MED SURG FINAL(UPDATED
2025)CURRENTLY TESTING
COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
SATISFACTION GUARANTEE)
A+ STUDY MATERIAL
The nurse is caring for a patient who has a pelvic fracture and an external fixation device. Which
method would the nurse use to assess pressure areas and provide skincare to the patient's back and
sacrum?
Have the patient lift the back and buttocks using a trapeze bar.
Which patient statement indicates an understanding of the nurse's teaching about a new short-arm
synthetic cast?
"I will apply an ice pack to the cast over the fracture site off and on for 24 hours."
A patient who is to have no weight bearing on the left leg is learning to use crutches. Which
observation by the nurse indicates the patient can safely ambulate independently?
The patient advances the left leg and both crutches together and then advances the right leg.
A patient with a complex pelvic fracture from a motor vehicle crash is on bed rest. Which assessment
finding indicates a potential complication of the fracture?
The abdomen is distended, and bowel sounds are absent.
A patient who has a right lower leg fracture will be discharged home with an external fixation device
in place. Which statement would the nurse include in discharge teaching?
"Check and clean the pin insertion sites daily."
, A patient who has had open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of a hip fracture tells the nurse he
is ready to get out of bed for the first time. Which action would the nurse take?
Check the patient's prescribed weight-bearing status.
After the health care provider recommends amputation for a patient who has nonhealing ischemic
foot ulcers, the patient tells the nurse that he would rather die than have an amputation. Which initial
response would the nurse provide?
"Tell me what you know about your options for treatment."
The day after having a right below-the-knee amputation, a patient reports pain in the missing right
foot. Which action is most important for the nurse to take?
Administer prescribed analgesics.
Which information would the nurse include in discharge instructions for a patient with comminuted
left forearm fractures and a long-arm cast?
Call the health care provider for numbness of the hand.
A patient is being discharged 4 days after hip arthroplasty using the posterior approach. Which patient
action requires intervention by the nurse?
Leaning over to pull on shoes and socks
A patient arrived at the emergency department after tripping over a rug and falling at home. Which
finding would the nurse identify as most important to communicate to the health care provider?
The right arm appears shorter than the left.
A young adult arrives in the emergency department with ankle swelling and severe pain after twisting
the ankle and playing basketball. Which prescribed action will the nurse implement first?
Elevate the ankle and apply an ice pack.
The nurse is caring for a patient who is to be discharged from the hospital 4 days after insertion of a
femoral head prosthesis using a posterior approach. Which statement by the patient indicates a need
for additional instruction?
"I can sleep in any position that is comfortable for me."
For a patient who has had right hip arthroplasty, which nursing action can the nurse delegate to
experienced assistive personnel (AP)?
Reposition the patient every 1 to 2 hours.
After a motorcycle accident, a patient arrives in the emergency department with severe swelling of
the left lower leg. Which action would the nurse take first?
Assess leg pulses and sensation.
2025)CURRENTLY TESTING
COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
SATISFACTION GUARANTEE)
A+ STUDY MATERIAL
The nurse is caring for a patient who has a pelvic fracture and an external fixation device. Which
method would the nurse use to assess pressure areas and provide skincare to the patient's back and
sacrum?
Have the patient lift the back and buttocks using a trapeze bar.
Which patient statement indicates an understanding of the nurse's teaching about a new short-arm
synthetic cast?
"I will apply an ice pack to the cast over the fracture site off and on for 24 hours."
A patient who is to have no weight bearing on the left leg is learning to use crutches. Which
observation by the nurse indicates the patient can safely ambulate independently?
The patient advances the left leg and both crutches together and then advances the right leg.
A patient with a complex pelvic fracture from a motor vehicle crash is on bed rest. Which assessment
finding indicates a potential complication of the fracture?
The abdomen is distended, and bowel sounds are absent.
A patient who has a right lower leg fracture will be discharged home with an external fixation device
in place. Which statement would the nurse include in discharge teaching?
"Check and clean the pin insertion sites daily."
, A patient who has had open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of a hip fracture tells the nurse he
is ready to get out of bed for the first time. Which action would the nurse take?
Check the patient's prescribed weight-bearing status.
After the health care provider recommends amputation for a patient who has nonhealing ischemic
foot ulcers, the patient tells the nurse that he would rather die than have an amputation. Which initial
response would the nurse provide?
"Tell me what you know about your options for treatment."
The day after having a right below-the-knee amputation, a patient reports pain in the missing right
foot. Which action is most important for the nurse to take?
Administer prescribed analgesics.
Which information would the nurse include in discharge instructions for a patient with comminuted
left forearm fractures and a long-arm cast?
Call the health care provider for numbness of the hand.
A patient is being discharged 4 days after hip arthroplasty using the posterior approach. Which patient
action requires intervention by the nurse?
Leaning over to pull on shoes and socks
A patient arrived at the emergency department after tripping over a rug and falling at home. Which
finding would the nurse identify as most important to communicate to the health care provider?
The right arm appears shorter than the left.
A young adult arrives in the emergency department with ankle swelling and severe pain after twisting
the ankle and playing basketball. Which prescribed action will the nurse implement first?
Elevate the ankle and apply an ice pack.
The nurse is caring for a patient who is to be discharged from the hospital 4 days after insertion of a
femoral head prosthesis using a posterior approach. Which statement by the patient indicates a need
for additional instruction?
"I can sleep in any position that is comfortable for me."
For a patient who has had right hip arthroplasty, which nursing action can the nurse delegate to
experienced assistive personnel (AP)?
Reposition the patient every 1 to 2 hours.
After a motorcycle accident, a patient arrives in the emergency department with severe swelling of
the left lower leg. Which action would the nurse take first?
Assess leg pulses and sensation.
