadmissionBassessmentBwhichBisBtheBRNBres
ponsiblityB

-BLPNBisBresponsibleBforBongoingBassessmentB

-BLPNBsystemicallyBgatherBandBreviewBdataB

-BdetermineBwhetherBthereBisBaBpresentBlife-
threateningBproblemBthatBneedsBaddressingBandBactBappropriately



ADPIEB-BDiagnosisB-BLPNBandBmedsurgB-BAnswerB-
LPNBreportsBdataBcollectionBfindingsBtoBtheBRNBandBassistsBinBverifying,Bcategorizing,
BandBgroupingBtheBdataBinBlogicalBorder

, -
BtheBLPNBalsoBassistBinBanalyzingBtheBdataBtoBdetermineBsignificantBrelationshipsBam
ongBdata,BptBneeds,BandBproblems



PlanningB(nursingBprocess)B-BLPNBandBmedsurgB-
BAnswerBSMARTBgoalsB(Specific,BMeasurable,BAttainable,BRealistic,BTimely)



assistBtheBRNBinBtheBdevelopementBofBexpectedBoutcomesBandBinterventionsBforBaBp
atientsBplanBofBcare



ImplementationBinBtheBnursingBprocessB-
BAnswerBprovideBplannedBnursingBcareBtoBaccomplishBexpectedBoutcomesBofBnursing



-
BdistinguishBwithBactivitiesByouBneedBtoBcarryBoutBandBwhichBonesBtheBptBmustBlear
nBtoBdoBtoBgainBindependence



EvaluationBinBtheBnursingBprocessB-
BAnswerBcompareBactualBoutcomesBofBnursingBcareBtoBexpectedBoutcomesBandBassist
BwithBupdateBtheBnursingBcareBplan



SourcesBandBinformationBforBtheBdatabaseB-BAnswerB*admissionBformBifBapplicable

---BreasonBforBadmission,Ballergies,BhomeBmedications,Betc.

*BIfBtheBptBhasBbeenBhospitalizedBinBtheBpast

*medicalBdiagnosis

*preliminaryBlabBwork

*imagingBstudies

*chiefBcomplaint

*levelBofBpain

*lastBbowelBmovement

*problemsBwithBurination,Beating,BorBdifficultyBsleeping