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NUR 3480 MED SURGE EXAM 3 (MODULES 6 & 7)-ATI
QUESTIONS PRACTICE NEWEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS
LATEST VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED
A nurse is planning care for a client who has multiple wounds. During the
initial stage of wound healing, which of the following should the nurse include
in the plan of care?
A) Leave nonbleeding wounds open to the air
B)Administer a corticorsteroid medication?
C) Initiate mechanical debridement
D)Apply oxygen at 2 L/min via nasal cannula
D) Apply Oxygen at 2 L/min via nasal cannula
Rationale: Following an acute injury the body responds best by increasing oxygen to
improve perfusion, which is essential for healing. It is common to see a delay in the
resolution of the inflammatory phase of chronic wounds in clients who have a lack of
osygen or poor perfusion
A nurse is staging a pressure injury over a client's right heel area. The
pressure injury has no eschar or slough and no exposed muscle or bone. The
nurse should identify that this pressure injury is classified as which of the
following?
A) Unstageable
B) A suspected deep tissue injury
C) Stage 4
D) Stage 3
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D) Stage 3
Rationale: The nurse should identify that this client has a stage 3 pressure injury
indicated by full-thickness tissue loss appearing as a deep crater, without exposed
muscle or bone. Stage 3 pressures can have slough, but it is not necessary.
A nurse is caring for a client who has developed a stage 1 pressure injury in
the the area of the right ischial tuberosity. Which of the following should the
nurse plan to apply to the client's pressure injury?
A) Barrier Cream
B) Antifungal ointment
C) Chemical Debridement Agent
D) Antibiotic Agent
A) Barrier Cream
Rationale: Barrier creams and ointments are used for clients that are prone to skin
breakdown from pressure shear, or incontinence. Therefore. the nurse should plan to
apply barrier creams for a client who has a stage 1 pressure injury.
A nurse is caring for a client who has multiple sclerosis and a chronic
nonhealing wound. The nurse should recognize that which of the following
types of medications is known to delay wound healing?
A) Tricyclic antidepressants
B) Corticosteroids
C) Beta Blockers
D) Anticholinergics
B) Corticosteroids
Rationale: Corticosteroids suppress the immune system and can therefore delay
wound healing.
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A nurse is documenting data about a deep necrotic wound on a client's left
buttock. The nurse observes a yellow-ish tan soft, stringy area of necrotic
tissue found in clumps and adhering firmly to the wound bed. Which of the
following assessment findings should the nurse document?
A) Keloid
B)Slough
C)Granulation
D) Eschar
B) Slough
Rationale: Slough is stringy necrotic tissue that appears whitish, yellowish, or tan in
color and is firmly attached to the wound bed. The nurse should document this
finding for the client
A nurse is selecting dressings for a client who has a full-thickness pressure
injury and is experiencing considerable pain during dressing changes, despite
administration of the prescribed analgesic prior to wound care. Which of the
following types of dressings should the nurse select to help minimize the pain
of dressing changes?
A) Wet-to-dry
B) Abdominal pads (ABD)
C) Dry Gauze
D) Hydrogel
D) Hydrogel
Rationale: The nurse should select hydrogel for this client because hydrogel does
not adhere to the wound bed and maintains moisture, which results in decreased
pain.
A nurse is caring for a client has a stage 4 sacral pressure injury for which the
provider has prescribed mechanical debridement. Which of the following is a
form of mechanical debridement that the nurse should expect the client to
receive?
NUR 3480 MED SURGE EXAM 3 (MODULES 6 & 7)-ATI
QUESTIONS PRACTICE NEWEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS
LATEST VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED
A nurse is planning care for a client who has multiple wounds. During the
initial stage of wound healing, which of the following should the nurse include
in the plan of care?
A) Leave nonbleeding wounds open to the air
B)Administer a corticorsteroid medication?
C) Initiate mechanical debridement
D)Apply oxygen at 2 L/min via nasal cannula
D) Apply Oxygen at 2 L/min via nasal cannula
Rationale: Following an acute injury the body responds best by increasing oxygen to
improve perfusion, which is essential for healing. It is common to see a delay in the
resolution of the inflammatory phase of chronic wounds in clients who have a lack of
osygen or poor perfusion
A nurse is staging a pressure injury over a client's right heel area. The
pressure injury has no eschar or slough and no exposed muscle or bone. The
nurse should identify that this pressure injury is classified as which of the
following?
A) Unstageable
B) A suspected deep tissue injury
C) Stage 4
D) Stage 3
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D) Stage 3
Rationale: The nurse should identify that this client has a stage 3 pressure injury
indicated by full-thickness tissue loss appearing as a deep crater, without exposed
muscle or bone. Stage 3 pressures can have slough, but it is not necessary.
A nurse is caring for a client who has developed a stage 1 pressure injury in
the the area of the right ischial tuberosity. Which of the following should the
nurse plan to apply to the client's pressure injury?
A) Barrier Cream
B) Antifungal ointment
C) Chemical Debridement Agent
D) Antibiotic Agent
A) Barrier Cream
Rationale: Barrier creams and ointments are used for clients that are prone to skin
breakdown from pressure shear, or incontinence. Therefore. the nurse should plan to
apply barrier creams for a client who has a stage 1 pressure injury.
A nurse is caring for a client who has multiple sclerosis and a chronic
nonhealing wound. The nurse should recognize that which of the following
types of medications is known to delay wound healing?
A) Tricyclic antidepressants
B) Corticosteroids
C) Beta Blockers
D) Anticholinergics
B) Corticosteroids
Rationale: Corticosteroids suppress the immune system and can therefore delay
wound healing.
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A nurse is documenting data about a deep necrotic wound on a client's left
buttock. The nurse observes a yellow-ish tan soft, stringy area of necrotic
tissue found in clumps and adhering firmly to the wound bed. Which of the
following assessment findings should the nurse document?
A) Keloid
B)Slough
C)Granulation
D) Eschar
B) Slough
Rationale: Slough is stringy necrotic tissue that appears whitish, yellowish, or tan in
color and is firmly attached to the wound bed. The nurse should document this
finding for the client
A nurse is selecting dressings for a client who has a full-thickness pressure
injury and is experiencing considerable pain during dressing changes, despite
administration of the prescribed analgesic prior to wound care. Which of the
following types of dressings should the nurse select to help minimize the pain
of dressing changes?
A) Wet-to-dry
B) Abdominal pads (ABD)
C) Dry Gauze
D) Hydrogel
D) Hydrogel
Rationale: The nurse should select hydrogel for this client because hydrogel does
not adhere to the wound bed and maintains moisture, which results in decreased
pain.
A nurse is caring for a client has a stage 4 sacral pressure injury for which the
provider has prescribed mechanical debridement. Which of the following is a
form of mechanical debridement that the nurse should expect the client to
receive?
