Med-Surg Certification Practice Questions
every-
1. Anewlydiabeticpatient willreceivein
where.Whichofthefollowingstat
,f
structions from his nurse. Which
e-
of the following actions should
thenurse takefirst?
A. Providethepatientwith
brochuresformakingsmartchoic- ,f
es for cooking/baking.
B. Ask thepatientwhatthey
,f ,f
knowaboutdiabetes.
C. Instructthepatientonexercise
or activitiesthatwillincrease
theirmetabolism.
D. Teachthemhowtousetheglu-
cometer.
2. Theposthysterectomypatientwithc
,f
alls the clinicstatingthatshe
hasbeenhavingdifficultywith
inconti-
nence.Whichofthefollowingstate-
mentsifmadeby the patient, indi-
catesthatfurtherteachingisneed-
,f
ed?
A. Idrink8 oz.offluid onthe
evenhourswhileawake.
B. Iwillattempttovoid30
minutesafterdrinking 200 cc.of
fluid
C. Iwillonlydrinkfluidwhen I
eatm y meals
,f
D. Iwillset the timer to
remind mewhen to void
3. An RN assessesapatientin the
Cancer Centerwithadiagnosisof
terminalcancer. The patient
statestotheRNthatheisshortof
,f ,f
breath,hasnoappetiteandhurts
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B.
First ask thepatientwhat theyknowabout
,f ,f ,f
diabetes.
*ACTIONquestionsaskforinterven-tion,
,f
NOT assessment
C.
A patient saying thatheorshe willonly
drink fluids when eating meals
indicatesthatthey don'tknowwhattodo
,f
incase of incontinence.
FURTHERTEACHINGindicatesthatthe
,f ,f
patient needs more information
C
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abstainfromalcoholandca
mentsbythe nurseisbest?
ffeine
A. Tellmehowyourfamilyiscoping
B. Show me where it doesnothurt
C. I'llteachyourelaxationtech-
niques
D. Yourphysicianshouldincreasey
our painmedication
4. A clinical nurse returns to the
desktofind4 phone
messages.Whic
hofthefollowingmessagesshouldth
enurserespond to first?
A. Apostcervicallaminectomypa-
,f ,f
tientcomplaining of suddendiffi-
cultytalking.
B. A patient with multiple
sclerosiscomplainingofchangeinp
eripher-al vision.
C. Apatientwithaherniated
disccomplaining of consistent
back pain.
D. A patientwithacastdue to
,f
afracture of therighttibial
bonecomplainingoftingling
toes.
5. A 75 year old patient complains
to the clinical nurse that he is
havingdifficultysleeping.Which of
t he fol-
lowingactionsbythenurseismostap
propriate?
A. Determinethepatient's
usualsleepingandwaking
patterns.
B. Suggestthattheclient
,f
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beforebedtime.
C. Recommendthatclientestabli sh
,f
4 /
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every-
1. Anewlydiabeticpatient willreceivein
where.Whichofthefollowingstat
,f
structions from his nurse. Which
e-
of the following actions should
thenurse takefirst?
A. Providethepatientwith
brochuresformakingsmartchoic- ,f
es for cooking/baking.
B. Ask thepatientwhatthey
,f ,f
knowaboutdiabetes.
C. Instructthepatientonexercise
or activitiesthatwillincrease
theirmetabolism.
D. Teachthemhowtousetheglu-
cometer.
2. Theposthysterectomypatientwithc
,f
alls the clinicstatingthatshe
hasbeenhavingdifficultywith
inconti-
nence.Whichofthefollowingstate-
mentsifmadeby the patient, indi-
catesthatfurtherteachingisneed-
,f
ed?
A. Idrink8 oz.offluid onthe
evenhourswhileawake.
B. Iwillattempttovoid30
minutesafterdrinking 200 cc.of
fluid
C. Iwillonlydrinkfluidwhen I
eatm y meals
,f
D. Iwillset the timer to
remind mewhen to void
3. An RN assessesapatientin the
Cancer Centerwithadiagnosisof
terminalcancer. The patient
statestotheRNthatheisshortof
,f ,f
breath,hasnoappetiteandhurts
1 /
110
, Med-Surg Certification Practice Questions
B.
First ask thepatientwhat theyknowabout
,f ,f ,f
diabetes.
*ACTIONquestionsaskforinterven-tion,
,f
NOT assessment
C.
A patient saying thatheorshe willonly
drink fluids when eating meals
indicatesthatthey don'tknowwhattodo
,f
incase of incontinence.
FURTHERTEACHINGindicatesthatthe
,f ,f
patient needs more information
C
2 /
110
, Med-Surg Certification Practice Questions
abstainfromalcoholandca
mentsbythe nurseisbest?
ffeine
A. Tellmehowyourfamilyiscoping
B. Show me where it doesnothurt
C. I'llteachyourelaxationtech-
niques
D. Yourphysicianshouldincreasey
our painmedication
4. A clinical nurse returns to the
desktofind4 phone
messages.Whic
hofthefollowingmessagesshouldth
enurserespond to first?
A. Apostcervicallaminectomypa-
,f ,f
tientcomplaining of suddendiffi-
cultytalking.
B. A patient with multiple
sclerosiscomplainingofchangeinp
eripher-al vision.
C. Apatientwithaherniated
disccomplaining of consistent
back pain.
D. A patientwithacastdue to
,f
afracture of therighttibial
bonecomplainingoftingling
toes.
5. A 75 year old patient complains
to the clinical nurse that he is
havingdifficultysleeping.Which of
t he fol-
lowingactionsbythenurseismostap
propriate?
A. Determinethepatient's
usualsleepingandwaking
patterns.
B. Suggestthattheclient
,f
3 /
110
, Med-Surg Certification Practice Questions
beforebedtime.
C. Recommendthatclientestabli sh
,f
4 /
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