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NUR 1211 MEDICAL SURGICAL FINAL EXAM NEWEST VERSION
-2025/2026- 100+ QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT GUARANTEED SUCCESS
An elderly female patient has come to the clinic for a scheduled follow-up
appointment. The nurse learns from the patient’s daughter that the patient is not
following the instructions she received upon discharge from the hospital last
month. What is the most likely factor causing the patient not to adhere to her
therapeutic regimen?
A) Ethnic background of health care provider
B) Costs of the prescribed regimen
C) Presence of a learning disability
D) Personality of the physician
B) Costs of the prescribed regimen
Variables that appear to influence the degree of adherence to a prescribed
therapeutic regimen include gender, race, education, illness, complexity of the
regimen, and the cost of treatments.
A nurse is planning the assessment of a patient who is exhibiting signs and
symptoms of an autoimmune disorder. The nurse should be aware that the
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incidence and prevalence of autoimmune diseases is known to be higher among
what group?
A) Young adults
B) Native Americans
C) Women
D) Hispanics
C) Women
Many autoimmune diseases have a higher incidence in females than in males, a
phenomenon believed to be correlated with sex hormones.
Middle-aged adults are part of an age group that is known to be interested in
health and health promotion, and the nurse is planning health promotion
activities accordingly. To what suggestions do members of this age group usually
respond with enthusiasm? Select all that apply.
A) How lifestyle practices can improve health
B) How to eat healthier
C) How exercise can improve your life
D) Strategies for adhering to prescribed therapy
E) Exercise for the aging
A) How lifestyle practices can improve health
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B) How to eat healthier
C) How exercise can improve your life
Young and middle-aged adults represent an age group that not only expresses an
interest in health and health promotion but also responds enthusiastically to
suggestions that show how lifestyle practices can improve health; these lifestyle
practices include nutrition and exercise. Middle-aged adults may not respond
positively to teaching aimed at the aging. Adherence is not noted to be a desired
focus in this age group.
A nurse has been working with Mrs. Griffin, a 71-year-old patient whose poorly
controlled type 1 diabetes has led to numerous health problems. Over the past
several years Mrs. Griffin has had several admissions to the hospital medical unit,
and the nurse has often carried out health promotion interventions. Who is
ultimately responsible for maintaining and promoting Mrs. Griffins health?
A) The medical nurse
B) The community health nurse who has also worked with Mrs. Griffin
C) Mrs. Griffins primary care provider
D) Mrs. Griffin
D) Mrs. Griffin
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American society places a great importance on health and the responsibility that
each of us has to maintain and promote our own health. Therefore, the other
options are incorrect.
A gerontologic nurse has observed that patients often fail to adhere to a
therapeutic regimen. What strategy should the nurse adopt to best assist an older
adult in adhering to a therapeutic regimen involving wound care?
A) Demonstrate a dressing change and allow the patient to practice.
B) Provide a detailed pamphlet on a dressing change.
C) Verbally instruct the patient how to change a dressing and check for
comprehension.
D) Delegate the dressing change to a trusted family member.
A) Demonstrate a dressing change and allow the patient to practice.
The nurse must consider that older adults may have deficits in the ability to draw
inferences, apply information, or understand major teaching points.
Demonstration and practice are essential in meeting their learning needs.
A 20-year-old man newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes needs to learn how to
self-administer insulin. When planning the appropriate educational interventions
and considering variables that will affect his learning, the nurse should prioritize
which of the following factors?
A) Patients expected lifespan
NUR 1211 MEDICAL SURGICAL FINAL EXAM NEWEST VERSION
-2025/2026- 100+ QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT GUARANTEED SUCCESS
An elderly female patient has come to the clinic for a scheduled follow-up
appointment. The nurse learns from the patient’s daughter that the patient is not
following the instructions she received upon discharge from the hospital last
month. What is the most likely factor causing the patient not to adhere to her
therapeutic regimen?
A) Ethnic background of health care provider
B) Costs of the prescribed regimen
C) Presence of a learning disability
D) Personality of the physician
B) Costs of the prescribed regimen
Variables that appear to influence the degree of adherence to a prescribed
therapeutic regimen include gender, race, education, illness, complexity of the
regimen, and the cost of treatments.
A nurse is planning the assessment of a patient who is exhibiting signs and
symptoms of an autoimmune disorder. The nurse should be aware that the
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incidence and prevalence of autoimmune diseases is known to be higher among
what group?
A) Young adults
B) Native Americans
C) Women
D) Hispanics
C) Women
Many autoimmune diseases have a higher incidence in females than in males, a
phenomenon believed to be correlated with sex hormones.
Middle-aged adults are part of an age group that is known to be interested in
health and health promotion, and the nurse is planning health promotion
activities accordingly. To what suggestions do members of this age group usually
respond with enthusiasm? Select all that apply.
A) How lifestyle practices can improve health
B) How to eat healthier
C) How exercise can improve your life
D) Strategies for adhering to prescribed therapy
E) Exercise for the aging
A) How lifestyle practices can improve health
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B) How to eat healthier
C) How exercise can improve your life
Young and middle-aged adults represent an age group that not only expresses an
interest in health and health promotion but also responds enthusiastically to
suggestions that show how lifestyle practices can improve health; these lifestyle
practices include nutrition and exercise. Middle-aged adults may not respond
positively to teaching aimed at the aging. Adherence is not noted to be a desired
focus in this age group.
A nurse has been working with Mrs. Griffin, a 71-year-old patient whose poorly
controlled type 1 diabetes has led to numerous health problems. Over the past
several years Mrs. Griffin has had several admissions to the hospital medical unit,
and the nurse has often carried out health promotion interventions. Who is
ultimately responsible for maintaining and promoting Mrs. Griffins health?
A) The medical nurse
B) The community health nurse who has also worked with Mrs. Griffin
C) Mrs. Griffins primary care provider
D) Mrs. Griffin
D) Mrs. Griffin
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American society places a great importance on health and the responsibility that
each of us has to maintain and promote our own health. Therefore, the other
options are incorrect.
A gerontologic nurse has observed that patients often fail to adhere to a
therapeutic regimen. What strategy should the nurse adopt to best assist an older
adult in adhering to a therapeutic regimen involving wound care?
A) Demonstrate a dressing change and allow the patient to practice.
B) Provide a detailed pamphlet on a dressing change.
C) Verbally instruct the patient how to change a dressing and check for
comprehension.
D) Delegate the dressing change to a trusted family member.
A) Demonstrate a dressing change and allow the patient to practice.
The nurse must consider that older adults may have deficits in the ability to draw
inferences, apply information, or understand major teaching points.
Demonstration and practice are essential in meeting their learning needs.
A 20-year-old man newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes needs to learn how to
self-administer insulin. When planning the appropriate educational interventions
and considering variables that will affect his learning, the nurse should prioritize
which of the following factors?
A) Patients expected lifespan
