NURS 123 | 2025 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS. A+
GRADED. GUARANTEED EXAM
EXCELLENCE
The nurse has conducted preoperative teaching for a client
scheduled for surgery in 1 week. The client has a history of
arthritis and has been taking acetylsalicylic acid. The nurse
determines that the client needs additional teaching if the
client makes which statement?
1.
"Aspirin can cause bleeding after surgery."
2.
"Aspirin can cause my ability to clot blood to be abnormal."
3.
"I need to continue to take the aspirin until the day of
surgery."
4.
"I need to check with my health care provider about the
need to stop the aspirin before the scheduled surgery." - 3
,The nurse assesses a client's surgical incision for signs of
infection. Which finding by the nurse would be interpreted
as a normal finding at the surgical site?
1.
Red, hard skin
2.
Serous drainage
3.
Purulent drainage
4.
Warm, tender skin - 3
The nurse is monitoring the status of a postoperative client
in the immediate postoperative period. The nurse would
become most concerned with which sign that could indicate
an evolving complication?
1.
Increasing restlessness
,2.
A pulse of 86 beats/minute
3.
Blood pressure of 110/70 mm Hg
4.
Hypoactive bowel sounds in all 4 quadrants - 1
The nurse is reviewing a surgeon's prescription sheet for a
preoperative client that states that the client must be
nothing by mouth (NPO) after midnight. The nurse should
call the surgeon to clarify that which medication should be
given to the client and not withheld?
1.
Prednisone
2.
Ferrous sulfate
3.
Cyclobenzaprine
, 4.
Conjugated estrogen - 1
A client has just returned to a nursing unit after an above-
knee amputation of the right leg. The nurse should place the
client in which position?
1.
Prone
2.
Reverse Trendelenburg's
3.
Supine, with the residual limb flat on the bed
4.
Supine, with the residual limb supported with pillows - 4
The nurse is reviewing the blood tests of a generally healthy
client who is scheduled for orthopedic surgery under
general anesthesia. Besides a complete blood count (CBC),
what preadmission blood tests would the preoperative
nurse expect to be prescribed? Select all that apply.
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS. A+
GRADED. GUARANTEED EXAM
EXCELLENCE
The nurse has conducted preoperative teaching for a client
scheduled for surgery in 1 week. The client has a history of
arthritis and has been taking acetylsalicylic acid. The nurse
determines that the client needs additional teaching if the
client makes which statement?
1.
"Aspirin can cause bleeding after surgery."
2.
"Aspirin can cause my ability to clot blood to be abnormal."
3.
"I need to continue to take the aspirin until the day of
surgery."
4.
"I need to check with my health care provider about the
need to stop the aspirin before the scheduled surgery." - 3
,The nurse assesses a client's surgical incision for signs of
infection. Which finding by the nurse would be interpreted
as a normal finding at the surgical site?
1.
Red, hard skin
2.
Serous drainage
3.
Purulent drainage
4.
Warm, tender skin - 3
The nurse is monitoring the status of a postoperative client
in the immediate postoperative period. The nurse would
become most concerned with which sign that could indicate
an evolving complication?
1.
Increasing restlessness
,2.
A pulse of 86 beats/minute
3.
Blood pressure of 110/70 mm Hg
4.
Hypoactive bowel sounds in all 4 quadrants - 1
The nurse is reviewing a surgeon's prescription sheet for a
preoperative client that states that the client must be
nothing by mouth (NPO) after midnight. The nurse should
call the surgeon to clarify that which medication should be
given to the client and not withheld?
1.
Prednisone
2.
Ferrous sulfate
3.
Cyclobenzaprine
, 4.
Conjugated estrogen - 1
A client has just returned to a nursing unit after an above-
knee amputation of the right leg. The nurse should place the
client in which position?
1.
Prone
2.
Reverse Trendelenburg's
3.
Supine, with the residual limb flat on the bed
4.
Supine, with the residual limb supported with pillows - 4
The nurse is reviewing the blood tests of a generally healthy
client who is scheduled for orthopedic surgery under
general anesthesia. Besides a complete blood count (CBC),
what preadmission blood tests would the preoperative
nurse expect to be prescribed? Select all that apply.
