Test Bank Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing Seventh Edition (2026)Linda S. Williams · Paula D. Hopper Course: NSG 301 — Medical-Surgical Nursing ITerm: Spring 2026 Instructor: Professor M. A. Johnson, RN, MSN Coverage: Complete · Pages 1 – 850,2

OFFICIAL EXAM PREPARATION DOCUMENT TEST BANK — 2026 EDITION Fully Updated | All Chapters Covered | NCLEX-Style Exam Questions TEST BANK 2026 UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING 7th Edition · Complete Test Bank · 2026 Linda S. Williams · Paula D. Hopper DOCUMENT TYPE Complete Test Bank EDITION 7th Edition — 2026 Updated AUTHORS Williams & Hopper FORMAT Multiple Choice, T/F, NCLEX-Style YEAR 2026 PUBLISHER F.A. Davis Company CHAPTERS All Chapters Included PLATFORM Stuvia Exam Prep FOR EDUCATIONAL & EXAM PREPARATION USE ONLY This document is intended solely to assist students in studying and self-assessment. | Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing 7e Test Bank | Williams & Hopper | © 2026 School of Nursing & Health Sciences · Confidential — Instructor Use Only STUVIA VERIFIED Page 1 of 850 UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING | 7th Ed. | Williams & Hopper TEST BANK 2026 School of Nursing & Health Sciences · Confidential — Instructor Use Only Page 2 of 850 UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING | 7th Ed. | Williams & Hopper TABLEji OFji CONTENTS Unitji 1ji Understandingji Healthji Careji Issues 1. Criticalji Thinkingji andtheji Nursingji Process 2. Evidence-Basedji Practice 3. Issuesji inji Nursingji Practice 4. Culturalji Influencesji onji Nursingji Care 5. Complementaryji andji Alternativeji Modalities Unitji 2ji Understandingji Healthji andji Illness 6. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji withji Fluid, ji Electrolyte, ji andji Acid-Baseji Imbalances 7. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Receivingji Intravenousji Therapy 8. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji withInfections 9. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji inShock 10. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji inPain 11. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji WithCancer 12. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji HavingSurgery 13. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji withji Emergentji Conditionsji andji Disaster/Bioterrorismji Response Unitji 3ji Understandingji Lifeji Spanji Influencesji onji Healthji andji Illness 14. Developmentalji Considerationsji andji Chronicji Illnessji inji theji Nursingji Careji ofji Adults 15. Nursingji Careji ofji Olderji AdultPatients 16. Patientji Careji Settings 17. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji atji theji Endji ofji Life Unitji 4ji Understandingji theji Immuneji System 18. Immuneji Systemji Function, ji Assessmentji andji Therapeuticji Measures 19. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Immuneji Disorders 20. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji HIVji Diseaseji andji AIDS Unitji 5ji Understandingji theji Cardiovascularji System 21. Cardiovascularji Systemji Function, ji Assessmentji andji Therapeuticji Measures 22. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji WithHypertension 23. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Valvular, ji Inflammatoryji andji Infectiousji Cardiacji orji Venousji Disorders 24. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Occlusiveji Cardiovascularji Disorders 25. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Cardiacji Arrhythmias 26. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Heartji Failure Unitji 6ji Understandingji theji Hematologicji andji Lymphaticji Systems 27. Hematologicji andji Lymphaticji Systemji Function, ji Assessment, ji andji Therapeuticji Measures 28. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Hematologicji andji Lymphaticji Disorders Unitji 7ji Understandingji theji Respiratoryji System 29. Respiratoryji Systemji Function, ji Assessment, ji andji Therapeuticji Measures 30. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Upperji Respiratoryji Tract ji Disorders 31. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Lowerji Respiratoryji Tract ji Disorders School of Nursing & Health Sciences · Confidential — Instructor Use Only TEST BANK 2026 Page 3 of 850 UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING | 7th Ed. | Williams & Hopper Unitji 8ji Understandingji theji Gastrointestinal, ji Hepatic, ji andji Pancreaticji Systems 32. Gastrointestinal, ji Hepatobiliary, ji andji Pancreaticji Systemsji Function, ji Assessment ji andji Therapeuticji Measures 33. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Upperji Gastrointestinal ji Disorders 34. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Lowerji Gastrointestinal ji Disorders 35. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Liver, ji Pancreatic, ji andji Gallbladderji Disorders Unitji 9ji Understandingji theji Urinaryji System 36. Urinaryji Systemji Function, ji Assessment, ji andji Therapeuticji Measures 37. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Disordersji ofji theji Urinaryji System Unitji 10ji Understandingji theji Endocrineji System 38. Endocrineji Systemji Functionji andAssessment 39. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Endocrineji Disorders 40. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Disordersji ofji theji Endocrineji Pancreas Unitji 11ji Understandingji theji Genitourinaryji andji Reproductiveji System 41. Genitourinaryji andji Reproductiveji Systemji Functionji andji Assessment 42. Nursingji Careji ofji Womenji Withji Reproductiveji Systemji Disorders 43. Nursingji Careji ofji Maleji Patientsji Withji Genitourinaryji Disorders 44. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Sexuallyji Transmittedji Infections Unitji 12ji Understandingji theji Musculoskeletalji System 45. Musculoskeletalji Functionji andji Assessment 46. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Musculoskeletalji andji Connectiveji Tissueji Disorders Unitji 13ji Understandingji theji Neurologicji System 47. Neurologicji Systemji Function, ji Assessment, ji andji Therapeuticji Measures 48. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Centralji Nervousji Systemji Disorders 49. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Cerebrovascularji Disorders 50. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Peripheralji Nervousji Systemji Disorders Unitji 14ji Understandingji theji Sensoryji System 51. Sensoryji Systemji Function, ji Assessment, ji andji Therapeuticji Measures:ji Visionji andji Hearing 52. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Sensoryji Disorders:ji Visionji andji Hearing Unitji 15ji Understandingji theji Integumentaryji System 53. Integumentaryji Systemji Function, ji Assessmentji andji Therapeuticji Measures 54. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Skinji Disorders 55. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji WithBurns Unitji 16ji Understandingji Mentalji Healthji Care 56. Mentalji Healthji Function, ji Assessment, ji andji Therapeuticji Measures 57. Nursingji Careji ofji Patientsji Withji Mentalji Healthji Disorders School of Nursing & Health Sciences · Confidential — Instructor Use Only TEST BANK 2026 Page 4 of 850 Chapterji 1. ji Critical ji Thinkingji andji theji Nursingji Process MULTIPLEji CHOICE 1. Theji nurseji isji caringji forji aji groupji ofji patientsji onji aji medical surgical ji unit. ji Whichji patient ji shouldji theji licensedji practical ji nurse/licensedji vocational ji nurseji (LP N/LVN)ji assessji first? 1. Aji patient ji withji aji bloodji glucoseji ofji 42ji mg/dL 2. Aji patient ji whoji reportsji aji painji level ji ofji 2 3. Aji patient ji whoji hasji just ji receivedji aji diagnosisji ofji cancer 4. Aji patient ji whoji hasji aji respiratoryji rateji ofji 22 ANS: j i 1 Chapter: ji Chapterji 1ji Critical ji Thinkingji andji theji Nursingji Process Objective: ji 7. ji Prioritizeji patient ji careji activitiesji basedji onji theji Maslowji hierarchyji ofji humanji ne eds. Pages: ji 6–7 Heading: ji Prioritizeji Care Integratedji Process: ji Clinical ji Problem Solvingji Processji (Nursingji Process)ji Client ji Need: ji SECE—Coordinatedji Care Cognitiveji Level: ji Applicationji [Applying]ji Concept: ji Patient Centeredji Careji Difficulty: ji Difficult Feedback 1 Thisji patient ji hasji aji dangerouslyji lowji bloodji glucoseji level ji andji requiresji immediateji inter vention. 2 Thisji patient ji will ji needji toji beji assessed, ji but ji isji not ji asji highji aji priority. 3 Accordingji toji Maslow, ji psychosocial ji needsji areji not ji asji highji ofji aji priorityji asji physiologi cal ji needs. 4 Aji respiratoryji rateji ofji 22ji isji withinji normal ji range. PTS: 1 CON: ji Patient-Centeredji Care 2. Theji LPN/LVNji entersji theji roomji ofji aji patient ji whoji isji angryji andji yells, ji―Iji askedji 5ji minutesji agoji forji myji painji medication. ji I‘mji goingji toji call ji theji CEOji ofji theji hospital ji ifji youji don‘t ji get ji it ji forji meji now.‖ ji Whichji statement ji byji theji nurseji demonstratesji intellectual ji empathy? 1. ―Weji areji short-staffedji today, ji soji it ji will ji takeji meji longerji toji meet ji yourji needs.‖ 2. ―Iji amji sorryji youji hadji toji wait, ji Iji knowji youji must ji beji inji aji lot ji ofji pain.‖ 3. ―Iji hadji anotherji patient ji whoji hadji severeji pain, ji andji Iji hadji toji get ji toji themji first.‖ 4. ―Iji will ji get ji youji theji numberji forji theji CEO, ji but ji heji isji awareji ofji howji busyji weji are.‖ ANS: j i 2 Chapter: ji Chapterji 1ji Critical ji Thinkingji andji theji Nursingji Process Objective: ji 2. ji Describeji attitudesji andji skillsji that ji promoteji goodji critical ji thinkingji P age: ji 2 Heading: ji Intellectual ji Empathy Integratedji Process: ji Communicationji andji Documentationji Client ji Need: ji Psychosocial ji Integrity Cognitiveji Level: ji Applicationji [Applying] UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING | 7th Ed. | Williams & Hopper TEST BANK 2026 School of Nursing & Health Sciences · Confidential — Instructor Use Only Page 5 of 850 Concept: ji Communicationji Di fficulty: ji Moderate Feedback UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING | 7th Ed. | Williams & Hopper 1 Thisji statement ji doesji not ji 2 Thisji statement ji demonstratesji tionji andji will ji 3 Thisji likelyji statement ji alleviateji doesji not ji lectual ji empathy. 4 Thisji statement ji addressesji esji not ji demonstrateji PTS: 1 intellectual ji CON: j i 3. Theji nurseji isji collectingji dataji onji aji patient. ji Whichji dataji areji describedji asji subjective? 1. Respiratoryji rateji ofji 26ji perji minute 2. Patient ji report ji ofji shortnessji ofji breath 3. Coarseji lungji soundsji bilaterally 4. Coughji producingji greenji sputum ANS: j i 2 Chapter: ji Chapterji ctive: ji 5. ji 1ji Critical ji Thinkingji Differentiateji betweenji objectiveji andji subjectiveji data. ji Page: ji 4 Heading: ji Subjectiveji Integratedji Process: ji Client ji Need: ji iveji Level: ji Data Communicationji andji Documentationji Communicationji andji Documentationji Cognit Applicationji Concept: ji (Applying) Communicationji Di fficulty: ji Moderate Feedback 1 Respiratoryji rateji ofji 26ji perji minuteji isji anji exampleji ofji objectiveji data. 2 Aji patient ji reportingji symptomsji toji theji nurseji isji anji exampleji ofji subjectiveji data. 3 Coarseji lungji soundsji isji anji exampleji ofji objectiveji data. 4 Aji productiveji coughji isji anji exampleji ofji objectiveji data. PTS: 1 not ji dueji forji CON: j i anotherji 50ji minutes. ji 4. Aji patient ji withji aji newlyji fracturedji femurji reportsji aji painji level ji ofji 8/10ji andji analgesicji medicationji isji first? 1. Repositionji theji patient. 2. Giveji theji medicationji inji 30ji minutes. 3. Notifyji theji registeredji nurseji (RN)ji orji physician. 4. Tell ji theji patient ji it ji isji tooji earlyji forji painji medication. ANS: j i 3 Chapter: ji Chapterji 1ji Critical ji School of Nursing & Health Sciences · Confidential — Instructor Use Only Thinkingji TEST BANK 2026 considerji anji individual‘sji intellectual ji theji patient‘sji considerji aji patient‘sji theji patient‘sji empathyji Communication andji theji Communication Whichji actionji andji theji situation. empathyji byji consideringji anger. situationji andji statement ji ofji doesji wantingji byji consideringji theji Nursingji Processji shouldji theji Obje nurseji takeji Nursingji Process thisji patient‘sji situa not ji demonstrateji toji call ji theji CEO, ji intel but ji do patient‘sji situation. Page 6 of 850 Objective: ji 4. ji Identifyji theji roleji ofji aji licensedji practical ji nurse/licensedji vocational ji nurseji inji usingji the ji nursingji process. Page: ji 3 Heading: ji Clinical ji Judgement Integratedji Process: ji Clinical ji Problem solvingji Processji (Nursingji Process)ji Client ji Need: ji SECE—Coordinatedji Care Cognitiveji Level: ji Applicationji [Applying]ji Concept: ji Patient Centeredji Careji Difficulty: ji Moderate Feedback 1 Theji patient ji whoji hasji aji fracturedji femurji isji havingji acuteji pain. ji Repositioningji aji patient ji withji aji newji fractureji isji not ji likelyji toji relieveji pain. 2 Givingji theji medicationji beforeji theji prescribedji timeji isji beyondji theji nurse‘sji scopeji ofji prac tice. 3 Theji patient ji shouldji not ji haveji toji wait ji forji painji relief, ji soji theji LPNji shouldji informji theji RNji orji physicianji soji newji painji reliefji ordersji canji beji obtained. 4 Theji nurseji needsji toji doji moreji thanji expect ji theji patient ji toji wait ji forji painji relief. PTS: 1 CON: ji Patient-Centeredji Care 5. Theji nurseji isji prioritizingji careji basedji onji Maslowji hierarchyji ofji needs. ji Whichji needji doesji theji nu rseji identifyji asji havingji theji highest ji priority? 1. Job-relatedji stress 2. Feelingji ofji loneliness 3. Painji level ji ofji 9ji onji 0-to-10ji scale 4. Lackji ofji confidence ANS: j i 3 Chapter: ji Chapterji 1ji Critical ji Thinkingji andji theji Nursingji Process Objective: ji 7. ji Prioritizeji patient ji careji activitiesji basedji onji theji Maslowji hierarchyji ofji humanji ne eds Page: ji 7 Heading: ji Prioritizeji Careji Inte gratedji Process: ji Caring Client ji Need: ji SECEji ji Coordinatedji Careji Cognitiveji Level: ji Appli cationji [Applying]ji Concept: ji Patient Centeredji Careji Difficulty: ji Moderate