Adult Medical Surgical
RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2019 A
90 Q&A
, RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2019 A
1. A nurse is caring for a client who has a leg cast and is returning demonstration on the proper
use of crutches while climbing stairs. Identify the sequence the client should follow when
demonstrating crutch use.
a. Place their body weight on the crutches
b. Advance the unaffected leg onto the stair
c. Shift their weight from the crutches to the unaffected leg
d. Then bring the crutches and the affected leg up to the stairs.
2. A nurse is reviewing the health record of a client who is scheduled for allergy skin testing.
The nurse should postpone the testing and report to the provider which of the following
findings?
Current medications
3. A nurse is caring for a group of clients. The nurse should plan to make a referral to
physical therapy for which of the following clients?
A client who is receiving preoperative teaching for a right knee arthroplasty
4.A nurse is caring for a client who is having a seizure. Which of the following interventions is
the nurse’s priority?
Turn the client to the side
5.A nurse is caring for a client who is 12 hr postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Place a pillow between the client’s leg
6. A nurse is preparing to admit a client who has dysphagia. The nurse should plan to place
which of the following items at the client’s bedside?
Suction machine
7.A nurse is planning teaching for a client who has bladder cancer and is to undergo a
cutaneous diversion procedure to establish a ureterostomy. Which of the following statements
should the nurse include in the teaching?
“You should cut the opening of the skin barrier one-eight inch wider than the stoma”
8.A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who reports vomiting and diarrhea
for the past 3 days. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client is
experiencing fluid volume deficit?
RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2019 A
90 Q&A
, RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2019 A
1. A nurse is caring for a client who has a leg cast and is returning demonstration on the proper
use of crutches while climbing stairs. Identify the sequence the client should follow when
demonstrating crutch use.
a. Place their body weight on the crutches
b. Advance the unaffected leg onto the stair
c. Shift their weight from the crutches to the unaffected leg
d. Then bring the crutches and the affected leg up to the stairs.
2. A nurse is reviewing the health record of a client who is scheduled for allergy skin testing.
The nurse should postpone the testing and report to the provider which of the following
findings?
Current medications
3. A nurse is caring for a group of clients. The nurse should plan to make a referral to
physical therapy for which of the following clients?
A client who is receiving preoperative teaching for a right knee arthroplasty
4.A nurse is caring for a client who is having a seizure. Which of the following interventions is
the nurse’s priority?
Turn the client to the side
5.A nurse is caring for a client who is 12 hr postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Place a pillow between the client’s leg
6. A nurse is preparing to admit a client who has dysphagia. The nurse should plan to place
which of the following items at the client’s bedside?
Suction machine
7.A nurse is planning teaching for a client who has bladder cancer and is to undergo a
cutaneous diversion procedure to establish a ureterostomy. Which of the following statements
should the nurse include in the teaching?
“You should cut the opening of the skin barrier one-eight inch wider than the stoma”
8.A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who reports vomiting and diarrhea
for the past 3 days. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client is
experiencing fluid volume deficit?
