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RN MEDICAL SURGICAL ATI EXAM/MEDICAL SURGICAL ATI EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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10/26/24, 12:20 PM RN MEDICAL SURGICAL ATI EXAM/MEDICAL SURGICAL ATI EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 Flashcards | QuizletRN MEDICAL SURGICAL ATI EXAM/MEDICAL
SURGICAL ATI EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2024
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A nurse at an urgent care - Administering epinephrine
clinic is caring for a client
who is experiencing an RATIONALE: Evidence-based practice indicates that
anaphylactic reaction. the priority intervention is for the nurse to administer
After ensuring a patent epinephrine quickly to dilate the bronchioles and
airway, which of the prevent circulatory shock.
following interventions is
the priority?
- Obtaining vital signs
- Placing the client in
Fowler's position
- Administering
epinephrine
- Initiating an IV infusion of
0.9% sodium chloride
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- Wound drainage
A nurse has received
report on a client who is RATIONALE: The nurse should apply a pressure
being admitted to the dressing to control bleeding.
emergency department.
- Oxygen saturation
Select the 3 findings that
require follow-up by the RATIONALE: The client has an oxygen saturation that
nurse. is less than the expected reference level, indicating
hypoxia. The nurse should plan to increase the client's
- GCS score supplemental oxygen.
- Wound drainage
- Oxygen saturation - Pain level
- Pain level
- Temperature RATIONALE: The nurse should follow-up on the
client's pain level.
A nurse in an acute care - Ensure that the patient has a patent IV
facility is caring for a client
who is at risk for seizures. RATIONALE: The nurse should ensure the client has IV
Which of the following access in the event that the client requires medication
precautions should the to stop seizure activity.
nurse implement?
- Place a padded tongue
blade at the client's
bedside
- Keep the side rails
lowered on the client's
bed
- Maintain the client's bed
at hip level or above
- Ensure that the patient
has a patent IV
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A nurse in an emergency - Check the client's neurologic status
department is assessing
an older adult client who RATIONALE: The first action the nurse should take
has a fractured wrist using the nursing process is to assess the client.
following a fall. During the Therefore, the nurse should first check the neurologic
assessment, the client status of the client.
states, "Last week I
crashed my car because
my vision suddenly
became blurry." Which of
the following actions is the
nurse's priority?
- Check the client's
neurologic status
- Document the client's
statements
- Prepare the client for a
CT scan
- Teach the client about
using safety precautions
for falls
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A nurse in an emergency - IV fluids
department is caring for a
client who has full- RATIONALE: After establishing that the client's airway
thickness burns over 20% is secure and administering oxygen, evidence-based
of their total body surface practice indicates that the nurse should prepare to
area. After ensuring a administer IV fluids to provide circulatory support.
patent airway and
administering oxygen,
which of the following
items should the nurse
prepare to administer
first?
- IV fluids
- Analgesia
- Antibiotics
- Tetanus toxoid
A nurse in an emergency - Heart rate 110/min
department is caring for a
client who reports RATIONALE: A client who has a 3-day history of
vomiting and diarrhea for vomiting and diarrhea is likely to have fluid volume
the past 3 days. Which of deficit and an elevated heart rate.
the following findings
should indicate to the
nurse that the client is
experiencing fluid volume
deficit?
- Heart rate 110/min
- Blood pressure 138/90
mmHg
- Urine specific gravity
1.001 (1.005 to 1.03)
- BUN 8 mg/dL (10-20
md/dL)
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