NSG 233 MED SURG 3 EXAM
3 HERZING UNIVERSITY
2025-2026 PRACTICE EXAM
WITH ALL 50 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS/
NSG 233 MED SURG III
EXAM 3 PREP 2025 (NEW!)
Med surg 3 Exam 3
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- The nurse is providing medication education to a client diagnosed with
hepatic encephalopathy. When reviewing the client's prescription for Lactulose, the nurse informs the client that the primary purpose of taking Lactulose is which of the following
Lower ammonia levels
- A patient with liver disease and jaundice is experiencing intense
pruritus. The UAP is assisting the client with morning care. Which action by the UAP would prompt the nurse to intervene
The UAP is assisting the patient to take a hot, soapy shower
- The nurse is preparing to assist with a paracentesis. The HCP orders an
infusion of low-sodium albumin. The nurse knows that the purpose of an albumin infusion with a paracentesis is which of the following
Prevent reaccumulating of fluid by increasing blood volume
- A preceptor and a student nurse are making rounds in the patient
assignments for the day. After leaving the room of a patient with ascites, the student nurse asks the preceptor how the fluid accumulates. How should the preceptor explain the pathophysiology of ascites
"Increased pressure in the portal system and resulting vasodilation causes leakage into the abdominal cavity."
- A student nurse is caring for a patient with cirrhosis. The nurse
preceptor is explaining to the students that the patient has hepatocellular jaundice. The instructor knows that the student understands the concept of hepatocellular jaundice when the student says which of the following
"Damaged liver cells are unable to get rid of bilirubin in the blood causing it to build up."
- A 55-year-old client undergoes a TRUS and biopsy procedure for
prostate cancer and receives a Gleason score of 3 with localization to the prostate. The nurse anticipates which of the following treatment modalities as a follow-up
External-beam radiation therapy
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