Med Surg 2 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
The rehabilitation nurse is working closely with a patient who has a new orthosis
following a knee injury. What are the nurse's responsibilities to this patient? Select all
that apply.
A) Help the patient learn to apply and remove the orthosis.
B...
The rehabilitation nurse is working closely with a patient who has a new orthosis
following a knee injury. What are the nurse's responsibilities to this patient? Select all
that apply.
A) Help the patient learn to apply and remove the orthosis.
B) Teach the patient how to care for the skin that comes in contact with the orthosis.
C) Assist in the initial fitting of the orthosis.
D) Assist the patient in learning how to move the affected body part correctly.
E) Collaborate with the physical therapist to set goals for care. - answer✔A) Help the patient
learn to apply and remove the orthosis.
B) Teach the patient how to care for the skin that comes in contact with the orthosis.
D) Assist the patient in learning how to move the affected body part correctly.
E) Collaborate with the physical therapist to set goals for care.
The PACU nurse is caring for a 45-year-old male patient who had a left lobectomy. The
nurse is assessing the patient frequently for airway patency and cardiovascular status.
The nurse should know that the most common cardiovascular complications seen in the
PACU include what? Select all that apply.
A) Hypotension
B) Hypervolemia
C) Heart murmurs
D) Dysrhythmias
E) Hypertension - answer✔A) Hypotension
D) Dysrhythmias
E) Hypertension
A surgical patient has been in the PACU for the past 3 hours. What are the determining
factors for the patient to be discharged from the PACU? Select all that apply.
A) Absence of pain
B) Stable blood pressure
C) Ability to tolerate oral fluids
D) Sufficient oxygen saturation
E) Adequate respiratory function - answer✔B) Stable blood pressure
D) Sufficient oxygen saturation
E) Adequate respiratory function
The nurse is discharging a patient home from an outpatient surgery center. The nurse
has reviewed all of the discharge instructions with the patient and her caregiver. What
else should the nurse do before discharging the patient from the facility? Select all that
apply.
A) Provide all discharge instructions in writing.
B) Provide the nurse's or surgeon's contact information.
C) Give prescriptions to the patient.
D) Irrigate the patient's incision and perform a sterile dressing change.
E) Administer a bolus dose of an opioid analgesic. - answer✔A) Provide all discharge
instructions in writing.
B) Provide the nurse's or surgeon's contact information.
C) Give prescriptions to the patient.
The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient who needs daily dressing changes. The
patient is 3 days postoperative and is scheduled for discharge the next day. Until now,
the patient has refused to learn how to change her dressing. What would indicate to the
nurse the patient's possible readiness to learn how to change her dressing? Select all
that apply.
A) The patient wants you to teach a family member to do dressing changes.
B) The patient expresses interest in the dressing change.
C) The patient is willing to look at the incision during a dressing change.
D) The patient expresses dislike of the surgical wound.
E) The patient assists in opening the packages of dressing material for the nurse. - answer✔B)
The patient expresses interest in the dressing change.
C) The patient is willing to look at the incision during a dressing change.
E) The patient assists in opening the packages of dressing material for the nurse.
An intraoperative nurse is applying interventions that will address surgical patients'
risks for perioperative positioning injury. Which of the following factors contribute to
this increased risk for injury in the intraoperative phase of the surgical experience?
Select all that apply.
A) Absence of reflexes
B) Diminished ability to communicate
C) Loss of pain sensation
D) Nausea resulting from anesthetic
E) Reduced blood pressure - answer✔A) Absence of reflexes
B) Diminished ability to communicate
C) Loss of pain sensation
When creating plans of nursing care for patients who are undergoing surgery using
general anesthetic, what nursing diagnoses should the nurse identify? Select all that
apply.
A) Disturbed sensory perception related to anesthetic
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