FOCUS ON ADULT HEALTH MEDICAL
SURGICAL NURSING EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE TESTED ANSWERS
◉ Through which action does the nurse demonstrate the step of the
nursing process that determines whether the client understands the
health teaching that is provided? Answer: c) Watching a return
demonstration of insulin administration from a client newly
diagnosed with diabetes
◉ Which action would be incorporated in a teaching strategy for a
hearing-impaired client? Answer: c) Use of slow, directed, and
deliberate speech
◉ When a client who has successfully completed a smoking
cessation program removes ashtrays from their home and takes a
short walk after work instead of joining the usual group of
coworkers at the local hangout, which stage of the Transtheoretical
Model of Change is the patient portraying? Answer: c) Maintenance
◉ The termination stage of the Transtheoretical Model of Change
begins when which action occurs? Answer: a) The person has the
ability to resist relapsing back to unhealthy behavior
, ◉ A nursing student observes the home care nurse provide
education to a client with congestive heart failure (CHF). The nurse
teaches the client how to read food labels and calculate sodium
content. The nursing student recognizes that the home care nurse is
aware of which basic principle of patient education Answer: Patient
instruction related to self-care activities promotes patient
independence
◉ The school nurse informs the mother of a second-grade student
that lice were found in the child's hair. The mother explains to the
nurse that she has another child to pick up and cannot stay to
receive education related to the treatment of lice at this time. The
mother reassures the nurse that she will "look up treatment options
on the Internet and take care of the child." What would be the best
action of the school nurse in this situation? Answer: a) Provide the
mother with a list of credible websites related to the treatment of
lice
◉ Which phase of the process of patient teaching ends when the
strategies have been completed and when the client's responses to
the actions have been recorded? Answer: c) Evaluation
◉ Which phase of the nursing process encompasses the
establishment of expected outcomes? Answer: d) Planning
SURGICAL NURSING EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE TESTED ANSWERS
◉ Through which action does the nurse demonstrate the step of the
nursing process that determines whether the client understands the
health teaching that is provided? Answer: c) Watching a return
demonstration of insulin administration from a client newly
diagnosed with diabetes
◉ Which action would be incorporated in a teaching strategy for a
hearing-impaired client? Answer: c) Use of slow, directed, and
deliberate speech
◉ When a client who has successfully completed a smoking
cessation program removes ashtrays from their home and takes a
short walk after work instead of joining the usual group of
coworkers at the local hangout, which stage of the Transtheoretical
Model of Change is the patient portraying? Answer: c) Maintenance
◉ The termination stage of the Transtheoretical Model of Change
begins when which action occurs? Answer: a) The person has the
ability to resist relapsing back to unhealthy behavior
, ◉ A nursing student observes the home care nurse provide
education to a client with congestive heart failure (CHF). The nurse
teaches the client how to read food labels and calculate sodium
content. The nursing student recognizes that the home care nurse is
aware of which basic principle of patient education Answer: Patient
instruction related to self-care activities promotes patient
independence
◉ The school nurse informs the mother of a second-grade student
that lice were found in the child's hair. The mother explains to the
nurse that she has another child to pick up and cannot stay to
receive education related to the treatment of lice at this time. The
mother reassures the nurse that she will "look up treatment options
on the Internet and take care of the child." What would be the best
action of the school nurse in this situation? Answer: a) Provide the
mother with a list of credible websites related to the treatment of
lice
◉ Which phase of the process of patient teaching ends when the
strategies have been completed and when the client's responses to
the actions have been recorded? Answer: c) Evaluation
◉ Which phase of the nursing process encompasses the
establishment of expected outcomes? Answer: d) Planning
