NUR 1211 Medical Surgical Final Exam- Questions and Answers 2026

NUR 1211 Medical Surgical Final Exam- Questions and Answers
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AvclientvhasvavwhitevbloodvcellvchangevinvwhichvthevnumbervofvsuppressorvT-
cellsvisvwayvbelowvnormalvandvasksvthevnursevwhichvtypevofvhealthvproblem(s)vcouldvbevexpectedvasvavre
sultvofvthisvdeficiency.vWhatvisvthevnurse'svbestvresponse?

Selectvone:

a.v“Tryvtovavoidvcrowdsvandvpeoplevwhovarevillvbecausevyouvarevnowvmorevsusceptiblevtovbacterialva
v

ndvviralvinfections.”
b.v “Youvwillvbevmorevpronevtovallergicvreactionsvwhenvexposedvtovallergensvorvdrugs.”
c.v "Youvwillvneedvtovreceivevboostervvaccinationsvmorevoftenvbecausevyourvabilityvtovmakevantibod
iesvis
reduced.”
vd.v“Yourvriskvforvcancervdevelopmentvisvincreased.”

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Yourvanswervisvincorrect.
Thevcorrectvanswervis:v“Youvwillvbevmorevpronevtovallergicvreactionsvwhenvexposedvtovallergensvorvdrugs.”


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Thevnursevisvpreparingvavclientvforvdischargevwhovdevelopedvanvacutevkidneyvinjuryvduringvcoronaryvarte
ryvbypassvgraftvsurgery.vThevnursevnoticesvthatvthevclientvhasvavserumvcreatininevofv1.2 mg/dLv(106vmcm
ol/L)vandvavglomerularvfiltrationvratev(GFR)vofv75 mL/kg/1.73 m2.vWhichvisvthevpriorityvnursingvaction?

Selectvone:
a.vCheckingvthevremainingvvaluesvonvthevmetabolicvpanelvandvinformingvthevprimaryvcarevprovidervof
v

all
resultsvbeforevthevclientvisvdischarged
b.v Encouragingvthevclientvtovreducevproteinvintakevtovreducevcreatininevproductionvuntilvthevfollow-
v

up
visitvwithvthevnephrologistvoccurs

c.vRemindingvthevclientvtovremainvhydratedvbyvdrinkingv500 mLvofvanvelectrolyte-
basedvsolutionvdaily
d.vEducatingvthevclientvaboutvthevneedvforvfollow-up,vincludingvre-
evaluationvofvserumvcreatininevwithvthevprimaryvcarevprovidervorvnephrologistvinv8-12vweeks

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Yourvanswervisvincorrect.
Thevcorrectvanswervis:vEducatingvthevclientvaboutvthevneedvforvfollow-up,vincludingvre-
evaluationvofvserumvcreatininevwithvthevprimaryvcarevprovidervorvnephrologistvinv8-12vweeks


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Thevlaboratoryvvaluesvofvavclientvwhovhasvdiabetesvmellitusvincludevavfastingvbloodvglucosevlevelv
ofv82 mg/dLv(mmol/L)vandvhemoglobinvA1Cvofv5.9%.vWhatvisvthevnurse'svinterpretationvofvthesevf
indings?

Selectvone:
a. Thevclient'svglucosevcontrolvforvthevpastv24vhoursvhasvbeenvgood,vbutvthevoverallvcontrolv
isvpoor.
b. Thevvaluesvindicatevthatvthevclientvhasvpoorlyvmanagedvhisvorvhervdisease.
c. Thevclient'svglucosevcontrolvforvthevpastv24vhoursvhasvbeenvpoor,vbutvthevoverallvcontrolv
isvgood.
d. Thevvaluesvindicatevthatvthevclientvhasvmanagedvhisvorvhervdiseasevwell.

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Yourvanswervisvcorrect.
Thevcorrectvanswervis:vThevvaluesvindicatevthatvthevclientvhasvmanagedvhisvorvhervdiseasevwell.


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, Avclientvthoughtvtovbevatvriskvforvdistributivevshockvisvgivenvavdrugvthatvconstrictsvbloodvvessels.vWh
atveffectvdoesvthevnursevexpectvthevdrugvtovhavevonvthevclient'svmeanvarterialvpressurev(MAP)?

Selectvone:
a. IncreasedvMAPvbyvincreasingvvascularvvolume
b. DecreasedvMAPvfromvwidespreadvcapillaryvleak
c. DecreasedvMAPvbyvdecreasingvvascularvvolume
d. IncreasedvMAPvwithoutvavchangevinvvascularvvolume

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Yourvanswervisvincorrect.
Thevcorrectvanswervis:v IncreasedvMAPvwithoutvavchangevinvvascularvvolume


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