NU 155 Exam 3 Medical-Surgical Nursing
(2026) College of Nursing questions and
verified answers latest updated
1. A client is scheduled for insertion of an inferior vena cava
(IVC) filter. Nurse Patricia
consults the physician about withholding which regularly
scheduled medication on the
day before the surgery?
A.
Potassium Chloride
B.
Warfarin Sodium
C.
Furosemide
D.
,Docusate
2. A nurse is planning to assess the corneal reflex on
unconscious client. Which of the
following is the safest stimulus to touch the client’s cornea?
A.
Cotton buds
B.
Sterile glove
C.
Sterile tongue depressor
D.
Wisp of cotton
3.
A female client develops an infection at the catheter insertion
site. The nurse in
charge uses the term “iatrogenic” when describing the infection
because it resulted
from:
A.
Client’s developmental level
B.
Therapeutic procedure
C.
Poor hygiene
D.
Inadequate dietary
,patterns
4. Nurse Carol is assessing a client with Parkinson’s disease.
The nurse recognize
bradykinesia when the client exhibits:
A.
Intentional tremor
B.
Paralysis of limbs
C.
Muscle spasm
D.
Lack of spontaneous movement
5. A client who suffered from automobile acci
dent complains of seeing frequent flashes
of light. The nurse should expect:
A.
Myopia
B.
Detached retina
C.
Glaucoma
D.
Scleroderma
6. Kate with severe head injury is being monitored by the nurse
for increasing
intracranial pressure (ICP). Which finding should be mos
t indicative sign of increasing
intracranial pressure?
A.
Intermittent tachycardia
B.
Polydipsia
C.
Tachypnea
, D.
Increased restlessness
7. A hospitalized client had a tonic
-
clonic seizure while walking in the hall. During the
seizure the nurse priority should be:
A.
Hold
the clients arms and leg firmly
B.
Place the client immediately to soft surface
C.
Protects the client’s head from injury
D.
Attempt to insert a tongue depressor between the client’s teeth
8. A client has undergone right pneumonectomy. When turning
the client, the
nurse
should plan to position the client either:
A.
Right side
-
lying position or supine
B.
High fowlers
C.
Right or left side lying position
D.
Low fowler’s position
9. Nurse Jenny should caution a female client who is sexually
active in taking Isoniazid
(INH) becaus
e the drug has which of the following side effects?
A.
(2026) College of Nursing questions and
verified answers latest updated
1. A client is scheduled for insertion of an inferior vena cava
(IVC) filter. Nurse Patricia
consults the physician about withholding which regularly
scheduled medication on the
day before the surgery?
A.
Potassium Chloride
B.
Warfarin Sodium
C.
Furosemide
D.
,Docusate
2. A nurse is planning to assess the corneal reflex on
unconscious client. Which of the
following is the safest stimulus to touch the client’s cornea?
A.
Cotton buds
B.
Sterile glove
C.
Sterile tongue depressor
D.
Wisp of cotton
3.
A female client develops an infection at the catheter insertion
site. The nurse in
charge uses the term “iatrogenic” when describing the infection
because it resulted
from:
A.
Client’s developmental level
B.
Therapeutic procedure
C.
Poor hygiene
D.
Inadequate dietary
,patterns
4. Nurse Carol is assessing a client with Parkinson’s disease.
The nurse recognize
bradykinesia when the client exhibits:
A.
Intentional tremor
B.
Paralysis of limbs
C.
Muscle spasm
D.
Lack of spontaneous movement
5. A client who suffered from automobile acci
dent complains of seeing frequent flashes
of light. The nurse should expect:
A.
Myopia
B.
Detached retina
C.
Glaucoma
D.
Scleroderma
6. Kate with severe head injury is being monitored by the nurse
for increasing
intracranial pressure (ICP). Which finding should be mos
t indicative sign of increasing
intracranial pressure?
A.
Intermittent tachycardia
B.
Polydipsia
C.
Tachypnea
, D.
Increased restlessness
7. A hospitalized client had a tonic
-
clonic seizure while walking in the hall. During the
seizure the nurse priority should be:
A.
Hold
the clients arms and leg firmly
B.
Place the client immediately to soft surface
C.
Protects the client’s head from injury
D.
Attempt to insert a tongue depressor between the client’s teeth
8. A client has undergone right pneumonectomy. When turning
the client, the
nurse
should plan to position the client either:
A.
Right side
-
lying position or supine
B.
High fowlers
C.
Right or left side lying position
D.
Low fowler’s position
9. Nurse Jenny should caution a female client who is sexually
active in taking Isoniazid
(INH) becaus
e the drug has which of the following side effects?
A.
