{"id":129297,"date":"2023-12-01T14:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T14:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=129297"},"modified":"2023-12-01T14:18:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T14:18:04","slug":"exam-1-nur242-nur-242-new-2023-2024-medical-surgical-nursing-exam-questions-and-verified-answers-100-correct-grade-a-galen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/01\/exam-1-nur242-nur-242-new-2023-2024-medical-surgical-nursing-exam-questions-and-verified-answers-100-correct-grade-a-galen\/","title":{"rendered":"Exam 1: NUR242\/ NUR 242 (New 2023\/ 2024) Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Galen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Exam 1: NUR242\/ NUR 242 (New 2023\/ 2024) Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Galen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exam 1: NUR242\/ NUR 242 (New 2023\/<br>2024) Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam |<br>Questions and Verified Answers| 100%<br>QUESTION<br>The patient is undergoing surgery to fix a cleft palate. What type of surgery is this considered?<br>Answer:<br>Constructive<br>QUESTION<br>A biopsy is what type of procedure?<br>Answer:<br>Diagnostic<br>QUESTION<br>This type of surgery prolongs life but does not cure the underlying disease<br>Answer:<br>Palliative<br>QUESTION<br>A patient has received 10 mg of Morphine via IV 20 minutes ago and is noticeably groggy. The<br>physician requests you witness the signature of his informed consent. How would you, as a<br>patient advocate, proceed?<br>Answer:<br>Informed consent should be received before patient is given any preop analgesics to ensure a<br>clear state of mind.<br>Correct| Grade A- Galen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Side note: A nurse is not responsible for clarification of risks or procedure explanation.<br>A nurse can witness signature.<br>QUESTION<br>Pneumonia and Atelectasis are serious concerns post op. What are some things that we can<br>encourage the patient to do to prevent these complications?<br>Answer:<br>Incentive spirometry, coughing, and deep breathing<br>QUESTION<br>After surgery, Pt A verbalizes they do not want to cough because it is uncomfortable. What are<br>some things the nurse can do to minimize discomfort?<br>Answer:<br>Analgesic administration and educating on splinting incision site when coughing.<br>QUESTION<br>Why is it important for a pt to ambulate and wear SCDs or TED stockings after a procedure?<br>Answer:<br>To reduce the risk of DVT<br>QUESTION<br>A pt&#8217;s health history states that they are on corticosteroids. 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