BRUNNER AND SUDDARTHS MEDICAL
SURGICAL NURSING ACTUAL PAPER 2026 FULL
SOLUTION VERIFIED SCRIPT
◉ The community health nurse is assessing the risk factors for
osteoporosis in a female client at a health fair.
Specify if the finding is a risk factor for osteoporosis or is not a risk
factor for osteoporosis.
-66 years of age
-large frame
-Asian heritage
-postmenopausal status
-Nonsmoker
-alcohol intake of 3 drinks/week
-takes fluticasone inhaler for asthma
-walks 2 miles, 3 days/week Answer: Risk factor
-66 years of age
-Asian heritage
-postmenopausal status
-takes fluticasone inhaler for asthma
,Not a risk factor
-large frame
-Nonsmoker
-alcohol intake of 3 drinks/week
-walks 2 miles, 3 days/week
◉ The nurse provides care for a client who is diagnosed with shock
and who is at risk for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS).
Based on the first organ system that is typically affected by MODS,
the nurse prioritizes monitoring the client for symptoms of __________
as evidenced by ____________. Answer: Based on the first organ system
that is typically affected by MODS, the nurse prioritizes monitoring
the client for symptoms of acute lung injury (ALI) as evidenced by
shortness of breath(SOB).
◉ Nursing continues to recognize and participate in collaboration
with other health care disciplines to meet the complex needs of the
client. Which of the following is the best example of a collaborative
practice model? Answer: The nurse and the physician jointly making
clinical decisions.
◉ The nurse is caring for a terminally ill client in the intensive care
unit that is on life support measures. The family members are
,opposed in their decision to take the client off of life support. What
option does the nurse discuss with the nurse manager? Answer:
Contact the ethics committee for their input.
◉ The use of patient restraints limits which ethical principle?
Answer: Autonomy
◉ A nurse is a member of which entity within the larger health care
environment? Answer: health care team
◉ A client is experiencing anorexia related to the adverse effects of
cancer treatment. Using Maslow's hierarchy, the nurse identifies this
as a reflection of which need? Answer: Physiologic needs
◉ A group of nursing students are reviewing the various types of
advanced practice nurses. The students demonstrate the need for
additional review when they identify which of the following as an
advanced practice nurse? Answer: Nurse manager
◉ Many skills are needed in critical thinking. The nurse knows that
the following skills are involved with critical thinking. Choose all
that apply.
-Self-regulation
-Inference
, -Analysis
-Interpretation
-Independence Answer: -Self-regulation
-Inference
-Analysis
-Interpretation
◉ The nurse has developed a plan of care for a client who is having a
surgical procedure and is at risk for the development of pneumonia.
The nurse devises the outcome statement to read: "The client will
have clear lungs by the third postoperative day." On the third
postoperative day, the client has left lower lobe crackles and
infiltrates on the chest x-ray. What conclusion does the nurse reach
for this client? Answer: The outcome is not achieved, and the plan
requires critical reevaluation and revision.
◉ Which is not an important reason that nurses utilize research in
nursing practice?
-financial obligation
-validation
-replication
-dissemination
-evaluation of research findings Answer: Financial obligation
SURGICAL NURSING ACTUAL PAPER 2026 FULL
SOLUTION VERIFIED SCRIPT
◉ The community health nurse is assessing the risk factors for
osteoporosis in a female client at a health fair.
Specify if the finding is a risk factor for osteoporosis or is not a risk
factor for osteoporosis.
-66 years of age
-large frame
-Asian heritage
-postmenopausal status
-Nonsmoker
-alcohol intake of 3 drinks/week
-takes fluticasone inhaler for asthma
-walks 2 miles, 3 days/week Answer: Risk factor
-66 years of age
-Asian heritage
-postmenopausal status
-takes fluticasone inhaler for asthma
,Not a risk factor
-large frame
-Nonsmoker
-alcohol intake of 3 drinks/week
-walks 2 miles, 3 days/week
◉ The nurse provides care for a client who is diagnosed with shock
and who is at risk for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS).
Based on the first organ system that is typically affected by MODS,
the nurse prioritizes monitoring the client for symptoms of __________
as evidenced by ____________. Answer: Based on the first organ system
that is typically affected by MODS, the nurse prioritizes monitoring
the client for symptoms of acute lung injury (ALI) as evidenced by
shortness of breath(SOB).
◉ Nursing continues to recognize and participate in collaboration
with other health care disciplines to meet the complex needs of the
client. Which of the following is the best example of a collaborative
practice model? Answer: The nurse and the physician jointly making
clinical decisions.
◉ The nurse is caring for a terminally ill client in the intensive care
unit that is on life support measures. The family members are
,opposed in their decision to take the client off of life support. What
option does the nurse discuss with the nurse manager? Answer:
Contact the ethics committee for their input.
◉ The use of patient restraints limits which ethical principle?
Answer: Autonomy
◉ A nurse is a member of which entity within the larger health care
environment? Answer: health care team
◉ A client is experiencing anorexia related to the adverse effects of
cancer treatment. Using Maslow's hierarchy, the nurse identifies this
as a reflection of which need? Answer: Physiologic needs
◉ A group of nursing students are reviewing the various types of
advanced practice nurses. The students demonstrate the need for
additional review when they identify which of the following as an
advanced practice nurse? Answer: Nurse manager
◉ Many skills are needed in critical thinking. The nurse knows that
the following skills are involved with critical thinking. Choose all
that apply.
-Self-regulation
-Inference
, -Analysis
-Interpretation
-Independence Answer: -Self-regulation
-Inference
-Analysis
-Interpretation
◉ The nurse has developed a plan of care for a client who is having a
surgical procedure and is at risk for the development of pneumonia.
The nurse devises the outcome statement to read: "The client will
have clear lungs by the third postoperative day." On the third
postoperative day, the client has left lower lobe crackles and
infiltrates on the chest x-ray. What conclusion does the nurse reach
for this client? Answer: The outcome is not achieved, and the plan
requires critical reevaluation and revision.
◉ Which is not an important reason that nurses utilize research in
nursing practice?
-financial obligation
-validation
-replication
-dissemination
-evaluation of research findings Answer: Financial obligation
