ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED EXAM
2019 LATEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|AGRADE
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,A charge nurse is B
reviewing the care of a
client who has a chest
tube connected to a water
seal drainage system in
place following thoracic
surgery with a newly
licensed nurse. Which of
the following statements
by the newly licensed
nurse indicates an
understanding of when to
notify the provider?
A. "I will notify the
provider if there is a
fluctuation of drainage in
the tubing with inspiration"
B. "I will notify the
provider if there is
continuous bubbling in the
water seal chamber"
C. "I will notify the
provider if there is
drainage of of 60 mL in
the first hour after surgery"
D. "I will notify the
provider if there are
several small, dark-red
blood clots in the tubing"
,A circulating nurse is C
monitoring the
temperature in a surgical
suite. The nurse should
identify that cool
temperature reduces a
client's risk for which of
the following potential
complications of surgery?
A. Malignant hyperthermia
B. Blood clots
C. Infection
D. Hypoxia
A home health nurse is D
assessing a client who
requires lifelong hormone
replacement therapy for
the treatment of
hypothyroidism. The client
has not been taking the
medication regularly.
Which of the following
findings should the nurse
expect?
A. Increased urine output
B. Persistent diarrhea
C. Tachycardia
D. Hypotension
, A nurse caring for a client C
who has viral meningitis.
Which of the following
actions should the nurse
take?
A. Assess the client's
neurologic status every 8
hour
B. Initiate droplet
precautions
C. Check capillary refill at
least every 4 hours
D. Place the client in a
well-lit environment
A nurse has administered A
propranolol by IV bolus to
a client who is having a
thyroid storm. Which of
the following findings
indicates that the client is
having a therapeutic
response?
A. Reduction of the
effects of thyroid
hormone on the heart
B. Blockage of the release
of thyroid hormone from
the thyroid gland
C. Increase the heart
sensitivity to thyroid
hormone
D. Increase the uptake of
thyroid hormone by the
thyroid gland
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