NGN ATI RN MED SURG PROCTORED EXAM/ 100 Exam Questions
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A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for sublingual
nitroglycerin. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "I should lie down when I take this medication."
b. "I can keep my medication for 1 year before replacing it."
c. "I should discontinue this medication if I develop a headache."
d. "I can take up to five tablets in 15 minutes before seeking medical attention." - ANSWER - I should lie
down when I take this medication
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following total hip arthroplasty. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching.
a. "You should use an incentive spirometer every 8 hours."
b. "You can cross your legs at the ankles when sitting down."
c. "Clean the incision daily with hydrogen peroxide."
d. "Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom." - ANSWER - Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom
A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac catheterization. which of the following actions
should the nurse take.
a. Limit the client's fluid intake to 1 L per day.
b. Change the client's dressing every 8 hr.
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,c. Keep the client on bed rest for 24 hr.
d. Maintain he client's affected extremity in extension. - ANSWER - Maintain the client's affected
extremity in extension
A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture and a prescription for crutches. which of
the following client statements indicates that the client is adapting to their role change?
a. "I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and cooking the meals for us."
b. "I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house clean."
c. "These crutches will make it impossible to care for my child."
d. "It's going to be difficult to tell my parents I can't take them to their appointments anymore." -
ANSWER - I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and cooking the meals for us
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has an impaired immune system due to chemotherapy.
which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "Wash your perineal area two times each day with antimicrobial soap."
b. "Change the water in your drinking glass every 4 hours."
c. "Change your pet's litter box daily."
d. "Wash your toothbrush in the dishwasher once each month." - ANSWER - a. "Wash your perineal area
two times each day with antimicrobial soap."
a nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion and reports thirst. The client's urinary output was 4,000
ml over past 24 hr. the nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of the following IV medications? -
ANSWER - Desmopressin
A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started therapy with an ACE inhibitor
and reports nagging dry cough. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate? - ANSWER
- Sucking on a lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough
A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports Raynaud's disease. Which of the
following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a parenteral trigger for exacerbation of
Raynaud's? - ANSWER - Using nicotine transdermal patch
A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department
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, Laboratory Results:
0915:
Blood glucose 468 mg/dL (74 to 106 mg/dL)
pH 7.30 (7.35 to 7.45)
Potassium 5.5 mEq/L (3.5 to 5 mEq/L)
Sodium 138 mEq/L (136 to 145 mEq/L)
Chloride 101 mEq/L (98 to 106 mEq/L)
BUN 21 mg/dL (10 to 20 mg/dL)
Creatinine 1.7 mg/dL (0.5 to 1.1 mg/dL)
Urine dipstick positive for ketones (negative)
Specify if the assessment finding is consistent with diabetic
ketoacidosis (DKA) or hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar state (HHS).
Urine Ketones - DKA
Blood glucose greater than expected reference range - DKA
Creatinine greater than expected reference range - HHS
Blood pH greater than expected reference range - HHS
Skin turgor – HHS
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and requests information about acupuncture
to relieve some of the side effects. which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a
contraindication to receiving this alternative therapy?
a. Urticaria
b. Lymphedema
c. Headaches
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