Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, 12th Edition (Harding)
Chapters 1–69 ISBN-13 978-0323792387 | Updated 2026
| NCLEX-Style Practice Questions with Answers
, BLESSEDN URSED OCS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Professional Nursing Practice
2. Social Determinants of Health
3. Health History and Physical Examination
4. Patient and Caregiver Teaching
5. Chronic Illness and Older Adults
6. Caring for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Gender Diverse
Patients
7. Stress and Coping
8. Sleep and Sleep Disorders
9. Pain
10. End-of-Life Care
11. Substance Use
12. Inflammation and Healing
13. Genetics
14. Immune Responses and Transplantation
15. Infection
16. Cancer
17. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances
18. Preoperative Care
19. Intraoperative Care
20. Postoperative Care
21. Emergency and Disaster Nursing
22. Assessment: Visual Problems
23. Assessment: Auditory Problems
24. Assessment: Integumentary System
25. Integumentary Problems
26. Burns
, BLESSEDN URSED OCS
27. Assessment: Respiratory System
28. Supporting Ventilation
29. Upper Respiratory Problems
30. Lower Respiratory Problems
31. Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
32. Acute Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
33. Assessment: Hematologic System
34. Hematologic Problems
35. Assessment: Cardiovascular System
36. Hypertension
37. Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome
38. Heart Failure
39. Dysrhythmias
40. Inflammatory and Structural Heart Disorders
41. Vascular Disorders
42. Shock, Sepsis, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
43. Assessment: Gastrointestinal System
44. Nutrition Problems
45. Obesity
46. Upper Gastrointestinal Problems
47. Lower Gastrointestinal Problems
48. Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas Problems
49. Assessment: Urinary System
50. Renal and Urologic Problems
51. Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease
52. Assessment: Endocrine System
53. Diabetes
54. Endocrine Problems
55. Assessment: Reproductive System
, BLESSEDN URSED OCS
56. Breast Problems
57. Sexually Transmitted Infections
58. Female Reproductive Problems
59. Male Reproductive Problems
60. Assessment: Nervous System
61. Acute Intracranial Problems
62. Stroke
63. Chronic Neurologic Problems
64. Dementia and Delirium
65. Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Problems
66. Assessment: Musculoskeletal System
67. Musculoskeletal Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery
68. Musculoskeletal Problems
69. Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases
CHAPTER 1: PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and discharge goals
will be developed with the patient's input. The patient asks, "How is this different from what the
physician does?" Which response would the nurse provide?
A. "The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments prescribed by your
physician."
B. "In addition to caring for you while you are sick, the nurses will help you plan to maintain your
health."
C. "The nurse's job is to collect information and communicate any problems that occur to the physician."
D. "Nurses perform many of the same procedures as the physician, but nurses are with the patients for a
longer time than the physician."
ANS: B