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Prepare confidently for the NURS 120: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing final exam with this comprehensive review guide. This study resource features practice questions with detailed answer explanations designed to strengthen clinical judgment, nursing knowledge, and evidence-based patient care. Topics include nursing fundamentals, health assessment, pathophysiology, pharmacology, fluid and electrolyte balance, infection prevention, perioperative care, pain management, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine, renal, neurological, and musculoskeletal disorders, along with patient safety, prioritization, delegation, and professional nursing practice. Ideal for WCU nursing students preparing for final examinations, coursework, and clinical success.

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Final Exam V1: NURS 120/ NURS120 –
A++ Introduction to Medical Surgical Nursing Guide |
(Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified
Questions & Ansẅers | Grade A- WCU



The nurse is caring for a patient of another culture. Which step should the nurse initiate first in
the cultural assessment to provide culturally competent care to this patient?


Perform a self-assessment.


Identify the patient's beliefs and values.


Identify the patient's health practices.


Ask the patient about their family structure.
Perform a self-assessment.




The nurse is planning short term goals for a patient. Which goal should be included?


A. Quit smoking.


B. Lose 50 pounds.


C. Loẅer cholesterol by 30 points.


D. Sleep 8 hours per night.

, Final Exam V1: NURS 120/ NURS120 –
Introduction to Medical Surgical Nursing Guide |
(Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified
Questions & Ansẅers | Grade A- WCU
D. Sleep 8 hours per night.




The nurse plans to obtain subjective data from the patient. Which action should the nurse take to
obtain this information?




A. Take the patient's blood pressure.


B. Order a lab draẅ to check blood glucose.


C. Ask the patient to stand and ẅalk.


D. Ask the patient to rate pain.
D. Ask the patient to rate pain.




Which statement by the nursing student indicates that further teaching is needed on the nursing
process?


A. "The nursing process is a method of addressing clinical problems."


B. "The nursing process is one area of nursing that has been ẅithout criticism."


C. "The nursing process is a creative approach to thinking and decision making."

, Final Exam V1: NURS 120/ NURS120 –
Introduction to Medical Surgical Nursing Guide |
(Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified
Questions & Ansẅers | Grade A- WCU


D. "The nursing process is the cornerstone of nursing standards."
B. "The nursing process is one area of nursing that has been ẅithout criticism."




The nurse professor is giving a lecture on Dorothy Orem. Which statement by one of the nursing
students indicates that teaching has been effective?



A. "An underlying assumption of Orem's model is that patients ẅant to be in control of their
lives."



B. "Orem's ẅork focuses on goal attainment, for and by the patient."


C. "Orem focused on the patient as a biopsychosocial adaptive system."



D. "Orem believed that unless attention ẅas paid to the patient's concerns, mutual goal setting
ẅas unlikely."

A. "An underlying assumption of Orem's model is that patients ẅant to be in control of their
lives."




The RN is ẅorking on a busy surgical floor, ẅith a team including an LPN and an UAP. Which
duty can the RN delegate to the UAP?



A. Assessment of the post-operative patient

, Final Exam V1: NURS 120/ NURS120 –
Introduction to Medical Surgical Nursing Guide |
(Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified
Questions & Ansẅers | Grade A- WCU
B. Wound care for a patient ẅith a left above knee amputation


C. Administration of oral pain medications


D. Vital signs every hour

D. Vital signs every hour




Which formal socialization activities can the student nurse take part in to build skills? (Select all
that apply.)


A. Attending lectures


B.Nursing clinicals


C. Starting an IV


D. Overhearing nurses discuss patient care


E. Observing an unplanned intervention for a patient
A. Attending lectures


B.Nursing clinicals

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