ATI Med Surge Proctored Exam 2021/22-135 Q&As UPDATED(ALL ANSWERS ARE 100% CORRECT)
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1. A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a femur fracture and is in skeletal traction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take - Ensure the client's weights are hanging freely from the bed.
2. A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with a client who ...
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ATI Med Surge Proctored Exam 2021/22
1. A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a femur fracture and is in skeletal traction.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take - Ensure the client's weights are hanging
freely from the bed.
2. A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with a client who has anemia and has been
taking ferrous gluconate for several weeks. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include? - Take this medication between meals
3. A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with a client who has anemia and has been
taking ferrous gluconate for several weeks. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include? - Take this medication between meals.
4. A nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a client who has cellulitis of the leg. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse recommend? - Wash daily with an antibacterial soap.
5. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is postoperative after having an ileostomy
established. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? -
Avoid medications in capsule or enteric form.
6. A nurse is caring for a client with severe burns to both lower extremities. The client is scheduled
for an escharotomy and wants to know what the procedure involves. Which of the following
statements is appropriate for the nurse to make? - "Large incisions will be made in the burned
tissue to improve circulation."
7. A nurse is collecting data from a client who has a possible cataract. Which of the following
manifestations should the nurse expect the client to report? - Decreased color perception
8. A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has an intestinal obstruction and is
receiving continuous gastrointestinal decompression using a nasogastric tube. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? - Maintain the client in
Fowler's position.
,9. A nurse is caring for a client who has Cushing's syndrome. Which of the following clinical
manifestations should the nurse expect to observe? (Select all that apply.) - 1) Buffalo hump 2)
Purple striations 3) Moon face
10. A nurse is caring for a client who is in the oliguric phase of acute kidney injury. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - Monitor intake and output hourly
11. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about an esophagogastroduodenoscopy with a client who has
upper gastric pain. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
- "You will remain NPO for 8 hours before the procedure."
12. A nurse is caring for a client who is difficult to arouse and very sleepy for several hours following
a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the following descriptions should the nurse use
when documenting this finding in the medical record? - Postictal phase
13. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who reports right shoulder pain following a
laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? -
"The pain will dissipate if you ambulate frequently."
14. A nurse is checking the suction control chamber of a client's chest tube and notes that there is
no bubbling in the suction control chamber. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - Verify that the suction regulator is on.
15. A nurse is assisting with the care of a client immediately following a lumbar puncture. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.) - Encourage fluid intake. 2)
Monitor the puncture site for hematoma.
16. A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is postoperative following surgical repair of a
fractured mandible. The client's jaw is wired shut to repair and stabilize the fracture. The nurse
should recognize which of the following is the priority action? - Prevent aspiration.
17. A nurse is collecting data from a client who has scleroderma. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? - Hardened skin
, 18. A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has dysphagia and left-sided weakness following a
stroke. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Add thickener to fluids.
19. A nurse is caring for a client who has partial-thickness and full-thickness burns of his head, neck,
and chest. The nurse should recognize which of the following is the priority risk to the client? -
Airway obstruction
20. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is newly diagnosed with myasthenia gravis and
is to start taking neostigmine. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in
the teaching? - 1) Take the medication 45 minutes before eating.
21. A nurse is caring for a client who is 12 hours postoperative following a transurethral resection of
the prostate (TURP) and has a 3-way urinary catheter with continuous irrigation. The nurse
notes there has not been any urinary output in the last hour. Which of the following actions
should the nurse perform first? - Notify the provider.. Determine the patency of the tubing.
22. A nurse is caring for a client scheduled for a bone marrow biopsy. The client expresses fear
about the procedure and asks the nurse if the biopsy will hurt. Which of the following responses
should the nurse make? - "The biopsy can be uncomfortable, but we will try to keep you as
comfortable as possible."
23. A nurse is assisting with planning care for a client who is recovering from a left-hemispheric
stroke. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? - Re-establish
communication.
24. A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has diabetes insipidus. The nurse should
monitor the client for which of the following manifestations? - Hypotension
25. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has HIV and is being discharged to home. Which
of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - Take temperature once
a day
26. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a tracheostomy, and has copious and
tenacious secretions. Which of the following is an acceptable method for the nurse to use to
thin this client's secretions? - Provide humidified oxygen.
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