MEDICAL-SURGERY NURSING EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

MEDICAL-SURGERY NURSING EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What is med-surg nursing mainly concerned with? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅tertiary prevention



What is primary prevention? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅no disease or injury is present



What are examples of primary prevention? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-vaccines

-healthy diet

-regular exercise



What is secondary prevention? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅early detection and treatment before disease
becomes symptomatic, no symptoms



What are examples of secondary prevention? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-mammograms

-colonoscopy

-pap smear

-digital rectal exams



Secondary prevention can sometimes be primary prevention. True or false. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅false, secondary prevention can NEVER be primary prevention



What is tertiary prevention? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅preventing complications of established disease or
injury, symptoms present



What are examples of tertiary prevention? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅surgical tumor resection



A nurse just receives a patient on arrival at the med-surg unit after discharge from the post-anesthesia
care unit. What should they assess on the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅T: temperature

I: IV fluids

, M: mental status



S: surgical incision site

T: tubes & drains

A: airway

B: breathing

S: skin



C: cardiovascular status



What are the risks associated with general anesthesia? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅H: hypotension

A: airway compromise

R: respiratory depression

D: delirium



What are examples of regional anesthesia? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-nerve block

-spinal

-epidural



What are risks associated with regional anesthesia? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-hypotension

-hematoma

-infection

-spinal headache



What is the most critical assessment to perform after surgery? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅respiratory



What should you look for PostOp related to fluids & blood loss? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-diuresis

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