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Med Surg Exam 3 Newest 2025/2026
Complete All 150 Questions And Correct
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Myocardial damage that occurred several days earlier is
best validated by serum troponin levels. - . . ANSWER ✔
✔A client is admitted for c/o chest pain and aching x 4d.
The serum creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) and troponin
levels are obtained. What rationale should the nurse use to
eval. the lab findings?
B. Smoking can decrease the quantity and quality of
sperm.
C. The first semen analysis should be repeated to confirm
sperm counts.
D. Cessation of smoking improves general health and
fertility. - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔A man who smokes 2 packs
of cigarettes/day wants to know if smoking contributes to
the difficulty that he and his wife are having getting
pregnant. What info can the nurse provide?
Get involved with a support group. I will give you some
names - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔A couple is trying to cope with
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infertility. What can be done to preserve emotional
equilibrium. What is the best response?
B. Report inflammation of the incision site or the affected
arm
D. Avoid lifting more than 4.5kg (10lb) or reaching above
head - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔The nurse is providing post-op
instructions for a post mastectomy. What info should the
nurse include in the teaching?
Increase in abdominal fat deposits. - . . ANSWER ✔
✔The nurse is assessing a middle-aged man for risk
factors r/t chronic illness. Which finding should the nurse
further assess?
Determine the time the client last voided - . . ANSWER
✔ ✔The nurse is caring for a male client who had an
inguinal herniorrhaphy three hrs. ago. The client's lower
abd. is distended and assesses dullness to percussion.
What is the priority action?
return to pre-illness wt. - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔The nurse is
caring for a client with HIV who develops Mycobacterium
avium complex (MAC). What is the most significant
desired outcome?
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Permanent sterility occurs in male clients who receive
radiation - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔A 26-year-old with
Hodgkin's disease is scheduled to undergo radiation
therapy. The pt. expresses concern about the effect of
radiation on his ability to have children. What info should
the nurse provide?
Asst. pt. to ambulate in the hall - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔A pt.
had abdominal surgery two days ago has prescriptions for
intravenous morphine sulfate 4 mg every two hours and a
clear liquid diet. The pt. c/o feeling distended and has
sharp, cramping gas pains. What nursing intervention
should be implemented?
Turn off the tv and the lights - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔A pt.
with Ménière's disease is incapacitated by vertigo and is
lying in bed grasping the side rail and staring at the
television. Which nursing intervention should the nurse
implement?
Pt. is to remain NPO until the gag reflex returns. - . .
ANSWER ✔ ✔A pt. who has a chronic cough with
blood-tinged sputum returns to the unit after a
bronchoscopy. What intervention should be implemented
in the immediate post-procedure period?
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Observe for coughing colored sputum after drinking a
small amount of colored water - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔The
nurse is assessing a pt. with a cuffed tracheostomy tube in
place who is breathing spontaneously. To evaluate if the
pt. can tolerate cuff deflation to promote swallowing and
speaking, what action should the nurse implement?
Deviation of the trachea toward the opposite side of the
pneumothorax - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔A pt. is admitted to
the ED with a tension pneumothorax. Which assessment
should the nurse expect to find?
Evaluate the pts. pain and effectiveness of narcotic
analgesics - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔Apt. with sickle cell
anemia is admitted with severe abd. pain and the
diagnosis is sickle cell crisis. What is the most important
nursing action to implement?
A febrile transfusion reaction - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔A pt
who is receiving a whole blood transfusion develops chills,
fever, and a headache thirty minutes after the transfusion
is started. The nurse should recognize these symptoms as
what reaction?
Med Surg Exam 3 Newest 2025/2026
Complete All 150 Questions And Correct
Detailed Answers |Already Graded
A+||Already Graded A+
Myocardial damage that occurred several days earlier is
best validated by serum troponin levels. - . . ANSWER ✔
✔A client is admitted for c/o chest pain and aching x 4d.
The serum creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) and troponin
levels are obtained. What rationale should the nurse use to
eval. the lab findings?
B. Smoking can decrease the quantity and quality of
sperm.
C. The first semen analysis should be repeated to confirm
sperm counts.
D. Cessation of smoking improves general health and
fertility. - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔A man who smokes 2 packs
of cigarettes/day wants to know if smoking contributes to
the difficulty that he and his wife are having getting
pregnant. What info can the nurse provide?
Get involved with a support group. I will give you some
names - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔A couple is trying to cope with
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infertility. What can be done to preserve emotional
equilibrium. What is the best response?
B. Report inflammation of the incision site or the affected
arm
D. Avoid lifting more than 4.5kg (10lb) or reaching above
head - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔The nurse is providing post-op
instructions for a post mastectomy. What info should the
nurse include in the teaching?
Increase in abdominal fat deposits. - . . ANSWER ✔
✔The nurse is assessing a middle-aged man for risk
factors r/t chronic illness. Which finding should the nurse
further assess?
Determine the time the client last voided - . . ANSWER
✔ ✔The nurse is caring for a male client who had an
inguinal herniorrhaphy three hrs. ago. The client's lower
abd. is distended and assesses dullness to percussion.
What is the priority action?
return to pre-illness wt. - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔The nurse is
caring for a client with HIV who develops Mycobacterium
avium complex (MAC). What is the most significant
desired outcome?
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Permanent sterility occurs in male clients who receive
radiation - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔A 26-year-old with
Hodgkin's disease is scheduled to undergo radiation
therapy. The pt. expresses concern about the effect of
radiation on his ability to have children. What info should
the nurse provide?
Asst. pt. to ambulate in the hall - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔A pt.
had abdominal surgery two days ago has prescriptions for
intravenous morphine sulfate 4 mg every two hours and a
clear liquid diet. The pt. c/o feeling distended and has
sharp, cramping gas pains. What nursing intervention
should be implemented?
Turn off the tv and the lights - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔A pt.
with Ménière's disease is incapacitated by vertigo and is
lying in bed grasping the side rail and staring at the
television. Which nursing intervention should the nurse
implement?
Pt. is to remain NPO until the gag reflex returns. - . .
ANSWER ✔ ✔A pt. who has a chronic cough with
blood-tinged sputum returns to the unit after a
bronchoscopy. What intervention should be implemented
in the immediate post-procedure period?
, 4|Page
Observe for coughing colored sputum after drinking a
small amount of colored water - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔The
nurse is assessing a pt. with a cuffed tracheostomy tube in
place who is breathing spontaneously. To evaluate if the
pt. can tolerate cuff deflation to promote swallowing and
speaking, what action should the nurse implement?
Deviation of the trachea toward the opposite side of the
pneumothorax - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔A pt. is admitted to
the ED with a tension pneumothorax. Which assessment
should the nurse expect to find?
Evaluate the pts. pain and effectiveness of narcotic
analgesics - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔Apt. with sickle cell
anemia is admitted with severe abd. pain and the
diagnosis is sickle cell crisis. What is the most important
nursing action to implement?
A febrile transfusion reaction - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔A pt
who is receiving a whole blood transfusion develops chills,
fever, and a headache thirty minutes after the transfusion
is started. The nurse should recognize these symptoms as
what reaction?
