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Medsurg Proctored Exams preparations week1-5
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Oxygenation 
1-A nurse is conducting a primary survey of a client who has sustained lifethreatening injuries due to a motor-vehicle crash. Identify the sequence of actions 
the nurse should take. (Move the actions into the box on the right, placing them in 
the selected order of performance. Use all the steps.) 
ANSWERS - Ordered Response 
Correct 
1) Open the airway using a jaw-thrust maneuver. 
2) Determine effectiveness of ventilator efforts. 
3) Establish IV access. 
4) Perform a Glasgow Com...
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MED SURG QUICK NOTES MADE SIMPLE
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Med Surg Quick Notes 
S 82% or Higher on Your Next Nursing Test 8 
1 Cardiology I Exam Notes 
1.1 Cardiology Terms & Introduction 
 Preload: the 20% of blood remaining in the atria at end of diastole 
 80% of ventricular filling occurs before atrial kick 
 increase preload by inspiration or valsalva 
 Afterload: the volume of blood in the ventricles after atrial contraction 
 Cardiac output: volume of blood ejected from ventricles in one minute; normally 5 L 
 increased ...
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MEDSURG MODULE 1 SUCCESS NOTES
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Module 1: HOMEOSTASIS, STRESS AND ADAPTATION 
Steady state 
⦁	A dynamic balance which is produced so that all subsystems are in harmony with one another 
⦁	The goal of the interaction of all body systems 
⦁	Four concepts: constancy, homeostasis, stress, and adaptation 
Stress 
⦁	universal phenomenon 
⦁	State produced by a change in the environment that is perceived as challenging, threatening, or damaging to the person’s dynamic balance or equilibrium 
⦁	In a medical or biological...
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ATI MEDSURG EXAM ELEVATION
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1.A nurse is assessing a client who is 12hr postoperative following a colon 
resection. Which of the followingfindings should the nurse report to the 
surgeon? 
1. Heart rate 90/min 
2. Absent bowel sounds → normal findings after major bowel surgery; 
takes several days to return tonormal. 
3. Hgb 8.2 g/dl 
4. Gastric pH of 3.0 
Rationale: Normal Hgb is 13-18M g/dl, 12-16 g/dl. This may indicate a possible 
hemorrhaging. 
2. A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of t...
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MEDICAL SURGICAL
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MEDICAL-SURGICAL 
Layer of the Heart: 
- Endocardium ( inner ) - facilitates blood flow, 
contains valve & chambers 
- Myocardium ( middle ) - contracting muscle, 
cardiac muscle 
- Pericardium ( outer ) 
o Layer of Pericardium 
 Visceral ( epicardium ) 
 Pericardial ( 5-20cc of 
fluid ) serves as cushion, 
lubricant 
 Parietal 
Circulation: 
from to 
right Vena 
cava 
Lungs deoxygenated Pulmonary 
circulation 
left Pulmonary 
veins 
System oxygenated Systemic 
circulation 
Valves & Cha...
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MedSurg
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MedSurg 2 
 
1.	The nurse is preparing the discontinue long term TPN therapy for a client. The nurse should plan to discontinue the TPN gradually to reduce the risk of which of the following adverse effects? 
a.	Hyperglycemia 
b.	Diarrhea 
c.	Constipation 
d.	Hypoglycemia- You taper it off to avoid this!!! 
Rationale PDF p.298: Never abruptly stop TPN. Speeding up/slowing down the rate is contraindicated. An abrupt rate change can alter blood glucose levels significantly. 
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ATI RN MEDSURG 2019 PROCTORED EXAM 2020/2021
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