MED SURG RN ATI PROCTORED EXAM 2024| 100
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A registered nurse in an emergency department is preparing to perform an
ocular irrigation for a patient. Which of the following actions should the
registered nurse plan to take?
a. Assess the patient's visual acuity prior to irrigation
b. Have the patient 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 - <RIGHT ANS>d.
Perform the irrigation with sterile water for irrigation
A registered 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 registered nurse set the IV pump to administer?
Round to near whole number - <RIGHT ANS>33 gtt/min
A registered nurse is providing discharge teaching to a patient who has a
new prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following patient
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 - <RIGHT ANS>b. I should lie down when I take this medication
A registered nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult patient
following a left total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions
should the registered nurse include in the teaching?
a. Clean the incision daily with hydrogen peroxide
b. You can cross your legs the ankles when
sitting down c. You should use an incentive
spirometer every 8 hours
d. Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom - <RIGHT ANS>d. Install a
raised toilet seat in your bathroom
A registered nurse is planning care for a patient following a cardiac
catheterization. Which of the following actions should the registered nurse
take?
a. Keep the patient on bed rest for 24
hours b. Limit the patient's fluid
intake to 1 l per day
c. Maintain the patient's affected extremity in extension
d. Change the patient's dressing every 8 hour - <RIGHT ANS>c. Maintain the
patient's affected extremity in extension
,A registered nurse is caring for a patient who has a lower extremity fracture
and a prescription for crutches. Which of the following patient statements
indicates that the patient is adapting to their role change?
a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and
cooking the meals for us
b. These crutches will make it impossible to care for my child
c. I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house clean
d. Its going to be difficult to tell my parents I cant take them to their
appointments anymore - <RIGHT ANS>a. I will need to have my partner
take over shopping for groceries and cooking the meals for us
A registered nurse is caring for a patient who has gastroenteritis. Which of
the following assessment findings should the registered nurse recognize as
an indication that the patient is experiencing dehydration?
a. Pitting, dependent
edema b. Distended
jugular veins c.
Increased BP
d. Decreased BP - <RIGHT ANS>d. Decreased BP
A registered nurse is caring for a patient who has a contusion of the
brainstem and reports thirst. The patient's urinary output was 4,000 ml over
the past 24 hour. The registered nurse should anticipate a prescription for
which of the following IV medication?
a.
Desmopressin
, b.
Epinephrine c.
Furosemide
d. Nitroprusside - <RIGHT ANS>a. Desmopressin
A registered nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a patient who
recently started therapy with an ACE inhibitor and reports a nagging dry
cough. Which of the following responses by the registered 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" - <RIGHT ANS>a. "your cough may
require that you stop or change your medication"
A registered nurse is taking an admission history from a patient who reports
Raynaud's disease. Which of the following assessment findings should the
registered 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 - <RIGHT ANS>d. Using a nicotine
transdermal patch
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