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Medical Surgical Quiz 1 : Midcourse Study Plan QuestionsWith Complete Solutions
A back brace is prescribed for a client who had a laminectomy.
Which information would the nurse include in the client's
teaching plan?
A. Use the brace when your back feels tired.
B. Apply the brace before getting out of bed.
C. Obtain a soft mattress for resting when the brace is off.
D. Wear the brace when performing twisting exercises. Correct
Answer B. Apply the brace before getting out of bed.
A client who just returned from a cardiac catheterization reports
to the nurse that the pressure bandage on the right groin is tight.
Which action would the nurse take?
A. Loosen the dressing slightly.
B. Notify the primary health care provider.
C. Assess the circulatory status of the extremity.
D. Have the client flex the joints of the right leg. Correct
Answer C. Assess the circulatory status of the extremity.
A client with esophageal varices experiences severe
hematemesis, and a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is inserted.
Which design and purpose does the tube have?
A. Single-lumen; for gastric lavage
B. Double-lumen; for intestinal decompression
C. Triple-lumen; for esophageal compression
D. Multi-lumen; for gastric and intestinal decompression
Correct Answer C. Triple-lumen; for esophageal compression
, A family member who visits an 80-year-old client in a nursing
home remarks how thin and wrinkled the client looks. Which
response by the nurse will help the family member understand
the normal aging process?
A. 'Most people at that age should be careful about weight gain.'
B. 'This is typical of older adults; they really don't eat well.'
C. 'It looks as though sun exposure has taken its toll.'
D. 'Older adults have lost the tissue that helps puff out the skin.'
Correct Answer D. 'Older adults have lost the tissue that helps
puff out the skin.'
During administration of an enema, a client experiences
intestinal cramps. Which action would the nurse take?
A. Discontinue the procedure.
B. Instill the fluid at a slower rate.
C. Lower the height of the container.
D. Stop the fluid until the cramps subside. Correct Answer D.
Stop the fluid until the cramps subside.
During the oliguric phase of acute kidney injury, for which
abnormal finding would the nurse monitor in the client?
A. Hypothermia
B. Hyperphosphatemia
C. Hypocalcemia
D. Hypernatremia Correct Answer B. Hyperphosphatemia
The nurse instructs a client with a history of frequent urinary
tract infections to drink cranberry juice. Which goal is the nurse
trying to achieve with this suggestion?
A. Exert a bactericidal effect against the bacteria
B. Prevent bacterial attachment to the bladder wall
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