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ATI MED SURG PROTOCORED EXAM 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |GRADED A+
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Page 1 of 72ATI MED SURG PROTOCORED EXAM 200+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |GRADED A+
A nurse is caring for a client who has a sealed radiation implant. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a) Remove soiled linens from the room after each change
b) Give the dosimeter badge to the oncoming nurse at the end of the shift
c) Apply a second pair of gloves before touching the client's implant if it
dislodges
d) Limit family member visits to 30 min per day - ANSWER: d) Limit family
member visits to 30 min per day
A nurse is providing teaching to a client and his partner about performing
peritoneal dialysis at home. When discussing peritonitis, which of the following
manifestations should the nurse identify as the earliest indication of this
complication?
a) Generalized abdominal pain b) Cloudy effluent
c) Increased heart rate
d) Fever - ANSWER: d) Fever
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a blood transfusion. The nurse
observes that the client has bounding peripheral pulses, hypertension, and
distended jugular veins. The nurse should anticipate administering which of the
following prescribed medications?
a) Pantoprazole
b) Acetaminophen
c) Furosemide
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d) Diphenhydramine - ANSWER: c) Furosemide
A nurse is planning care for a client who has upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to
a peptic ulcer. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a) Provide ketorolac for abdominal pain
b) Administer nitroprusside IV based on the client's weight
c) Insert a large bore nasogastric tube
d) Ensure that the client has a 22- gauge iv line in place - ANSWER: c) Insert
a large bore nasogastric tube
A nurse is caring for a client who has bladder cancer and a WBC count of
900/mm3. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a) Instruct client to avoid eating raw fruit
b) Move the client to a negative pressure room
c) Use contact isolation while providing care
d) Apply pressure to venipuncture sites for 10 min - ANSWER: a) Instruct
client to avoid eating raw fruit
A nurse is caring for a patient who has hypotension, cool and clammy skin,
tachycardia and tachypnea. Which of the following positions should the nurse
place the client?
a) Reverse Trendelenburg
b) Feet elevated
c) Side lying
d) High - fowler's - ANSWER: a) Reverse Trendelenburg
A nurse is caring for a client who weighs 190 lb and is receiving Total parenteral
Nutrition. If the RDA Protein is 0.8g/kg of body weight, how many grams of
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protein should the client receive daily (Round the answer to the nearest whole
number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero) - ANSWER:
Answer: 69 grams
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a central venous access device for
intermittent infusions. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in
the plan of care?
a) Flush a catheter using a 10 mL syringe
b) Use clean technique when changing the dressing
c) Cleanse the site with Provo dine iodine
d) Change the dressing every 24 hours - ANSWER: a) Flush a catheter using a
10 mL syringe
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer. The client tells the nurse, "I would
prefer to try vitamins and minerals instead of chemotherapy" which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
a) I have never heard of any holistic treatment that is effective
b) you should ask your provider about your plan
c) the best way to treat your cancer is chemotherapy
d) tell me what you know about chemotherapy - ANSWER: d) tell me what
you know about chemotherapy
A nurse is planning to teach a client whose provider has prescribed a low purine
diet. The nurse should plan to instruct the client that he can include which of the
following Foods in his diet (select all that apply)
a) Sardines
b) Nuts
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c) Apricots
d) liver
e) scallops - ANSWER: b) Nuts
c) Apricots
Nurse is caring for a client following a total knee arthroplasty. The client reports a
pain level of 6 on a paint scale of 0 to 10. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse take?
a) Place pillowsl under the clients knee
b) gently massage the area around the clients incision
c) apply an ice pack to the clients knee
d) perform range of motion exercises to the clients knee - ANSWER: c) apply
an ice pack to the clients knee
A nurse is caring for a client who has lower extremity fracture and a prescription
for crutches. Which of the following client statements indicates that the client is
adapting to their role change? a) I will need to have my partner take over shopping
for groceries and cooking the meals for us
b) Its going to be difficult to tell my parents I can't take them to their
appointments anymore
c) I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house clean
d) These crutches will make it impossible to care for my child - ANSWER: a) I
will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and cooking the
meals for us
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