Midterm Exam: NURS120 / NURS
120 (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Introduction to Medical Surgical Nursing | Review Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct - West Coast
Question:
What are normal fasting blood glucose levels?
Answer:
70-110
Question:
What do you give immobile pt. after surgery?
Answer:
stockings
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Question:
What should you do for pt. that is fall risk but independent?
Answer:
turn light on in the bathroom
Question:
A patient with an entracapsular hip fracture is admitted to the orthopedic unit and placed in Buck's traction. How should the nurse explain the purpose of the traction the patient?
- pulls bone fragments back into alignment
- immobilizes the leg until healing is complete
- reduces pain and muscle spasms before surgery
- prevents damage to the blood vessels at the fracture site
Answer:
- reduces pain and muscle spasms before surgery
Rationale: patient's may be treated initially with skin traction (e.g. Buck's
traction) to relieve the painful muscle spasms before surgery is performed.Prolonged traction would be required to reduce the fracture or immobilize it for healing, creating a very high risk for complications of immobility.
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Question:
Pt has polyuria, dizziness, and shakiness. What does he have?
Answer:
hypoglycemia
Question:
A nurse is caring for a client who is in balanced suspension skeletal traction and reports traction and intermittent muscle spasms. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
- reposition the client
- check the position of the weights and ropes
- administer a muscle relaxant
- provide distraction
Answer:
- check the position of the weights and ropes
the first action is to ASSESS! checking the position is investigating the cause of the muscle spasms. the weights might be too heavy
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