ATI Med Surg Proctored Final Exam – With 100% Accurate Solutions
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ATI Med Surg Proctored Final Exam – With 100% Accurate Solutions
ATI Med Surg Proctored Final Exam – With 100% Accurate Solutions
A nurse is caring for a client who has gastroenteritis. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse recognize as an indication that the client is...
, ATI Med Surg Proctored Final Exam –
With 100% Accurate Solutions
A nurse is caring for a client who has gastroenteritis. Which of the following
assessment findings should the nurse recognize as an indication that the client is
experiencing dehydration?
a. Pitting, dependent edema
b. Distended jugular veins
c. Increased BP
d. Decreased BP - ANSWER - d. Decreased BP
A nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion of the brainstem and reports thirst.
The client's urinary output was 4,000 ml over the past 24 hour. The nurse should
anticipate a prescription for which of the following IV medication?
a. Desmopressin
b. Epinephrine
c. Furosemide
d. Nitroprusside - ANSWER - a. Desmopressin
A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started therapy
with an ACE inhibitor and reports a nagging dry cough. Which of the following
responses by the nurse is appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your medication"
b. "Increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your cough"
c. "sucking on lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough"
d. You cough should go away in time" - ANSWER - a. "your cough may require that
you stop or change your medication"
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 potential
trigger for exacerbations
of Raynaud's?
a. Eating a strict vegetarian diet
b. A history of herpes zoster
c. Taking amiodipine for hypertension
d. Using a nicotine transdermal patch - ANSWER - d. Using a nicotine transdermal
patch
A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous access device and notes the
tubing has become disconnected. The client develops dyspnea and tachycardia.
Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
a. Perform an ECG
b. Obtain ABG values
c. Turn the client to his left side
d. Clamp the catheter - ANSWER - d. Clamp the catheter
, A nurse is completing an assessment of an older adult client and notes reddened
areas over the bony prominences, but the client's skin is intact. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Turn and reposition the client every 4 hr
b. Apply an occlusive dressing
c. Support bony prominences with pillows
d. Massage the reddened areas three times a day - ANSWER - c. Support bony
prominences with pillows
A home health nurse is making an initial visit to a client who has multiple sclerosis.
Which of the following actions is the priority for the nurse to take?
a. Discuss recommendations for eating and swallowing techniques
b. List strategies for family coping when dealing with possible role changes
c. Review the use of adaptive grooming devices to promote client independence
d. Give the client information about the local national multiple sclerosis society -
ANSWER - a. Discuss recommendations for eating and swallowing techniques
A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first? Exhibit
a. Obtain a sputum sample for culture
b. Administer ondansetron
c. Initiate airborne precautions
d. Prepare the client for a chest x-ray - ANSWER - c. Initiate airborne precautions
A nurse in an emergency department is preparing to perform an ocular irrigation for a
client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. Assess the client's visual acuity prior to irrigation
b. Have the client turn their head toward the unaffected eye
c. Hold the irrigator syringe 3.81 cm (1.5 in) above the eye
d. Perform the irrigation with sterile water for irrigation - ANSWER - d. Perform the
irrigation with sterile water for irrigation
A nurse is preparing to administer lactated ringer's via continuous IV infusion at 200
ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/ml. How many gtt/min should the
nurse set the IV pump to administer? Round to near whole number - ANSWER - 33
gtt/min
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 can keep my medications for 1 year before replacing it
b. I should lie down when I take this medication
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 - b. I should lie down when I take this medication
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following a left total
hip arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. Clean the incision daily with hydrogen peroxide
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