MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
EXAM STUDY GUIDE / 50 +
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025 GRADED A+.
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, 1. When the confused resident pours his cereal in a cup and "drinks" it, how should the nurse respond?
ANSWER Do nothing to interrupt the behavior.
2. The nurse is planning a group TV activity in a long-term care facility. The nurse should select a channel that
offers which type of program? ANSWER Travel documentaries
3. During the admission assessment, the nurse assesses the patient for fall risk.Which finding will alert the nurse to
an increased risk for falls? ANSWER The patient takes a hypnotic.
4. A patient asks the nurse what Medicare Part A covers. Which response is correct? ANSWER Medicare Part
A covers inpatient hospital costs
5. The patient complains to the nurse that he is confused about his "de- ductible" that he owes the hospital.
Which statement accurately explains a deductible? ANSWER An annual amount of money the patient must pay
out-of-pocket for medical care.
6. The nurse is caring for a resident who has a security device for safety purposes. What intervention should
the nurse include in the plan of care. ANSWER - Reassess the need for security device every 4 to 8 hours.
7. The charge nurse asks the new LPN to start and intravenous infusion, a skill that the LPN has not been taught
during her educational program. How should the LPN respond? ANSWER Inform the charge nurse of her lack of
training in this procedure.
8. The nurse is seeking to motivate a frustrated patient who is learning to walk again after a stroke. Which
intervention would be most effective? ANSWER Arrange a visit with another stroke victim who has learned to
ambulate.
9. What is an eligibility requirement for an individual to qualify for Medicare services? ANSWER At least 65
years old
10. An older adult client has fallen twice while getting up to go to the bathroom at night. The nurse implements
which of the following to decrease the risk of further client falls? ANSWER Leave the call bell within reach, and turn
on the bathroom light.
11. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been on antidepressants for 3 days. The patient tearfully says, "I
still feel terrible. I don't think anything can help how I feel." Which response is best? ANSWER "It must be
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EXAM STUDY GUIDE / 50 +
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025 GRADED A+.
1/
10
, 1. When the confused resident pours his cereal in a cup and "drinks" it, how should the nurse respond?
ANSWER Do nothing to interrupt the behavior.
2. The nurse is planning a group TV activity in a long-term care facility. The nurse should select a channel that
offers which type of program? ANSWER Travel documentaries
3. During the admission assessment, the nurse assesses the patient for fall risk.Which finding will alert the nurse to
an increased risk for falls? ANSWER The patient takes a hypnotic.
4. A patient asks the nurse what Medicare Part A covers. Which response is correct? ANSWER Medicare Part
A covers inpatient hospital costs
5. The patient complains to the nurse that he is confused about his "de- ductible" that he owes the hospital.
Which statement accurately explains a deductible? ANSWER An annual amount of money the patient must pay
out-of-pocket for medical care.
6. The nurse is caring for a resident who has a security device for safety purposes. What intervention should
the nurse include in the plan of care. ANSWER - Reassess the need for security device every 4 to 8 hours.
7. The charge nurse asks the new LPN to start and intravenous infusion, a skill that the LPN has not been taught
during her educational program. How should the LPN respond? ANSWER Inform the charge nurse of her lack of
training in this procedure.
8. The nurse is seeking to motivate a frustrated patient who is learning to walk again after a stroke. Which
intervention would be most effective? ANSWER Arrange a visit with another stroke victim who has learned to
ambulate.
9. What is an eligibility requirement for an individual to qualify for Medicare services? ANSWER At least 65
years old
10. An older adult client has fallen twice while getting up to go to the bathroom at night. The nurse implements
which of the following to decrease the risk of further client falls? ANSWER Leave the call bell within reach, and turn
on the bathroom light.
11. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been on antidepressants for 3 days. The patient tearfully says, "I
still feel terrible. I don't think anything can help how I feel." Which response is best? ANSWER "It must be
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