NU 158 (NU158)

Exam 4: NU 158 / NU158 (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Medical-Surgical Nursing I | Questions with Correct Answers | 100 % Correct | Grade A - Galen Question: Left sided brain damage Answer: (right-sided hemiplegia) -slow & cautious in behavior -speech problems, aphasia -difficulty in following verbal commands -apraxia -difficulty in performing simple tasks Question: Right sided brain damage Answer: •Left sided hemiplegia and/or neglect •Spatial- perceptual defici...

Exam 3: NU 158 / NU158 (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Medical-Surgical Nursing I | Questions with Correct Answers | 100 % Correct | Grade A - Galen Question: when does edema become a problem in heart disease? Answer: when blood flow into or out of the heart is inhibited, causing a backup of body fluids in the vascular space Question: how can you indicate fluid overload in CHF? Answer: Observing the patients jugular veins for prominence Question: what can help you indicat...

Exam 2: NU 158 / NU158 (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Medical-Surgical Nursing I | Questions with Correct Answers | 100 % Correct | Grade A - Galen Question: What can activate the hypothalamus? Answer: Low thyroid and norepinephrine serum levels Question: What is one cause of a goiter Answer: Deficiency of iodine in the diet Question: What does treatment for a goiter looks like Answer: Supplement of the thyroid hormone is given in the form of levothyroxine Qu...

Exam 1: NU 158 / NU158 (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Medical-Surgical Nursing I | Questions with Correct Answers | 100 % Correct | Grade A - Galen Question: what are the 3 types of excessive fluid volumes? Answer: Interstitial (Edema) Intravascular (Hypervolemia) Intracellular (Inside the cells) Question: what is the objective measure of water excess? Answer: Hematocrit Question: What is the normal hematocrit range? Answer: 37-54% Question: True or false: a pa...

Exam 4: NU158 / NU 158 (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Medical-Surgical Nursing I | Review Worksheet Questions & Answers | 100 % Correct | Grade A - Galen Question: What is an age related change you would recognize if someone was becoming weaker Answer: loss of muscle mass Question: What food is good for one with osteoporosis and diet Answer: apricots

Exam 3: NU158 / NU 158 (Latest 2025 / 2026) Medical-Surgical Nursing I | Questions & Answers | 100 % Correct | Grade A - Galen Question: What do you do after you administer nitroglycerin Answer: check blood pressure Question: Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Answer: Classified as STEMI or NSTEMI caused by blockage or disruption of blood flow to coronary tissue Question: What causes an infarction? Answer: Loss of blood supply to parts of the heart; causes cell de...

Exam 2: NU158 / NU 158 (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Medical-Surgical Nursing I | Worksheet Questions & Answers | 100 % Correct | Grade A - Galen Question: What does an A1C test measure? Answer: primary test for diabetes diagnoses type 2 diabetes and prediabetes Question: Information you would give someone newly diagnosed with diabetes Answer: insulin administration use of portable glucose monitor

Exam 2: NU158 / NU 158 (Latest 2025 / 2026) Medical-Surgical Nursing I | Questions & Answers | 100 % Correct | Grade A - Galen Question: What is tonsillitis caused by? Answer: Strep staph flu Question: What do you assess for after a tonsillectomy Answer: Check for drainage from mouth, vomitus, and stool for signs of bleeding Question: acute bronchitis Answer: Inflammation of the large bronchi, usually caused by viruses or bacteria, that lasts for several days or w...