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PN MED SURG PROCTORED /ATI PN
MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM 2026-2027
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS,
EXPERT-RATIONALIZED ANSWERS,
AND A GUARANTEED A+ PASS
STRATEGY
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a
client who has a prescription for morphine.
Which of the following findings should the
nurse report to the provider? >>correct answer
>> Urinary retention
A nurse is caring for a client who is at risk for
developing pressure ulcers. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
>>correct answer >> Position pillows between
the bony prominences
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A nurse is caring for a client who is
postoperative and is receiving an IV infusion of
cefazolin. Ten minutes after beginning the
infusion, the client reports intense itching.
Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first? >>correct answer >> Stop the
medication infusion
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client
who has gonorrhea. Which of the following
information should the nurse include?
>>correct answer >> You are at risk for
infertility with this infection, regardless of
treatment
A nurse is examining a clients IV site and notes
a red line up his arm. The client reliant a
throbbing, burning pain at the IV site. The nurse
should identify that the clients manifestations
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indicate which of the following complications?
>>correct answer >> Thrombophlebitis
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with an
adolescent client regarding testicular self
examination. Which of the following statements
by the client demonstrates an undertsmdibg of
the teaching? >>correct answer >> I
understand that testicular cancer is painless
A nurse in a long term care facility is collecting
data from a client who reports fullness in the
rectum and abdominal cramping. Which of the
following findings should indicate to the nurse
that the client might have a fecal impaction?
>>correct answer >> Small liquid stools
A nurse in an oncology is reinforcing teaching
about Mohs surgery with a client who has skin
cancer. Which of the following information
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should the nurse include in the teaching?
>>correct answer >> Mohs surgery is a
horizontal shaving of thin layers of the tumor
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about GERd
with a client. Which of the following statements
by the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching? >>correct answer >> I should wait
at least 2 hours after eating before going to bed
A nurse is assisting with the care of a care who
is reconciled 0.9 % sodium chloride by
continuous IV infusion. The client report pain
and swelling at the IV site. In which order
should the nurse perform that following steps?
>>correct answer >> Check the IV site, stop the
infusion, withdraw the IV catheter, elevate the
affected arm, notify the charge nurse
PN MED SURG PROCTORED /ATI PN
MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM 2026-2027
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS,
EXPERT-RATIONALIZED ANSWERS,
AND A GUARANTEED A+ PASS
STRATEGY
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a
client who has a prescription for morphine.
Which of the following findings should the
nurse report to the provider? >>correct answer
>> Urinary retention
A nurse is caring for a client who is at risk for
developing pressure ulcers. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
>>correct answer >> Position pillows between
the bony prominences
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A nurse is caring for a client who is
postoperative and is receiving an IV infusion of
cefazolin. Ten minutes after beginning the
infusion, the client reports intense itching.
Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first? >>correct answer >> Stop the
medication infusion
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client
who has gonorrhea. Which of the following
information should the nurse include?
>>correct answer >> You are at risk for
infertility with this infection, regardless of
treatment
A nurse is examining a clients IV site and notes
a red line up his arm. The client reliant a
throbbing, burning pain at the IV site. The nurse
should identify that the clients manifestations
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indicate which of the following complications?
>>correct answer >> Thrombophlebitis
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with an
adolescent client regarding testicular self
examination. Which of the following statements
by the client demonstrates an undertsmdibg of
the teaching? >>correct answer >> I
understand that testicular cancer is painless
A nurse in a long term care facility is collecting
data from a client who reports fullness in the
rectum and abdominal cramping. Which of the
following findings should indicate to the nurse
that the client might have a fecal impaction?
>>correct answer >> Small liquid stools
A nurse in an oncology is reinforcing teaching
about Mohs surgery with a client who has skin
cancer. Which of the following information
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should the nurse include in the teaching?
>>correct answer >> Mohs surgery is a
horizontal shaving of thin layers of the tumor
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about GERd
with a client. Which of the following statements
by the client indicates an understanding of the
teaching? >>correct answer >> I should wait
at least 2 hours after eating before going to bed
A nurse is assisting with the care of a care who
is reconciled 0.9 % sodium chloride by
continuous IV infusion. The client report pain
and swelling at the IV site. In which order
should the nurse perform that following steps?
>>correct answer >> Check the IV site, stop the
infusion, withdraw the IV catheter, elevate the
affected arm, notify the charge nurse
