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MEDSURG ATI PROCTORED EXAM 2024-2025 QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS 100 % PASS SOLUTION A+ GRADE
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has peritonitis. Which of the following findings should the
nurse expect?
a) Peripheral edema
b) Decreased respirations
c) Absent bowel sounds
d) Polyuria - answer>>C. Absent bowel sounds
A nurse is assisting care of a client whose cardiac monitor suddenly displays ventricular tachycardia.
Which of the following is the priority nursing action?
a) Determine palpable pulse.
b) Begin chest compressions.
c) Perform immediate defibrillation.
d) Provide pulmonary ventilation. - answer>>A. Determine palpable pulse.
A nurse is collecting data from a client who underwent a thyroidectomy 4 hr ago. Which of the following
client findings indicates a complication of
the procedure?
a) Tingling of the fingers
b) Report of sore throat
c) Serosanguineous drainage on the dressing
d) Soreness at the incision site - answer>>A. Tingling of the fingers
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who had an excisional biopsy of the left breast.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a) Refrain from wearing a bra for 10 days after
surgery.
b) Apply an ice pack to the incision site to treat
,discomfort.
c) Expect numbness to last for up to 4 months.
d) Use bandages to absorb bleeding at the
incision site. - answer>>B. Apply an ice pack to the incision site to treat discomfort.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about menopause. Which of the following statements by the
client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a) "I will need hormone replacement therapy for
the rest of my life."
b) "I should expect to have an increased risk for
breast cancer."
c) "The use of black cohosh will decrease
vaginal bleeding."
d) "I should use a vaginal douche to prevent
dryness." - answer>>B. "I should expect to have an increased risk for breast cancer."
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has gastroesophageal reflux disease. Which of the
following dietary instructions should the nurse include?
a) Chew food thoroughly.
b) Use a straw when drinking liquids.
c) Drink carbonated beverages with meals.
d) Limit meals to three per day with no snacking
in between. - answer>>A. Chew food thoroughly
A nurse is preparing a client for a colposcopy following an abnormal Papanicolaous (Pap) test. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a) Place the client in the Sims' position.
b) Reinforce teaching that the procedure
,involves dilation of the cervix.
c) Insert a tampon following the procedure.
d) Instruct the client to avid sexual intercourse
until the cervix is healed. - answer>>D. Instruct the client to avid sexual intercourse
until the cervix is healed.
A nurse is assisting with the development of the plan of care for a client who has a low WBC count.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?
a) Encourage the client to eat a low-protein diet.
b) Prohibit fresh flowers in the client's room.
c) Obtain the client's rectal temperature every 4
hr.
d) Initiate airborne precautions for the client. - answer>>B. Prohibit fresh flowers in the client's room.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a female client who has a history of urinary tract infections. Which
of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a) Use a vaginal douche once a week.
b) Empty the bladder at least every 6 hr.
c) Increase milk consumption to make the urine
more alkaline.
d) Urinate before and after sexual intercourse. - answer>>D. Urinate before and after sexual intercourse.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a sequential compression device (SCD). Which of
the following actions should the nurse take when applying the SCD?
a) Ensure two fingers fit between the leg and the sleeve.
b) Wrap excess tubing to the side of each leg.
c) Ensure pressure of the device is at 25 mmHg.
d) Place each service under each leg with theopening at the calf. - answer>>A. Ensure two fingers fit
between the leg and the
, sleeve.
A nurse is caring for a client who has bladder cancer
and is 1 day postoperative following placement of an
ileal conduit. Which of the following information
should the nurse report to the provider? (Click on the
"Exhibit" button for additional information about the client. There are three tabs that contain separate
categories of data.")
a) Platelet count
b) Stoma color
c) Bowel sounds
d) Urine output - answer>>B. Stoma color
A nurse is collecting data about immunizations for a 65-year-old client who has no identified risk factors
for disease. The nurse should identify the client's need for which of the following immunizations?
a) Inactivated polio virus
b) Herpes zoster
c) Human papilloma virus
d) Measles, mumps, and rubella - answer>>B. Herpes zoster
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about colorectal cancer. Which of the following risk factors
should the nurse include?
a) Biliary colic
b) Duodenal ulcer
c) Chronic constipation
d) Ulcerative colitis - answer>>D. Ulcerative colitis
A nurse is assisting with the transfer of a client from
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