RN Adult Medical Surgical
RN Adult Medical Surgical Nursing REVIEW
MODULE EDITION 11.0
12/24/2024
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MODULE EDITION 11.0 (Content Mastery Series
Review Module (ATI TESTBANK)
A nrs in a clinic is preparing to obtain a skin specimen from a client who has a suspected
herpes infection. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (select all that apply)
* scrape the site with a wooden tongue depressor
* use a razor to cut the scabbed area to obtain the specimen
* use a cotton*tipped application to obtain fluid from the lesion
* place specimen in a KOH solution tube
* place specimen tube on ice after obtaining sample * * use a cotton*tipped application to
obtain fluid from the lesion
* place specimen tube on ice after obtaining sample
A nurse administered midazolam IV bolus to a client before a procedure. The client's bood
pressure is 86/40, HR is 134/min. Which of the following IV med should the nurse
administer?
* naloxone
*morphine
* flumazenil
* atropine * * naloxone (revereses resp. depression resulting from an opiod med)
*morphine (relieves pain, can cause hypotension and resp depression)
* FLUMAZENIL (midazolam is a benzo. Flum reverses effects)
* atropine (treats bradycardia)
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,A nurse at a clinic is talking with a client who has cancer and takes extended*release opiods
twice daily. The client reports an incr in localized, achy pain over the last few days. How
should the nurse document this increase in pain?
* phantom limb pain
*mixed pain
* breakthrough pain
* neuropathic pain * * breakthrough pain
A nurse caring for a client who has contact dermatitis and has a new prescription for
diphenhydramine. Which adverse effect should the nurse monitor?
* elev. blood glucose lvls
* anorexia
* incr salivation
* insomnia * * anorexia
A nurse is assessing a client's lab values before surgery. Which to report? (select all)
* K 3.9
* Na 145
* Creatinine 2.8
* Blood Glucose 235
* WBC 17,850 * * Creatinine 2.8
* Blood Glucose 235
* WBC 17,850
A nurse is assisting an anesthesiologist who is delivering nitrous oxide by face mask to a
client during the induction of anesthesia. Which of the following is the priority nursing
action?
* assessing oxygen saturation.
* measure BP
* palpate pulse rate
* check temperature * * assessing oxygen saturation.
A nurse is caring for a client who develops a systemic toxic reaction following a regional
block. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
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, * monitor blood creatinine levels
* provide airway support
* turn the client to the right side
* administer a diuretic * * provide airway support
A nurse is caring for a client who develops malignant hyperthermia. WHich of the following
actions should the nurse take? (select all that apply)
* infuse iced IV fluids
* provide 100% oxygen
* place a cooling blanket on the client
* treat the complication while the surgeon continues surgery
* administer IV dantrolene * * infuse iced IV fluids
* provide 100% oxygen
* place a cooling blanket on the client
* administer IV dantrolene
A nurse is caring for a client who has a suspected viral skin lesion. WHich of the following lab
findings should the nurse expect to review to confirm this diagnosis?
* Potassium hydroxide (KOH)
* Diascopy
* Tzanck smear report
* Biopsy * * Tzanck smear report
* Biopsy (confirm or rule out malignancy)
* KOH (test for if fungal)
* Diascopy (provides incr visibility of a skin lesion by blanching the skin over the lesion, thus
eliminating erythema which can obscure findings)
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing mild acute pain after spraining an ankle.
Which of the following analgesics should the nurse expect to administer?
* ketorolac
* ketamine
* meperidine
* methadone * * ketorolac
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