MED SURG 2025 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
1.50-year-old patient is being discharged after a week of iv antibiotic
therapy for acute osteomyelitis in the right leg. Which information
will be included the discharge teaching
how to monitor and care for the long-term iv catheter
2.a nurse plans for a client with advanced parkinson disease. Which
intervention would the nurse include in the client’s plan of care?
Keep the head of the bed elevated
3.the nurse brings medication to a patient with rheumatoid arthritis,
the patient refuses the prescribed dose of methotrexate. The says
my arthritis is not bad yet. The side effects of methotrexate are
worse than the arthritis. The most appropriate response by the nurse
is?
It is important to start methotrexate early to decrease the extent of
joint damage
4.a 78-year-old retired teacher with a history of osteoporosis has fallen
in her bathroom and sustained sub capital femoral fracture. She is
schedule for an orif in the morning. The type of traction patient is
most likely to be placed in postoperatively is? Buck traction
5.a patient with rheumatoid arthritis complains to the clinic nurse
about having chronologically dry eyes.
Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? Suggest that the
patient use over the counter artificial tears
6.the most common early symptoms of myasthenia gravis are:
weakness, fatigue and ptosis
, 7.a client presents to the urgent care center with complains of
abdominal pain and vomits bright red blood. Which of the following
is the priority action taken by the nurse?
Take the client’s vital signs
8.the family of a complete spinal cord injured patient at c3 ask if the
patient will ever be free of ventilator the nurse best response is:
yes there are special 02 masks that allow him time of the
ventilator
9.which result for the 30 year old patient with systemic lupus
erythematous is most important for the nurse to communicate to
the health care provider? Elevated blood urea nitrogen
10. a nurse is teaching a female patient with rheumatoid arthritis
about methotrexate for disease control, what information does the
nurse include?
avoid acetaminophen in over the counter meds, it may take several
weeks to become effective on pain,
Stay away from large crowds
you may find that folic acid and b vitamin reduces side effects
11. Which assessment would indicate the resolution of spinal shock?
Spastic involuntary movement in affected limbs
12. A nurse delegates care for clients with parkinson disease to
unlicensed personnel. Which statement would the nurse include
when delegating the client’s care? Allow the client to be as
independent as possible with activities
13. The nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient with peptic
ulcer disease. What nursing intervention should be included in the
1.50-year-old patient is being discharged after a week of iv antibiotic
therapy for acute osteomyelitis in the right leg. Which information
will be included the discharge teaching
how to monitor and care for the long-term iv catheter
2.a nurse plans for a client with advanced parkinson disease. Which
intervention would the nurse include in the client’s plan of care?
Keep the head of the bed elevated
3.the nurse brings medication to a patient with rheumatoid arthritis,
the patient refuses the prescribed dose of methotrexate. The says
my arthritis is not bad yet. The side effects of methotrexate are
worse than the arthritis. The most appropriate response by the nurse
is?
It is important to start methotrexate early to decrease the extent of
joint damage
4.a 78-year-old retired teacher with a history of osteoporosis has fallen
in her bathroom and sustained sub capital femoral fracture. She is
schedule for an orif in the morning. The type of traction patient is
most likely to be placed in postoperatively is? Buck traction
5.a patient with rheumatoid arthritis complains to the clinic nurse
about having chronologically dry eyes.
Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? Suggest that the
patient use over the counter artificial tears
6.the most common early symptoms of myasthenia gravis are:
weakness, fatigue and ptosis
, 7.a client presents to the urgent care center with complains of
abdominal pain and vomits bright red blood. Which of the following
is the priority action taken by the nurse?
Take the client’s vital signs
8.the family of a complete spinal cord injured patient at c3 ask if the
patient will ever be free of ventilator the nurse best response is:
yes there are special 02 masks that allow him time of the
ventilator
9.which result for the 30 year old patient with systemic lupus
erythematous is most important for the nurse to communicate to
the health care provider? Elevated blood urea nitrogen
10. a nurse is teaching a female patient with rheumatoid arthritis
about methotrexate for disease control, what information does the
nurse include?
avoid acetaminophen in over the counter meds, it may take several
weeks to become effective on pain,
Stay away from large crowds
you may find that folic acid and b vitamin reduces side effects
11. Which assessment would indicate the resolution of spinal shock?
Spastic involuntary movement in affected limbs
12. A nurse delegates care for clients with parkinson disease to
unlicensed personnel. Which statement would the nurse include
when delegating the client’s care? Allow the client to be as
independent as possible with activities
13. The nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient with peptic
ulcer disease. What nursing intervention should be included in the
