NURS 516 ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE
EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS 2026.
⏺ Following surgery, Mario complains of mild incisional pain while
performing deep- breathing and coughing exercises. The nurse's best
response would be:
A. "Pain will become less each day."
B. "This is a normal reaction after surgery."
C. "With a pillow, apply pressure against the incision."
D. "I will give you the pain medication the physician ordered."?
Answer:Answer: (C) "With a pillow, apply pressure against the incision."
Applying pressure against the incision with a pillow will help lessen the
intra-abdominal pressure created by coughing which causes tension on the
incision that leads to pain.
⏺ The nurse needs to carefully assess the complaint of pain of the elderly
because older people
A. are expected to experience chronic pain
B. have a decreased pain threshold
C. experience reduced sensory perception
D. have altered mental function? Answer:Answer: (C) experience reduced
sensory perception
Degenerative changes occur in the elderly. The response to pain in the
elderly maybe lessened because of reduced acuity of touch, alterations in
neural pathways and diminished processing of sensory data.
⏺ Mary received AtropineSO4 as a pre-medication 30 minutes ago and is
now complaining of dry mouth and her PR is higher, than before the
medication was administered. The nurse's best
A. The patient is having an allergic reaction to the drug.
B. The patient needs a higher dose of this drug
C. This is normal side-effect of AtSO4
D. The patient is anxious about upcoming surgery? Answer:Answer: (C)
This is normal side-effect of AtSO4
EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS 2026.
⏺ Following surgery, Mario complains of mild incisional pain while
performing deep- breathing and coughing exercises. The nurse's best
response would be:
A. "Pain will become less each day."
B. "This is a normal reaction after surgery."
C. "With a pillow, apply pressure against the incision."
D. "I will give you the pain medication the physician ordered."?
Answer:Answer: (C) "With a pillow, apply pressure against the incision."
Applying pressure against the incision with a pillow will help lessen the
intra-abdominal pressure created by coughing which causes tension on the
incision that leads to pain.
⏺ The nurse needs to carefully assess the complaint of pain of the elderly
because older people
A. are expected to experience chronic pain
B. have a decreased pain threshold
C. experience reduced sensory perception
D. have altered mental function? Answer:Answer: (C) experience reduced
sensory perception
Degenerative changes occur in the elderly. The response to pain in the
elderly maybe lessened because of reduced acuity of touch, alterations in
neural pathways and diminished processing of sensory data.
⏺ Mary received AtropineSO4 as a pre-medication 30 minutes ago and is
now complaining of dry mouth and her PR is higher, than before the
medication was administered. The nurse's best
A. The patient is having an allergic reaction to the drug.
B. The patient needs a higher dose of this drug
C. This is normal side-effect of AtSO4
D. The patient is anxious about upcoming surgery? Answer:Answer: (C)
This is normal side-effect of AtSO4
