Nur 242 Medsurg Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers 2025

NUR 242 MED/SURG EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
FourAMajorAsubgroupsAofALateAAdulthoodA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-65A-A74AyoungAold

75A-A84AmiddleAold

85A-A99AoldAold

100AandAolderAeliteAold



LifestyleAandAPracticeAtoAPromoteAWellnessAolderAadultsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-YearlyAfluAvaccineA

pneumococcalAvaccineA

ShinglesAvaccine

tetanusAandAboosterAeveryA10AyearsA

wearAseatAbelts

alcoholAinAmoderation

avoidAsmokingA

smokeAdetectorsA

preventAfallsA-AwaxedAfloorsAandAscatteredArugs

medicationsAasAprescribedA

avoidAOTCAmedicationsAunlessAprimaryAcareAphyisicanAdirectsA

YearlyAphysicialA

regularAexerciseA

socialization

reminisce



CommonAhealthAIssuesAandAConcernsAolderAadultsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
DecreasedAnutritionAandAhydration

DecreasedAmobility

StressAandAloss

AccidentsA-AfallsAmostAcommon/MVAA

DrugAuseAandAmisuseA

,MentalAhealth/cognitionAproblemsA(includingAsubstanceAabuse)

ElderAneglectAandAabuse



GFTTA(AGeriatricAFailureAToAThrive)AComplexASyndromeA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-UnderAnutrition

ImpairedAmobilityA

Depression

CognitiveAimpairment



DepressionAolderAadultsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
MostAcommonAmentalAhealth/behavioralAhealthAproblemAamongAolderAadults.A

UseAGeriatricADepressionAScaleAformA

MoodAdisorderAhavingAcognitive,Aaffective,AphysicalAmanifestations

PrimaryA(lackAofAneurotransmitters)

SecondaryAorAsituational



DementiaAolderAadultsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-slowlyAprogresses

generallyAchronicA

intellectualAimpairmentA

MostAcommonAAlzheimer'sA

Multi-infarctAdementia,AtheAsecondAmostAcommonAresultingAfromAaAvascularAdisorder



DeliriumAolderAadultsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AcuteAandAfluctuatingAonset

resultsAfromAanAunfamiliarAplace

SymptomsA-Ainattentiveness,AdisorganizedAthinking,AandAalteredAlevelAofAconsciousness



Nurse'sAroleAinARehabA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AdvocateAforAtheApatientAandAfamilyA

CreateAtherapeuticArehabAmilieu

provideAwholeApersonApatient-centeredAcare

CollaborateAwithAhealthcareAteamAforApatientAoutcomeAandAdevelopAcareAplanA

, CommunicateAwithAeffectivelyAwithAallAmembersAofAtheAhealthAcareAteam,ApatientAandAfamilyA

EvaluateAeffectivenessAofAplanAofAcareAforAtheApatientAandAfamilyA

UseABradenAscaleA-AskinAbreakAdownArisk



SafeAPatientAHandingAandAMobilityA(SPHM)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA--
MaintainAaAwide,AstableAbaseAwithAyourAfeet

-PutAtheAbedAatAtheAcorrectAheightA-
AwaistAlevelAwhileAprovidingAdirectAcareAandAhipAlevelAwhenAmovingApatients



-AKeepAtheApatientAorAworkAdirectlyAinAfrontAofAyouAtoApreventAyourAspineAfromArotatingA

-AKeepAtheApatientAasAcloseAtoAyourAbodyAasApossibleAtoApreventAreaching



walkerA-AassistedAandAcaneA-AassistedAprocedureA-ACORRECTAANSWERA--
AApplyAaAtransferAbeltAaroundApatientsAwaistA



-AguideApatientAtoAaAstandingApositionA

-AremindApatientAtoAplaceAbothAhandsAonAtheAwalkerA

-AensureAthatAtheApatient'sAbodyAisAwellAbalanced



walkerAteachingA-ACORRECTAANSWERA--AliftAtheAwalkerA

-AmoveAtheAwalkerAaboutA2AfeetAforwardAandAsetAitAdownAonAallAlegsA

-whileArestingAonAtheAwalker,AtakeAsmallAstepsA

-AcheckAbalanceA

-ArepeatAsequence



caneAteachingA-ACORRECTAANSWERA--
AbeAsureAcaneAisAatAtheAheightAofAtheApatientsAwristAwhenAtheAarmAisAplacedAatAhisAorAherAside



-AremindApatientAtoAplaceAhisAorAherAstrongAhandAonAcaneA

-AensureAthatAtheApatient'sAbodyAisAwellAbalancedA

-AmoveAtheAcaneAandAweakerAlegAforwardAatAtheAsameAtimeA

-AmoveAtheAstrongerAlegAoneAstepAforwardA

-AcheckAbalanceAandArepeatAtheAsequence