MEDICAL-SURGICAL RN A RELIAS
PROFESSIONAL TEST 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS PRECISE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ dietary teaching for a patient with chronic renal failure should include
choices that are: Answer: Low potassium, low protein, moderate fat
⩥ Your post-op patient has a Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain in place. How do
you ensure effective drain function? Answer: Compress the drain, then
plug the bulb to establish suction
⩥ Your male patient complains of discomfort while inflating the balloon
during insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter. What would be the
MOST appropriate action? Answer: Deflate the balloon, advance the
catheter further, then reinflate the balloon
⩥ What are the most common causes of acute onset pancreatitis?
Answer: Alcoholism and gallstones
⩥ What medication is contraindicated In a patient with A hemorrhagic
CVA? Answer: heparin
, ⩥ Your patient appears dusky colored and you cannot palpate a pulse.
What is the 1st thing you should do? Answer: Initiate a code per facility
protocol and begin CPR
⩥ A patient with diabetes who is receiving peritoneal dialysis Is at risk
for which of the following? Answer: hyperglycemia
⩥ Your patient has symptomatic anemia but is refusing a blood
transfusion for religious reason. What is an appropriate response?
Answer: Respect his wishes and notify the provider
⩥ Your patient is admitted with diverticulitis. What type of diet do you
expect to be ordered for the patient? Answer: broth, jello, soft fruit no
skin,
clear liquids
⩥ You were hired to work the medical unit and when you arrive at work
the charge nurse has assigned you to the post-surgical unit since they are
understaffed. Which is the MOST appropriate action? Answer: Report to
the post-surgical unit.
⩥ What is a proton pump inhibitor, such as pantoprazole (Protonix) used
for? Answer: Acid Reduction
PROFESSIONAL TEST 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS PRECISE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ dietary teaching for a patient with chronic renal failure should include
choices that are: Answer: Low potassium, low protein, moderate fat
⩥ Your post-op patient has a Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain in place. How do
you ensure effective drain function? Answer: Compress the drain, then
plug the bulb to establish suction
⩥ Your male patient complains of discomfort while inflating the balloon
during insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter. What would be the
MOST appropriate action? Answer: Deflate the balloon, advance the
catheter further, then reinflate the balloon
⩥ What are the most common causes of acute onset pancreatitis?
Answer: Alcoholism and gallstones
⩥ What medication is contraindicated In a patient with A hemorrhagic
CVA? Answer: heparin
, ⩥ Your patient appears dusky colored and you cannot palpate a pulse.
What is the 1st thing you should do? Answer: Initiate a code per facility
protocol and begin CPR
⩥ A patient with diabetes who is receiving peritoneal dialysis Is at risk
for which of the following? Answer: hyperglycemia
⩥ Your patient has symptomatic anemia but is refusing a blood
transfusion for religious reason. What is an appropriate response?
Answer: Respect his wishes and notify the provider
⩥ Your patient is admitted with diverticulitis. What type of diet do you
expect to be ordered for the patient? Answer: broth, jello, soft fruit no
skin,
clear liquids
⩥ You were hired to work the medical unit and when you arrive at work
the charge nurse has assigned you to the post-surgical unit since they are
understaffed. Which is the MOST appropriate action? Answer: Report to
the post-surgical unit.
⩥ What is a proton pump inhibitor, such as pantoprazole (Protonix) used
for? Answer: Acid Reduction
