ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS || ALREADY GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS | LATEST EXAM 2024/2025
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ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS ||
ALREADY GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS |
LATEST EXAM 2024/2025
A nurse is providing discharge teaching about blood sugar monitoring for a client
who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The nurse...
ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS ||
ALREADY GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS |
LATEST EXAM 2024/2025
A nurse is providing discharge teaching about blood sugar monitoring for a client
who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The nurse should instruct the
client to obtain which of the following supplies?
a) Sterile lancets
b) Compression stockings
c) Hand mirror
d) Toenail clippers - ANSWER-c) Hand mirror
A nurse is completing discharge teaching for a client who has a peripherally
inserted central catheter (PICC) line in the left arm. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a) Change the dressing daily
b) Do not elevate the arm above the level of the heart
c) Use a 10 mL syringe to flush the line
d) Clean the insertion site using 20 mL of hydrogen peroxide - ANSWER-b) Do
not elevate the arm above the level of the heart
,A nurse is planning the discharge of a client who had an ischemic stroke. The
nurse should ensure that the client is discharged with which of the following types
of pharmacologic therapy?
a) Opioid analgesic
b) Anticonvulsant
c) Anti-thrombotic
d) Diuretic - ANSWER-c) Anti-thrombotic
A nurse is caring for client who has a new colostomy, the nurse notes that the
client appears withdrawn and looks away during ostomy care. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a) Ask the client how they feel about the stoma
b) Make a referral for the client to see an ostomy nurse
c) Include the client's partner in stoma care education
d) Educate the client about expected stoma appearance - ANSWER-a) Ask the
client how they feel about the stoma
A nurse is preparing to perform ocular irrigation for a client following a chemical
splash to the eye. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take
first?
a) Administer proparacaine eye drops into the affected eye
b) Place strips of pH paper on to the cul-de-sac of the affect eye
c) Collect information about the irritant that caused the injury
d (Instill 0.9% sodium chloride solution into the affected eye - ANSWER-c)
Collect information about the irritant that caused the injury
A nurse is teaching a client who has AIDS and wishes to continue self-care at
home despite living alone. Which of the following actions by the nurse
demonstrates client advocacy?
,a) Remind the client of the importance of the medication adherence
b) Initiate a referral for the client to a home health agency
c) Instruct the client to avoid eating raw vegetables
d) Tell the client to avoid places where there are large crowds of people -
ANSWER-b) Initiate a referral for the client to a home health agency
A nurse is assessing a client who has cirrhosis. Which of the following findings is
the priority for the nurse to report?
a) Alkaline phosphate 125 units/L
b) Clay-colored stools
c) Platelets 70,000/mm3
d) Distended abdomen - ANSWER-c) Platelets 70,000/mm3
A nurse is assessing a client who has a diagnosis of colon cancer. Which of the
following should the nurse expect?
a) Steatorrhea (fatty stools)
b) Elevated hemoglobin
c) Hematochezia (rectal bleeding)
d) Weight gain - ANSWER-c) Hematochezia (rectal bleeding)
A nurse is assessing a client admitted with peripheral vascular disease. Which of
the following finding indicates a venous vascular disorder?
a) An ulcer at the tip of the toe
b) Hair loss distal to the client’s calves
c) Leg pain at rest
d) Edema on the ankle - ANSWER-d) Edema on the ankle
, A nurse is caring for client admitted with a skull fracture. Which of the following
assessment findings should be of greatest concern to the nurse?
a) Pulse pressure changes from 30 to 20 mmHg
b) Bilateral pupil diameter changes from 4 to 2 mm
c) WBC changes from 9,000 to 16,000 mm3
d) Glasgow Coma Scale score changes from 14 to 9 - ANSWER-d) Glasgow Coma
Scale score changes from 14 to 9
A nurse is administering furosemide 80mg PO twice-daily to a client who has
pulmonary edea. Which of the following assessment findings indicates to the nurse
that the medication is effective?
a) Respiratory rate of 24
b) Adventitious breath sounds
c) Weight loss of 1.8 kg (4 lb.) in the past 24 hours
d) Elevation in blood pressure - ANSWER-c) Weight loss of 1.8 kg (4 lb.) in the
past 24 hours
A nurse is planning a staff education session about hepatitis A. Which of the
following information should the nurse include?
a) Immunization for Hepatitis A is recommended prior to travel to high-risk areas
b) The incubation of Hepatitis A is 5 to 10 days
c) Hepatitis A is transmitted through blood exposure
d) Clients who have Hepatitis A require broad-spectrum antibiotics - ANSWER-a)
Immunization for Hepatitis A is recommended prior to travel to high-risk areas
A nurse is caring for a client who has advanced liver disease. Which of the
following laboratory results should the nurse monitor when assessing this client?
a) Phosphate level
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