ATI MED SURG PROCTORED
EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS NEWEST
UPDATE 2026 A GRADED
A nurse is caring for a patient (client) who
experienced a traumatic head injury and has an
intraventricular catheter (Ventriculostomy) for ICP
monitoring. The nurse should monitor the patient
(client) for which of the following complications
related to the ventriculostomy?:
a. Headache
b. Infection
c. Aphasia
d. Hypertension --precise ans--b. Infection
Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to avoid
life- threatening meningitis.
A nurse is providing education to a patient (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." --precise ans--b. "Try and stay awake most
of the night prior to the procedure."
Tell the patient (client) to remain awake to provide
cranial stress and increase the possibility of abnormal
electrical activity
A nurse is caring for a patient (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 patient (client)
b. Assist the patient (client) into a supine position
c. Administer an opioid analgesic
d. Encourage the patient (client) to increase PO fluid
,intake
, e. Instruct the patient (client) to perform coughing
and deep breathing
--precise ans--B, D
EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS NEWEST
UPDATE 2026 A GRADED
A nurse is caring for a patient (client) who
experienced a traumatic head injury and has an
intraventricular catheter (Ventriculostomy) for ICP
monitoring. The nurse should monitor the patient
(client) for which of the following complications
related to the ventriculostomy?:
a. Headache
b. Infection
c. Aphasia
d. Hypertension --precise ans--b. Infection
Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to avoid
life- threatening meningitis.
A nurse is providing education to a patient (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." --precise ans--b. "Try and stay awake most
of the night prior to the procedure."
Tell the patient (client) to remain awake to provide
cranial stress and increase the possibility of abnormal
electrical activity
A nurse is caring for a patient (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 patient (client)
b. Assist the patient (client) into a supine position
c. Administer an opioid analgesic
d. Encourage the patient (client) to increase PO fluid
,intake
, e. Instruct the patient (client) to perform coughing
and deep breathing
--precise ans--B, D
