ATI MED SURG PROCTORED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATES GUARANTEED PASS A+
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ATI MED SURG PROCTORED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATES GUARANTEED PASS A+
1.A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic head injury and has an intraventricular catheter (Ventriculostomy) for ICP monitoring. The nurse should moni...
ATI MED SURG PROCTORED
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST
UPDATES 2023-2024 GUARANTEED
PASS A+
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,1.A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic head injury and
has an intraventricular catheter (Ventriculostomy) for ICP monitoring. The
nurse should monitor the client for which of the following complications
related to the ventriculostomy?:
a. Headache
b. Infection
c. Aphasia
d. Hypertension
(Correct Answer) - ✅ b. Infection Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to
avoid life-threatening meningitis.
2.A nurse is providing education to a client who is to undergo an EEG the next
day. Which of the following info should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "Do not wash your hair the morning of the procedure."
b. "Try and stay awake most of the night prior to the procedure."
c. "The procedure will take approximately 15 mins."
d. "You will need to lie flat for 4 hours after the procedure."
(Correct Answer) - ✅ b. "Try and stay awake most of the night prior to the
procedure." Tell the client to remain awake to provide cranial stress and increase
the possibility of abnormal electrical activity
3.A nurse is caring for a client who is postprocedural following a lumbar
puncture and reports a throbbing headache when sitting upright. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take? SATA.
a. Use the GCS scale to assess the client
b. Assist the client into a supine position
c. Administer an opioid analgesic
d. Encourage the client to increase PO fluid intake
e. Instruct the client to perform coughing and deep breathing
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, (Correct Answer) - ✅ B, D
4.A nurse is caring for a client who has continuous bladder irrigation
following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Which of the
following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
a Output equal to the instilled irrigate
b. Client reports bladder spasms
c. Viscous urinary output with clots
d. Reports of strong urge to urinate
(Correct Answer) - ✅ c. Viscous urinary output with clots Urine that is bright red
with clots is an indication of arterial bleeding.
5.A nurse is monitoring the ECG of a client who has hypocalcemia. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Flattened T waves
b. Prolonged QT intervals
c. Shortened QT intervals d Widened QRS complexes
(Correct Answer) - ✅ b. Prolonged QT intervals Manifestations of hypocalcemia
include tingling, numbness, tetany, seizures, prolonged QT intervals, and
laryngospasm.
6.A nurse is preparing a client who has a brain tumor for a CT scan. Which of
the following factors affects the manner in which the nurse will prepare the
client for the scan?
a. No food or fluids consumed for 4 hours
b. Difficulty recalling recent events
c. Development of hives while eating shrimp
d. e. Paresthesia in both hands
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