ATI PROCTORED EXAM PRACTICE Q&A
Endtroacheal tube extubate what would you report immedatiely? - Answer-stridor
Why is stridor bad? - Answer-it means that there is an obstruction or edema in airway
What is heart rate like in someone who has a low fluid volume? - Answer-higher than
usual like 110
What is normal unrine gravity? - Answer-1.000 - 1.030
What is positive pressure doing? - Answer-promote lung expansion and stabilize chest
Would you recomened exercise for a pt who has been discharged with heart failure? -
Answer-yes
How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? - Answer-regular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? - Answer-no can cause gastro
disturbance.
Would you take iron with antacids? - Answer-no gastro disturb
Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? - Answer-no
because they would need increase
What is a common side effect with iron pills? - Answer-constipation
What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? - Answer-high fiber
When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? - Answer-when passive moving
occurs.
What does warmth under cast indicate? - Answer-infection
Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? - Answer-no
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? - Answer-simple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? - Answer-contact
What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures the med is)? - Answer-it
decreases effectiveness
What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? - Answer-magnesium containg
antacids
,Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? - Answer-calcium
can decrease obsorb of med
What is a common side effect of rifampin? - Answer-color of pee
Can you take ciproflaxcin with booze? - Answer-yes
After a parathryoidecotmy what would be prioty for nurse? - Answer-to put trach tray by
bedside (AIRWAY)
What meds increase osteoporosis? - Answer-fludrocortisone
With enoxaparin what is main thing for the med the nurse should do? - Answer-give
dosage same time every day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? - Answer-yes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? - Answer-high BP
If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do? - Answer-listen to it
again but on the left side (least invasive)
Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? - Answer-if creatine levels are too high
What is normal creatine? - Answer-.6-1.2
What is one of the first vital signs of a hemmhorage? - Answer-increase heart rate
What med would you give for a febrile reaction? - Answer-tyneol (reduces fever)
How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy? - Answer-1 to 3 week
What drainage amount to get rid of drainage tube for mastectomy? - Answer-less than
25
What is first thing to do who reports dyspnea and SOB when putting on O2? - Answer-if
they have COPD
Why would it be bad for you to put O2 on a COPD pt? - Answer-It can worsen
hypercarbia
What is someones HGB look like with leukemia increase or decreased? - Answer-
decreased
What would be a big sign that nephrosotmoy tube has popped? - Answer-back pain
, What is max amount of flexing for total hip? - Answer-no more than 90
Why would you place a pillow between a pt legs for hip athroplasy? - Answer-so hips
don't get dislodged
What is a holter monitor used for? - Answer-if you have an irregular heart rate it can
detect it
What can a pacemake do to a pt heart? - Answer-regulate the heart rate
What is a echo used for? - Answer-detecting valve dysfunction
What do PPI do for gastric ulcers? - Answer-it suppresses gastric acid production
What is good about high fowlers postion? - Answer-increases lung expansion and
improves ventilation
What med would you d/c to before going in for allergy testing? - Answer-prednisone
If a pt were to state there vision went blurry before a car accident what would you do
first? - Answer-monitor neuro
What would be first thing to do if bowel is protruding from stomach? - Answer-call for
help
What kind of skin for hypothyroidism? - Answer-dry scaly
What does metformin do to glucose? - Answer-it decreases the amount of glucose
produced in liver
When should pt take metformin? - Answer-with or immediately following meals
If you have hair loss on lower legs what could be problem? - Answer-PAD
When is pain happening with PAD? - Answer-when resting
How is pain relieved with PAD? - Answer-when feet are dangling
After a thoracenteisis what should a nurse tell the pt? - Answer-to deep breather to re
expand lungs
What would be an indication of osteomyelitis what lab? - Answer-increase
sedimentation rate
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