LPN 131 Med-Surg Final
Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
PriorBtoBadministeringBtheBpre-
opBmedicationBofBmorphineBandBversed,BtheBnurseBshouldBconfirmBthat:B-
BAnswerBConsentBformBisBsigned
TheBpostBanesthesiaBcareBunitBnurseBdeterminedBthatBtheBpatient'sBAldreteBscoreBisB
9.BTheBnurseBonBtheBpostoperativeBunitBknowsBthatBthatBmeans:B-
BAnswerBPatientBwillBsoonBbeBtransferredBtoBtheBpost-opBunit
TheBpatient'sBinitialBvitalBsignsBimmediatelyBonBreturnBfromBsurgeryBareBBPBofB140/9
0,BPulseBofB80,BrespirationsBofB14,BtempB98Bdegrees.BOneBhourBlaterBtheBvitalsBareB
BPBofB130/84,BpulseBisB72,BrespirationsBareB16,BandBtempBareB98.1B-
BAnswerBNoteBtheBassessmentBasBnormalBpost-opBrecovery
WhenBtheBclinicBnurseBstartsBtoBtakeBtheBcastBoffBtheBgradeBIIBsprain,BtheBpatientBa
sksBwhyBit'sBbeingBremovedBasBheBstillBhasBpain.BTheBnurseBexplainsBthatBtheBcastBi
sBremovedBbecause:B-BAnswerBLong-
termBimmobilizationBcanBleadBtoBpermanentBdisability.BCastsBandBsplintsBareBleftBonB
onlyBuntilBtheBjointBisBstrengthened
WhileBtheBnurseBisBgivingBcareBtoBtheB35-year-
oldBmanBwhoBsustainedBaBfracturesBpelvisBandBbilateralBfracturesBofBtheBfemurBinBa
BmotorcycleBaccidentByesterday,BtheBpatientBcomplainsBofBSOBBandBisBaudiblyBwheezi
ng.BAnBassessmentBofBtheBO2BsatBwasB76%.BWhatBshouldBtheBnurseBdoBfirst?B-
BAnswerBRaiseBtheBpatientBtoBaBhigh-fowler'sBposition
Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
PriorBtoBadministeringBtheBpre-
opBmedicationBofBmorphineBandBversed,BtheBnurseBshouldBconfirmBthat:B-
BAnswerBConsentBformBisBsigned
TheBpostBanesthesiaBcareBunitBnurseBdeterminedBthatBtheBpatient'sBAldreteBscoreBisB
9.BTheBnurseBonBtheBpostoperativeBunitBknowsBthatBthatBmeans:B-
BAnswerBPatientBwillBsoonBbeBtransferredBtoBtheBpost-opBunit
TheBpatient'sBinitialBvitalBsignsBimmediatelyBonBreturnBfromBsurgeryBareBBPBofB140/9
0,BPulseBofB80,BrespirationsBofB14,BtempB98Bdegrees.BOneBhourBlaterBtheBvitalsBareB
BPBofB130/84,BpulseBisB72,BrespirationsBareB16,BandBtempBareB98.1B-
BAnswerBNoteBtheBassessmentBasBnormalBpost-opBrecovery
WhenBtheBclinicBnurseBstartsBtoBtakeBtheBcastBoffBtheBgradeBIIBsprain,BtheBpatientBa
sksBwhyBit'sBbeingBremovedBasBheBstillBhasBpain.BTheBnurseBexplainsBthatBtheBcastBi
sBremovedBbecause:B-BAnswerBLong-
termBimmobilizationBcanBleadBtoBpermanentBdisability.BCastsBandBsplintsBareBleftBonB
onlyBuntilBtheBjointBisBstrengthened
WhileBtheBnurseBisBgivingBcareBtoBtheB35-year-
oldBmanBwhoBsustainedBaBfracturesBpelvisBandBbilateralBfracturesBofBtheBfemurBinBa
BmotorcycleBaccidentByesterday,BtheBpatientBcomplainsBofBSOBBandBisBaudiblyBwheezi
ng.BAnBassessmentBofBtheBO2BsatBwasB76%.BWhatBshouldBtheBnurseBdoBfirst?B-
BAnswerBRaiseBtheBpatientBtoBaBhigh-fowler'sBposition