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ATI RN ADULT MEDICALSURGICAL NURSING /RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES A nurse is providing postoperative teaching for a client who had a total knee arthroplasty. Which of the following instruction...

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ATI RN ADULT MEDICAL-
SURGICAL NURSING 2024-2025
/RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL
NURSING ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES

,A nurse is providing postoperative teaching for a
client who had a total knee arthroplasty. Which
of the following instructions should the nurse
include? - ANSWER-Flex the foot every hour
when awake.


Rationale: The nurse should instruct the client
to flex the foot every hour to reduce the risk for
thromboembolism and promote venous return.


A nurse is caring for a client who has a
pneumothorax and a closed-chest drainage
system. Which of the following findings is an
indication of lung re-expansion? - ANSWER-
Bubbling in the water seal chamber has ceased.

,Rationale: Bubbling in the water seal chamber
ceases when the lung re-expands.


A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a
client who is taking warfarin for chronic atrial
fibrillation. Which of the following values should
the nurse identify as a desired outcome for this
therapy? - ANSWER-INR 2.5


Rationale: Clients receive warfarin therapy to
decrease the risk of stroke, myocardial
infarction (MI), or pulmonary emboli (PE) from
blood clots. Since warfarin is an anticoagulant,
the medication must be monitored to ensure
the anticoagulation is within the therapeutic
range and prevent hemorrhage (high levels of
anticoagulation) or stroke, MI, or PE (low levels
of anticoagulation). An INR of 2.5 is within the

, targeted therapeutic range of 2 to 3 for a client
who has atrial fibrillation.


A home health nurse is providing teaching to a
client who has a stage 1 pressure injury on the
greater trochanter of his left hip. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include
in the teaching? - ANSWER-Change position
every hour


Rationale: Changing position every 1 to 2 hr
decreases pressure on bony prominences. The
nurse should also instruct the client to limit the
angle of the hips when in a lateral position to no
more than 30°. This positioning prevents direct
pressure on the trochanter.


A nurse is assessing a client following the
completion of hemodialysis. Which of the

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