ICHS MED SURGE TERM 1211-H WEEK 1 CHAPTER 1 TEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Medical surgical nursing - ANSWER practiced in patient homes, ambulatory
care, acute care, and skilled care.
The responsibilities of a nurse in the medical surgical settings comprises -
ANSWER coordinator, transition manager, caretaker, patient educator, leader,
patient and family champion.
venous insufficiency - ANSWER discolouration to BLE, varicose veins, edema
arterial insufficiency - ANSWER Legs pain when walking a block, and feet are
constantly cold.
Intermittent claudication is the word for leg muscle pain that happens during
exercise and is alleviated by rest.
Right side heart failure - ANSWER Peripheral edema, ascites, tachypnea, and
increased belly circumference
Left side heart failure. - ANSWER crackles in both lungs, feeble peripheral
pulses.
Ph levels - ANSWER 7.35 to 7.45 is normal.
Ph Lower than usual - ANSWER acidosis
Ph greater than normal - ANSWER alkalosis
Which bodily organ reduces bicarbonate ions? The kidneys, which are
eliminated through urine.
What body organ rids the body of Carbon Dioxide - ANSWER Lungs through
higher and deeper respiration's.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Medical surgical nursing - ANSWER practiced in patient homes, ambulatory
care, acute care, and skilled care.
The responsibilities of a nurse in the medical surgical settings comprises -
ANSWER coordinator, transition manager, caretaker, patient educator, leader,
patient and family champion.
venous insufficiency - ANSWER discolouration to BLE, varicose veins, edema
arterial insufficiency - ANSWER Legs pain when walking a block, and feet are
constantly cold.
Intermittent claudication is the word for leg muscle pain that happens during
exercise and is alleviated by rest.
Right side heart failure - ANSWER Peripheral edema, ascites, tachypnea, and
increased belly circumference
Left side heart failure. - ANSWER crackles in both lungs, feeble peripheral
pulses.
Ph levels - ANSWER 7.35 to 7.45 is normal.
Ph Lower than usual - ANSWER acidosis
Ph greater than normal - ANSWER alkalosis
Which bodily organ reduces bicarbonate ions? The kidneys, which are
eliminated through urine.
What body organ rids the body of Carbon Dioxide - ANSWER Lungs through
higher and deeper respiration's.
