150+ of the most common Medical Surgical Questions with Elaborated Answers seen on the NCLEX® The Complete NCLEX Medical Surgical Nursing Bundle Flashcards Updated 2025 Version. 1

NURSINGg12345gTestgBankgforgMedicalgSurgicalgNursingg7thg
EditiongbygLinton
Chapterg01:gAspectsgofgMedical-
SurgicalgNursinggLinton:gMedical-
SurgicalgNursing,g7thgEdition


MULTIPLEgCHOICE

1. Whatgprovidesgdirectiongforgindividualizedgcaregandgassuresgthegdeliverygofgaccurate,gsaf
egcaregthroughgagdefinitivegpathwaygthatgpromotesgthegclient’sgandgthegsupportgpersons’g
progressgtowardgpositivegoutcomes?
a. Physician’sgorders
b. Progressgnotes
c. Nursinggcaregplan
d. Clientghealthghistory
ANS:g C
Thegnursinggcaregplangprovidesgdirectiongforgindividualizedgcaregandgassuresgthegdeliverygofgac
curate,gsafegcaregthroughgagdefinitivegpathwaygthatgpromotesgthegclient’sgandgthegsupportgpers
ons’gprogressgtowardgpositivegoutcomes.

DIF: CognitivegLevel:gComprehension REF:g g p.g2 OBJ:g 1
TOP:g NursinggCaregPlan
KEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gPlannin
ggMSC:g NCLEX:gPhysiologicalgIntegrity:gReductiongofgRisk

2. Thegnursegisgperforminggbehaviorsgandgactionsgthatgassistgclientsgandgsignificantgothersgi
ngmeetinggtheirgneedsgandgthegidentifiedgoutcomesgofgthegplangofgcare.gWhatgisgthegcorre
ctgtermgforgthesegnursinggbehaviors?
a. Assessments
b. Interventions
c. Planning
d. Evaluation
ANS:g B
Caringginterventionsgaregthosegnursinggbehaviorsgandgactionsgthatgassistgclientsgandgsig
nificantgothersgingmeetinggtheirgneedsgandgthegidentifiedgoutcomesgofgthegplangofgcare.

DIF: CognitivegLevel:gComprehension REF:g g p.g3 OBJ:g 1
TOP:g Interventions
KEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gPlannin
ggMSC:g NCLEX:gPhysiologicalgIntegrity:gReductiongofgRisk

3. Thegnursegunderstandsgthegimportancegofgbeingganswerablegforgallgactionsgandgthegp
ossibilitygofgbeinggcalledgongtogexplaingorgjustifygthem.gWhatgtermgbestgdescribesgthis
gconcept?
a. Reliability
b. Maturity
c. Accountability
d. Liability
ANS:g C
Accountabilitygmeansgthatgagpersongisganswerablegforghisgorghergactionsgandgmaygbegcalled
gongtogexplaingorgjustifygthem.

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EditiongbygLinton
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gComprehension REF:g g pp.g6-7 OBJ:g 3g|g5g|g7

,NURSINGg12345gTestgBankgforgMedicalgSurgicalgNursingg7thg
EditiongbygLinton
TOP:g Accountability
KEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gN/
AgMSC:g NCLEX:gPhysiologicalgIntegrity:gReductiongofgRisk


MULTIPLEgRESPONSE

1. Thegnursegmanagergisgprovidingganginservicegaboutgconflictgresolution.gWhatgmodesgo
fgconflictgresolutiongshouldgbegaddressed?g(Selectgallgthatgapply.)
a. Suppression
b. Accommodation
c. Compromise
d. Avoidance
e. Collaboration
f. Competition
ANS:g B,gC,gD,gE,gF
Thegmodesgofgconflictgresolutiongincludegaccommodation,gcollaboration,gcompromise,gavoida
nce,gandgcompetition.

DIF: CognitivegLevel:gKnowledge REF:g p.g7|p.g8|Tableg1.1
OBJ:g 7 TOP:g ConflictgResolution
KEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gN/A
MSC:g NCLEX:gN/A

2. Whatgaregthegcharacteristicsgofgangeffectivegleader?g(Selectgallgthatgapply.)
a. Effectivegcommunication
b. Rigidgrulesgandgregulations
c. Delegatesgappropriately
d. Actsgasgagrolegmodel
e. Consistentlyghandlesgconflict
f. Focusesgongindividualgdevelopment
ANS:g A,gC,gD,gE
Characteristicsgofgangeffectivegleadergincludegeffectivegcommunication,gconsistencygingma
naginggconflict,gknowledgegandgcompetencygingallgaspectsgofgdeliverygofgcare,geffectivegro
legmodelgforgstaff,gusesgparticipatorygapproachgingdecisiongmaking,gshowsgappreciationgfo
rgagjobgwellgdone,gdelegatesgworkgappropriately,gsetsgobjectivesgandgguidesgstaff,gdisplaysg
caring,gunderstanding,gandgempathygforgothers,gmotivatesgandgempowersgothers,gisgproacti
vegandgflexible,gandgfocusesgongteamgdevelopment.

DIF: CognitivegLevel:gComprehension REF:g g p.g6 OBJ:g 5
TOP:g Leadership KEY:g NursinggProcessgStep:gN/A MSC:g NCLEX:gN/A


COMPLETION

1.
isgdefinedgasgthegprocessgbygwhichginformationgisgexchangedgbetweengindi
vidualsgverbally,gnonverbally,gand/orgingwritinggorgthroughginformationgtechnology.

ANS:
Communication

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EditiongbygLinton
Communicationgisgdefinedgasgthegprocessgbygwhichginformationgisgexchangedgbetweengindivi
dualsgverbally,gnonverbally,gand/orgingwritinggorgthroughginformationgtechnology.

DIF: CognitivegLevel:gKnowledge REF:g p.g2
OBJ:g2gTOP:g Communication
KEY:gNursinggProcessgStep:gN/AgMSC:g NCLEX:gN/A

2.
isgthegcollectiongandgprocessinggofgrelevantgdatagforgthegpurposegofgappraisin
ggthegclient’sghealthgstatus.

ANS:
Assessment

Assessmentgisgthegcollectiongandgprocessinggofgrelevantgdatagforgthegpurposegofgappraisin
ggthegclient’sghealthgstatus.

DIF: CognitivegLevel:gKnowledge REF:g g p.g2 OBJ:g 1g|g g 2
TOP:g Assessment KEY:g NursinggProcessgStep:gN/A MSC:g NCLEX:gN/A

3. isgconcernedgwithgthegethicalgquestionsgthatgarisegingthegcontextgofghealthgcare.

ANS:
Bioethics

Bioethicsgisgconcernedgwithgthegethicalgquestionsgthatgarisegingthegcontextgofghealthgcare.

DIF: CognitivegLevel:gKnowledge REF:g g p.g4 OBJ:g 3
TOP:g Bioethics KEY:g NursinggProcessgStep:gN/A MSC:g NCLEX:gN/A

4. Placegthegcorrespondingglettergtogeachgstagegofgconflictgingthegcorrectgorder.g

g(Placegthegeventsgingthegappropriategsequencegwithgcapitalgletters.gDognotgseparategan
swersgwithgagspacegorgpunctuation.gExample:gABCD.)
a. Outcomes
b. Conceptualization
c. Frustration
d. Action

ANS:
CBDA

Thegstagesgofgconflictgingordergaregfrustration,gconceptualization,gaction,gandgoutcomes.

DIF: CognitivegLevel:gComprehension REF:g g p.g7 OBJ:g 7
TOP:g Conflict KEY:g NursinggProcessgStep:gN/A MSC:g NCLEX:gN/A

5. Placegthegcorrespondingglettergtogeachgkeygstepgingsolvinggangethicalgdilemmagingthegcorre
ctgorder.
(Placegthegeventsgingthegappropriategsequence.gDognotgseparateganswer
sgwithgagspacegorgpunctuation.gExample:gABCD.)
a. Negotiategagplan.