NSG-3250 EXAM 1 Questions and
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
Medical-surgical .nursing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .specialty .area .of .practice .that
.provides .nursing .services .to .patients .from .adolescence .through .the .end-of-life
.in .hospital .medical-surgical .units, .clinics, .ambulatory .care .units, .urgent .care
.centers, .home .health .care .agencies, .and .long-term .care .facilities
Rehospitalization .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-admission .to .the .hospital .within .30
.days .of .a .prior .discharge .from .a .hospitalization
transitional .care .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-coordinated .services .and .supports
.during .the .interval .between .preparing .a .patient .to .leave .one .setting .and .enter
.another
A .home .health .nurse .is .conducting .an .assessment .of .a .client .who .may .qualify
.for .Medicare. .Consequently, .the .nurse .is .utilizing .the .Outcome .and
.Assessment .Instrument .Set .(OASIS). .When .performing .an .assessment .using
.this .instrument, .the .nurse .should .assess .what .domain .of .the .client's .current
.status? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Functional .status
Critical .Care .Nursing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .specialty .area .of .practice .that
.provides .nursing .services .to .critically .ill .patients .across .the .lifespan .in .acute
.care .settings .such .as .the .hospital .intensive .unit; .current .practice .settings .have
.expanded .to .include .virtual .care .and .community .settings
Rehabilitation .nursing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-returning .patients .to .optimal
.functionality .through .a .holistic .approach .to .care .that .is .based .on .scientific
.evidence.
Home .health .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-skilled .nursing .in .a .persons .home
community-based .nursing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-promoting .and .maintaining .the
.health .of .individuals .and .families, .preventing .and .minimizing .the .progression
.of .disease, .and .improving .quality .of .life
activities .of .daily .living .(ADLs) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-basic .self-care .tasks .such
.as .eating, .bathing, .toileting, .walking, .and .dressing
, instrumental .activities .of .daily .living .(IADLs) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-tasks
.necessary .to .conduct .the .business .of .daily .life .and .also .requiring .some
.cognitive .competence, .such .as .telephoning, .shopping, .food .preparation,
.housekeeping, .and .paying .bills
nurse .navigator .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-assist .clients .with .transitions .in .different
.levels .of .care, .such .as .from .the .hospital .to .a .rehabilitation .facility
case .manager .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-ensure .cost-effective .care .and .to
.communicate .with .the .medical .insurance .company
Medicare, .Medicaid, .and .third .party .payers .require .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
documentation .of .the .client's .homebound .status .and .the .need .for .skilled
.professional .nursing .care
When .is .discharge .planning .started? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Upon .admission
preoperative .phase .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-period .of .time .from .when .the
.decision .for .surgical .intervention .is .made .to .when .the .patient .is .transferred .to
.the .operating .room .table
intraoperative .phase .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-period .of .time .that .begins .with
.transfer .of .the .patient .to .the .operating .room .area .and .continues .until .the
.patient .is .admitted .to .the .postanesthesia .care .unit
postoperative .phase .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-period .of .time .that .begins .with .the
.admission .of .the .patient .to .the .postanesthesia .care .unit .and .ends .after .follow-
up .evaluation .in .the .clinical .setting .or .home
perioperative .phase .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-period .of .time .that .constitutes .the
.surgical .experience; .includes .the .preoperative, .intraoperative, .and
.postoperative .phases .of .nursing .care
ambulatory .surgery .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-includes .outpatient, .same-day, .or
.short-stay .surgery .that .does .not .require .an .overnight .hospital .stay
Geriatric .concerns .with .surgery .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Increased .comorbidities
Cardiac .reserves .are .lower .
renal .and .hepatic .functions .are .depressed .
GI .activity .is .likely .reduced
Geriatric .pre .op .considerations .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-blood .tests, .EKG, .and
.monitoring .BP .can .help .identify .potential .risks .for .cardiac .related .risks .during
.surgery
bariatric .surgery .complications .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Increased .subQ .tissue
.makes .IV .access .difficult .and .delays .wound .healing .
Joint .replacement .failure .
Shallow .respirations .while .laying .supine
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
Medical-surgical .nursing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .specialty .area .of .practice .that
.provides .nursing .services .to .patients .from .adolescence .through .the .end-of-life
.in .hospital .medical-surgical .units, .clinics, .ambulatory .care .units, .urgent .care
.centers, .home .health .care .agencies, .and .long-term .care .facilities
Rehospitalization .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-admission .to .the .hospital .within .30
.days .of .a .prior .discharge .from .a .hospitalization
transitional .care .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-coordinated .services .and .supports
.during .the .interval .between .preparing .a .patient .to .leave .one .setting .and .enter
.another
A .home .health .nurse .is .conducting .an .assessment .of .a .client .who .may .qualify
.for .Medicare. .Consequently, .the .nurse .is .utilizing .the .Outcome .and
.Assessment .Instrument .Set .(OASIS). .When .performing .an .assessment .using
.this .instrument, .the .nurse .should .assess .what .domain .of .the .client's .current
.status? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Functional .status
Critical .Care .Nursing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-a .specialty .area .of .practice .that
.provides .nursing .services .to .critically .ill .patients .across .the .lifespan .in .acute
.care .settings .such .as .the .hospital .intensive .unit; .current .practice .settings .have
.expanded .to .include .virtual .care .and .community .settings
Rehabilitation .nursing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-returning .patients .to .optimal
.functionality .through .a .holistic .approach .to .care .that .is .based .on .scientific
.evidence.
Home .health .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-skilled .nursing .in .a .persons .home
community-based .nursing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-promoting .and .maintaining .the
.health .of .individuals .and .families, .preventing .and .minimizing .the .progression
.of .disease, .and .improving .quality .of .life
activities .of .daily .living .(ADLs) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-basic .self-care .tasks .such
.as .eating, .bathing, .toileting, .walking, .and .dressing
, instrumental .activities .of .daily .living .(IADLs) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-tasks
.necessary .to .conduct .the .business .of .daily .life .and .also .requiring .some
.cognitive .competence, .such .as .telephoning, .shopping, .food .preparation,
.housekeeping, .and .paying .bills
nurse .navigator .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-assist .clients .with .transitions .in .different
.levels .of .care, .such .as .from .the .hospital .to .a .rehabilitation .facility
case .manager .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-ensure .cost-effective .care .and .to
.communicate .with .the .medical .insurance .company
Medicare, .Medicaid, .and .third .party .payers .require .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
documentation .of .the .client's .homebound .status .and .the .need .for .skilled
.professional .nursing .care
When .is .discharge .planning .started? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Upon .admission
preoperative .phase .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-period .of .time .from .when .the
.decision .for .surgical .intervention .is .made .to .when .the .patient .is .transferred .to
.the .operating .room .table
intraoperative .phase .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-period .of .time .that .begins .with
.transfer .of .the .patient .to .the .operating .room .area .and .continues .until .the
.patient .is .admitted .to .the .postanesthesia .care .unit
postoperative .phase .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-period .of .time .that .begins .with .the
.admission .of .the .patient .to .the .postanesthesia .care .unit .and .ends .after .follow-
up .evaluation .in .the .clinical .setting .or .home
perioperative .phase .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-period .of .time .that .constitutes .the
.surgical .experience; .includes .the .preoperative, .intraoperative, .and
.postoperative .phases .of .nursing .care
ambulatory .surgery .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-includes .outpatient, .same-day, .or
.short-stay .surgery .that .does .not .require .an .overnight .hospital .stay
Geriatric .concerns .with .surgery .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Increased .comorbidities
Cardiac .reserves .are .lower .
renal .and .hepatic .functions .are .depressed .
GI .activity .is .likely .reduced
Geriatric .pre .op .considerations .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-blood .tests, .EKG, .and
.monitoring .BP .can .help .identify .potential .risks .for .cardiac .related .risks .during
.surgery
bariatric .surgery .complications .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Increased .subQ .tissue
.makes .IV .access .difficult .and .delays .wound .healing .
Joint .replacement .failure .
Shallow .respirations .while .laying .supine
