BRUNNER AND SUDDARTHS MEDICAL
SURGICAL NURSING CERTIFICATION
ASSESSMENT 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ The nurse monitors the laboratory data for several clients who
are diagnosed with hypoproliferative anemias. Specify if the finding
indicates microcytic anemia or megaloblastic anemia.
- decreased mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
- decreased reticulocytes
- increased mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
- increased total iron-binding capacity (TIBC)
- decreased vitamin B12
- decreased folate Answer: microcytic anemia
- decreased mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
- decreased reticulocytes
- increased total iron-binding capacity (TIBC)
megaloblastic anemia.
- increased mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
- decreased vitamin B12
, - decreased folate
◉ Which ethics theory focuses on ends or consequences of actions?
Answer: Utilitarian theory
◉ An emergency department nurse is caring for a 7-year-old child
suspected of having meningitis. The client is to have a lumbar
puncture performed, and the nurse is doing preprocedure teaching
with the child and the mother. The nurse's action is an example of
which therapeutic communication technique? Answer: Informing
◉ A client had a total hip replacement earlier in the day. The nurse
sits with the client to establish some goals. One goal they agree on is
to ambulate 1 to 2 miles each day. This is an example of which type
of goal? Answer: Long-term
◉ Which intellectual skill is used by nurses when thinking critically?
Answer: Supporting evidence with facts
◉ Nurses in acute care settings must work with other health care
team members to maintain quality care while facing pressures to
care for clients who are hospitalized for shorter periods of time than
in the past. To ensure positive health outcomes when clients return
to their homes, what action should the nurse prioritize? Answer:
Thorough and evidence-based discharge planning
SURGICAL NURSING CERTIFICATION
ASSESSMENT 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ The nurse monitors the laboratory data for several clients who
are diagnosed with hypoproliferative anemias. Specify if the finding
indicates microcytic anemia or megaloblastic anemia.
- decreased mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
- decreased reticulocytes
- increased mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
- increased total iron-binding capacity (TIBC)
- decreased vitamin B12
- decreased folate Answer: microcytic anemia
- decreased mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
- decreased reticulocytes
- increased total iron-binding capacity (TIBC)
megaloblastic anemia.
- increased mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
- decreased vitamin B12
, - decreased folate
◉ Which ethics theory focuses on ends or consequences of actions?
Answer: Utilitarian theory
◉ An emergency department nurse is caring for a 7-year-old child
suspected of having meningitis. The client is to have a lumbar
puncture performed, and the nurse is doing preprocedure teaching
with the child and the mother. The nurse's action is an example of
which therapeutic communication technique? Answer: Informing
◉ A client had a total hip replacement earlier in the day. The nurse
sits with the client to establish some goals. One goal they agree on is
to ambulate 1 to 2 miles each day. This is an example of which type
of goal? Answer: Long-term
◉ Which intellectual skill is used by nurses when thinking critically?
Answer: Supporting evidence with facts
◉ Nurses in acute care settings must work with other health care
team members to maintain quality care while facing pressures to
care for clients who are hospitalized for shorter periods of time than
in the past. To ensure positive health outcomes when clients return
to their homes, what action should the nurse prioritize? Answer:
Thorough and evidence-based discharge planning
