NUR 125 Exam 1 Questions and Answers A+ Graded (2025).

NUR 125 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers A+ Graded (2025)




What .is .a .Curative .surgery, .and .why .is .it .performed? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-is
.performed .to .remove .diseased .tissue .or .to .correct .defects. .The .removal .of .an
.inflamed .appendix .(an .appendectomy) .is .curative .for .appendicitis.


Neurological .Assessment .for .Preoperative .Patient .Includes .what: .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Neurologic .assessment .includes .level .of .consciousness, .orientation,

.sensory .and . motor .status, .and .size, .equality, .and .reactivity .of .the .pupils.


What .is .a .circulating .nurses .role .in .the .surgical .environment? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Coordinating .care .and .overseeing .the .environment


What .is .a .side .effect .of .antineoplastic .drugs? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Bone
.marrow .suppression


Why .do .we .take .malignant .hyperthermia .in .the .patients .surgical .history .into
.account .when .assessing .them .preoperatively? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It .is .known

.to .be .related .to .an .inherited .susceptibility.


The .patient .who .had .surgery .24 .hours .ago .experiences .a .sudden .shortness .of
.breath, .cough, .chest .pain, .and .anxiety. .What .does .the .nurse .suspect .that .the
.patient .is .experiencing? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-pulmonary .embolus.


What .are .the .signs .that .a .patient .is .experiencing .pain, .when .they .do .not
.verbalize .it? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Increased .BP
Increased .HR
Shallow .Breathing

If .you .have .an .older .adult .who .is .inactive .what .is .the .most .important .information
.to .keep .in .mind .reguarding .surgery .postoperatively? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The
.risk .of .thrombus .formation .is .increased.


What .is .a .malignant .growth .in .the .lungs .called? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A
.carcinoma


Cancer .that .originates .in .mesenchymal .tissues, .such .as .bone, .muscle, .and .other
.connective .tissues .is: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .sarcoma

, Cancer .that .originates .in .blood-forming .tissues .is .called? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Leukemia

Cancer .that .originates .in .the .skin? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Melanoma

What .is .diagnostic .surgery? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Surgery .that .helps .to .figure
.out .the .problem.


Why .is .palliative .surgery .performed? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-To .relieve
.symptoms, .and .restore .quaility .of .life.


Restorative .surgery .is .used .to? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Restore .function

Why .is .curative .surgery .performed? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-To .cure .whatever .is
.ailing .the .patient.


Lab .tests .that .are .frequently .assessed .prior .to .surgery? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
CBC
Blood .Glucose
Electrolytes
Liver/Renal .Function .tests
Blood .type/Cross .and .match
Urinalysis
Chest .x-ray
EKG .(pts .over .40 .years .old)

Responsibility .of .the .nurse .related .to .informed .consent? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
To .witness .the .signature, .verify .that .it .is .signed .and .in .the .pt .record, .answer
.generalized .questions.


3 .procedures .that .are .taught .to .a .pt .preoperatively: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Deep
.breathing

Splinting
Leg .exercises
Incentive .spirometer
Postoperative .pain .control
Turning

Simple .Surgery .is: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .localized .surgery

Ratical .Surgery .is .defined .as: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .surgery .that .removes
.more .than .just .the .problem, .usually . removing .surrounding .tissues .as .well.


Routine .surgery .is .defined .as: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .scheduled .Surgery

Urgent .surgery .is .defined .as: .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .surgery .that .if .delayed .for
.more .than .24 . hours .can .become .life-threatening