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NU 155 Exam 3 Medical-Surgical Nursing I (2026) PDF | Galen College of Nursing

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GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING NUR 155 EXAM 3 FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS ◉ The nurse is providing preoperative instructions to a client who is scheduled for surgery to correct spinal curvature. Which of the following statements by the client best demonstrates a correct understanding of the teaching? Answer: "I will show you the method of turning I will use after surgery." ◉ The nurse is assessing a postoperative client who has advanced cognitive impairment. Which of the following actions by the nurse is most effective when assessing the client's level of pain? Answer: Monitor the client's body language, facial expressions, emotional status, and consolability. ◉ The nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes melltus and reports sharp, burning pain in bilateral lower extremities. The nurse understands that the cilent may be experiencing Answer: Neuropathic pain. ◉ The nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to have surgery the following day. It requires notification to the primary health care

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provider (PHCP) if the client Answer: Reports a family history of high fever during a surgical procedure. ◉ The nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative. Which of the following actions should the nure, take to minimize the client's risk of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT)? Answer: Assist the client to ambulate frequently as early as tolerated. ◉ The nurse is caring for a group of assigned clients. Which of the folowing clients requires immeciate follow - up by the nurse? Answer: The client who had a cardiac catheterization via the right femoral artery 1 hour ago who is reporting numbness in the right leg. ◉ The nurse has reinforced teaching with a client about risk factors for deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Which of the following risk factors identified by the client indicates a need for further teaching? Answer: Intake of foods high in calcium. ◉ Which of the following findings from the box below should be of immediate concern to the nurse? 1 . Shortness of b r e a t h . 2. Back pain. 3 . Temperature. 4 . History of

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hyperlipidemia. 5 . History of asthma. 6 . Respiratory rate. 7 . Blood pressure. Answer: 1, 2, 6, 7. ◉ The nurse is caring for a client who has left - sided heart failure (HF) and has developed a cough, crackles, and weak peripheral pulses. Which of the following additional findings should the nurse expect to observe? Answer: Confusion ◉ The nurse has reinforced dietary teaching with a client who has hypercholesteremia. Which of the following client statements indicates a correct understanding about ways to lower cholesterol in the diet ? Answer: "I will use egg whites for my breakfast and in recipes." ◉ The nurse is caring for a client who experienced an acute myocardial infarction (MI) 24 hours ago. It is necessary for the nurse to immediately notify the charge nurse it the client has Answer: An indwelling urethral catheter output of 20 ml over the past 2 hours. ◉ The nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes mellitus (type 2), takes metformin daily, and is scheduled for surgery. Which of the following should the nurse anticipate will be included in the plan of

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