NSG-3250 Exam 1 2026 Complete Study Guide,
Practice Questions & Verified Answers
Medical-surgical nursing - correct answers -a specialty area of practice that provides nursing services
to patients from adolescence through the end-of-life in hospital medical-surgical units, clinics,
ambulatory care units, urgent care centers, home health care agencies, and long-term care facilities
Rehospitalization - correct answers -admission to the hospital within 30 days of a prior discharge from
a hospitalization
transitional care - correct answers -coordinated services and supports during the interval between
preparing a patient to leave one setting and enter another
A home health nurse is conducting an assessment of a client who may qualify for Medicare.
Consequently, the nurse is utilizing the Outcome and Assessment Instrument Set (OASIS). When
performing an assessment using this instrument, the nurse should assess what domain of the client's
current status? - correct answers -Functional status
Critical Care Nursing - correct answers -a specialty area of practice that provides nursing services to
critically ill patients across the lifespan in acute care settings such as the hospital intensive unit; current
practice settings have expanded to include virtual care and community settings
Rehabilitation nursing - correct answers -returning patients to optimal functionality through a holistic
approach to care that is based on scientific evidence.
Home health - correct answers -skilled nursing in a persons home
community-based nursing - correct answers -promoting and maintaining the health of individuals and
families, preventing and minimizing the progression of disease, and improving quality of life
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,activities of daily living (ADLs) - correct answers -basic self-care tasks such as eating, bathing, toileting,
walking, and dressing
instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) - correct answers -tasks necessary to conduct the business
of daily life and also requiring some cognitive competence, such as telephoning, shopping, food
preparation, housekeeping, and paying bills
nurse navigator - correct answers -assist clients with transitions in different levels of care, such as from
the hospital to a rehabilitation facility
case manager - correct answers -ensure cost-effective care and to communicate with the medical
insurance company
Medicare, Medicaid, and third party payers require - correct answers -documentation of the client's
homebound status and the need for skilled professional nursing care
When is discharge planning started? - correct answers -Upon admission
preoperative phase - correct answers -period of time from when the decision for surgical intervention
is made to when the patient is transferred to the operating room table
intraoperative phase - correct answers -period of time that begins with transfer of the patient to the
operating room area and continues until the patient is admitted to the postanesthesia care unit
postoperative phase - correct answers -period of time that begins with the admission of the patient to
the postanesthesia care unit and ends after follow-up evaluation in the clinical setting or home
perioperative phase - correct answers -period of time that constitutes the surgical experience;
includes the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of nursing care
ambulatory surgery - correct answers -includes outpatient, same-day, or short-stay surgery that does
not require an overnight hospital stay
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, Geriatric concerns with surgery - correct answers -Increased comorbidities
Cardiac reserves are lower
renal and hepatic functions are depressed
GI activity is likely reduced
Geriatric pre op considerations - correct answers -blood tests, EKG, and monitoring BP can help
identify potential risks for cardiac related risks during surgery
bariatric surgery complications - correct answers -Increased subQ tissue makes IV access difficult and
delays wound healing
Joint replacement failure
Shallow respirations while laying supine
emergency surgery - correct answers -surgery that must be performed immediately to save the
person's life or a body organ
little time for preparation
diagnostic surgery - correct answers -determines or confirms a diagnosis
Ablative surgery - correct answers -To remove a diseased body part
curative surgery - correct answers -cures; alleviates a problem
informed consent - correct answers -an ethical principle that research participants be told enough to
enable them to choose whether they wish to participate in a surgical procedure
What distance should the nurse keep between their person and the sterile field? - correct answers -1
foot
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Practice Questions & Verified Answers
Medical-surgical nursing - correct answers -a specialty area of practice that provides nursing services
to patients from adolescence through the end-of-life in hospital medical-surgical units, clinics,
ambulatory care units, urgent care centers, home health care agencies, and long-term care facilities
Rehospitalization - correct answers -admission to the hospital within 30 days of a prior discharge from
a hospitalization
transitional care - correct answers -coordinated services and supports during the interval between
preparing a patient to leave one setting and enter another
A home health nurse is conducting an assessment of a client who may qualify for Medicare.
Consequently, the nurse is utilizing the Outcome and Assessment Instrument Set (OASIS). When
performing an assessment using this instrument, the nurse should assess what domain of the client's
current status? - correct answers -Functional status
Critical Care Nursing - correct answers -a specialty area of practice that provides nursing services to
critically ill patients across the lifespan in acute care settings such as the hospital intensive unit; current
practice settings have expanded to include virtual care and community settings
Rehabilitation nursing - correct answers -returning patients to optimal functionality through a holistic
approach to care that is based on scientific evidence.
Home health - correct answers -skilled nursing in a persons home
community-based nursing - correct answers -promoting and maintaining the health of individuals and
families, preventing and minimizing the progression of disease, and improving quality of life
1
,activities of daily living (ADLs) - correct answers -basic self-care tasks such as eating, bathing, toileting,
walking, and dressing
instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) - correct answers -tasks necessary to conduct the business
of daily life and also requiring some cognitive competence, such as telephoning, shopping, food
preparation, housekeeping, and paying bills
nurse navigator - correct answers -assist clients with transitions in different levels of care, such as from
the hospital to a rehabilitation facility
case manager - correct answers -ensure cost-effective care and to communicate with the medical
insurance company
Medicare, Medicaid, and third party payers require - correct answers -documentation of the client's
homebound status and the need for skilled professional nursing care
When is discharge planning started? - correct answers -Upon admission
preoperative phase - correct answers -period of time from when the decision for surgical intervention
is made to when the patient is transferred to the operating room table
intraoperative phase - correct answers -period of time that begins with transfer of the patient to the
operating room area and continues until the patient is admitted to the postanesthesia care unit
postoperative phase - correct answers -period of time that begins with the admission of the patient to
the postanesthesia care unit and ends after follow-up evaluation in the clinical setting or home
perioperative phase - correct answers -period of time that constitutes the surgical experience;
includes the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of nursing care
ambulatory surgery - correct answers -includes outpatient, same-day, or short-stay surgery that does
not require an overnight hospital stay
2
, Geriatric concerns with surgery - correct answers -Increased comorbidities
Cardiac reserves are lower
renal and hepatic functions are depressed
GI activity is likely reduced
Geriatric pre op considerations - correct answers -blood tests, EKG, and monitoring BP can help
identify potential risks for cardiac related risks during surgery
bariatric surgery complications - correct answers -Increased subQ tissue makes IV access difficult and
delays wound healing
Joint replacement failure
Shallow respirations while laying supine
emergency surgery - correct answers -surgery that must be performed immediately to save the
person's life or a body organ
little time for preparation
diagnostic surgery - correct answers -determines or confirms a diagnosis
Ablative surgery - correct answers -To remove a diseased body part
curative surgery - correct answers -cures; alleviates a problem
informed consent - correct answers -an ethical principle that research participants be told enough to
enable them to choose whether they wish to participate in a surgical procedure
What distance should the nurse keep between their person and the sterile field? - correct answers -1
foot
3
