NUR 242 Med/Surg Exam 1 2026
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
Safe Patient Handing and Mobility (SPHM) - ANSWER -Maintain a wide, stable base
with your feet
-Put the bed at the correct height - waist level while providing direct care and hip
level when moving patients
- Keep the patient or work directly in front of you to prevent your spine from rotating
- Keep the patient as close to your body as possible to prevent reaching
walker - assisted and cane - assisted procedure - ANSWER - Apply a transfer belt
around patients waist
- guide patient to a standing position
- remind patient to place both hands on the walker
- ensure that the patient's body is well balanced
walker teaching - ANSWER - lift the walker
- move the walker about 2 feet forward and set it down on all legs
-while resting on the walker, take small steps
- check balance
- repeat sequence
cane teaching - ANSWER - be sure cane is at the height of the patients wrist when
the arm is placed at his or her side
- remind patient to place his or her strong hand on cane
,- ensure that the patient's body is well balanced
- move the cane and weaker leg forward at the same time
- move the stronger leg one step forward
- check balance and repeat the sequence
Adaptive equipment - ANSWER buttonhook
extended shoehorn
plate guard and spork
gel pad
foam buildups
hook and loop fasteners
long-handled reacher
elastic shoelaces or velcro shoe closure
SCIP infection - 1 - ANSWER Prophylactic antibiotic received within one hour prior to
surgical incision (to establish bactericidal blood and tissue levels by the time the
surgical incision is made)
SCIP infection - 2 - ANSWER Prophylactic antibiotic selection for surgical patients
(increased risk for surgical infections)
SCIP infection - 3 - ANSWER Prophylactic Antibiotics discontinued within 24 hours
after surgery end time (provides benefit without risk)
SCIP infection - 4 - ANSWER Cardiac surgery patients with controlled 6 am
postoperative blood glucose (cardiac patients only) To avoid hyperglycemia
, SCIP infection - 6 - ANSWER Surgery patients with appropriate hair removal (removal
is performed with electric clippers or chemical depilatories) to avoid skin abrasions
and increase risk of surgical site infections
SCIP infection - 9 - ANSWER Urinary catheter removed on postoperative day 1 or
postoperative day 2 with day of surgery being day zero ( to avoid urinary tract
infections)
SCIP infection - 10 - ANSWER Surgery patients with preoperative temperature
management (prevent prolonged hyperthermia, which is associated with wound
healing, serious cardiac complications, altered drug metabolism, coagulation
problems, and higher surgical infections.
SCIP CARD - 2 - ANSWER Surgery patients on beta-blocker therapy prior to arrival
who received a beta-blocker during the perioperative period ( receive beta-blocker
prior and continue immediately after surgery)
SCIP Venous Thromboembolism - 1 - ANSWER Surgical patients with recommended
venous thromboembolism prophylaxis ordered (reduce complications from
postoperative VTE)
SCIP Venous Thromboembolism - 2 - ANSWER Surgery Patients who received
appropriate Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis within 24 hours of prior to
surgery to 24 hours after surgery ( reduce complications from postoperative VTE
particularly among patients undergoing the types of surgeries in which the risk was
highest
Chapter 24 - skin layers - ANSWER - Epidermis
- dermis
- subcutaneous - hypodermis
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
Safe Patient Handing and Mobility (SPHM) - ANSWER -Maintain a wide, stable base
with your feet
-Put the bed at the correct height - waist level while providing direct care and hip
level when moving patients
- Keep the patient or work directly in front of you to prevent your spine from rotating
- Keep the patient as close to your body as possible to prevent reaching
walker - assisted and cane - assisted procedure - ANSWER - Apply a transfer belt
around patients waist
- guide patient to a standing position
- remind patient to place both hands on the walker
- ensure that the patient's body is well balanced
walker teaching - ANSWER - lift the walker
- move the walker about 2 feet forward and set it down on all legs
-while resting on the walker, take small steps
- check balance
- repeat sequence
cane teaching - ANSWER - be sure cane is at the height of the patients wrist when
the arm is placed at his or her side
- remind patient to place his or her strong hand on cane
,- ensure that the patient's body is well balanced
- move the cane and weaker leg forward at the same time
- move the stronger leg one step forward
- check balance and repeat the sequence
Adaptive equipment - ANSWER buttonhook
extended shoehorn
plate guard and spork
gel pad
foam buildups
hook and loop fasteners
long-handled reacher
elastic shoelaces or velcro shoe closure
SCIP infection - 1 - ANSWER Prophylactic antibiotic received within one hour prior to
surgical incision (to establish bactericidal blood and tissue levels by the time the
surgical incision is made)
SCIP infection - 2 - ANSWER Prophylactic antibiotic selection for surgical patients
(increased risk for surgical infections)
SCIP infection - 3 - ANSWER Prophylactic Antibiotics discontinued within 24 hours
after surgery end time (provides benefit without risk)
SCIP infection - 4 - ANSWER Cardiac surgery patients with controlled 6 am
postoperative blood glucose (cardiac patients only) To avoid hyperglycemia
, SCIP infection - 6 - ANSWER Surgery patients with appropriate hair removal (removal
is performed with electric clippers or chemical depilatories) to avoid skin abrasions
and increase risk of surgical site infections
SCIP infection - 9 - ANSWER Urinary catheter removed on postoperative day 1 or
postoperative day 2 with day of surgery being day zero ( to avoid urinary tract
infections)
SCIP infection - 10 - ANSWER Surgery patients with preoperative temperature
management (prevent prolonged hyperthermia, which is associated with wound
healing, serious cardiac complications, altered drug metabolism, coagulation
problems, and higher surgical infections.
SCIP CARD - 2 - ANSWER Surgery patients on beta-blocker therapy prior to arrival
who received a beta-blocker during the perioperative period ( receive beta-blocker
prior and continue immediately after surgery)
SCIP Venous Thromboembolism - 1 - ANSWER Surgical patients with recommended
venous thromboembolism prophylaxis ordered (reduce complications from
postoperative VTE)
SCIP Venous Thromboembolism - 2 - ANSWER Surgery Patients who received
appropriate Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis within 24 hours of prior to
surgery to 24 hours after surgery ( reduce complications from postoperative VTE
particularly among patients undergoing the types of surgeries in which the risk was
highest
Chapter 24 - skin layers - ANSWER - Epidermis
- dermis
- subcutaneous - hypodermis
