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ATI RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL 2019 RETAKE EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
A nurse is completing an assessment of an older adult client and
notes reddened areas over the bony prominences, but the client's
skin is intact. Which of the following interventions should the
nurse include int he plan of care?
a) Apply an occlusive dressing
b) Turn and reposition the client every 4 hours
c) Support bony prominences with pillows
d) Massage reddened areas three times daily - ANSWER-c)
Support bony prominences with pillows
A nurse is reviewing a cardiac rhythm strip of a client who has
atrial flutter. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
a) Progressively longer PR durations
b) Undetectable P waves
c) Absent PR intervals with ventricular rate of 40 to 60/ minute
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d) Sawtooth pattern with arterial rate of 252-400/ minute -
ANSWER-d) Sawtooth pattern with arterial rate of 252-400/
minute
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for an abdominal
paracentesis. The nurse should plan to take which of the following
actions?
a) Administer a stool softener following the procedure
b) Ask the client to empty his bladder prior to the procedure
c) Instruct the client to take deep breaths and hold them during
the procedure
d) Assist the client into the left lateral position during the
procedure - ANSWER-b) Ask the client to empty his bladder prior
to the procedure
A nurse is planning a staff education session about hepatitis A.
Which of the following information should the nurse include?
a) Immunization for Hepatitis A is recommended prior to travel to
high-risk areas
b) The incubation of Hepatitis A is 5 to 10 days
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c) Hepatitis A is transmitted through blood exposure
d) Clients who have Hepatitis A require broad-spectrum antibiotics
- ANSWER-a) Immunization for Hepatitis A is recommended prior
to travel to high-risk areas
A nurse is caring for a client who has advanced liver disease.
Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse monitor
when assessing this client?
a) Phosphate level
b) Glucose level
c) Serum troponin
d) Serum ammonia - ANSWER-d) Serum ammonia
A nurse is planning care for a client who is status epilepticus.
Which of the following interventions is the nurses priority to
include?
a) Administer phenytoin IV bolus to the client
b) Provide the client oxygen at 6 L/min using a nasal cannula
c) Turn the client to the lateral position during seizure activity
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d) Administer diazepam intravenously to the client - ANSWER-c)
Turn the client to the lateral position during seizure activity
A nurse is caring for a client who had a total hip arthroplasty.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent
hip dislocation?
a) Elevate the knees higher than the hips when sitting
b) Remove the wedge device when turning
c) Encourage the client to lean forward when attempting to stand
d) Place two bed pillows between the legs when in bed -
ANSWER-d) Place two bed pillows between the legs when in bed
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral
nutrition (TPN). The current infusion is almost complete and the
new solution os not available. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a) Infuse dextrose 10% in water
b) Decrease the rate of the infusion
c) Disconnect and flush the IV access line
ATI RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL 2019 RETAKE EXAM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
A nurse is completing an assessment of an older adult client and
notes reddened areas over the bony prominences, but the client's
skin is intact. Which of the following interventions should the
nurse include int he plan of care?
a) Apply an occlusive dressing
b) Turn and reposition the client every 4 hours
c) Support bony prominences with pillows
d) Massage reddened areas three times daily - ANSWER-c)
Support bony prominences with pillows
A nurse is reviewing a cardiac rhythm strip of a client who has
atrial flutter. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
a) Progressively longer PR durations
b) Undetectable P waves
c) Absent PR intervals with ventricular rate of 40 to 60/ minute
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d) Sawtooth pattern with arterial rate of 252-400/ minute -
ANSWER-d) Sawtooth pattern with arterial rate of 252-400/
minute
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for an abdominal
paracentesis. The nurse should plan to take which of the following
actions?
a) Administer a stool softener following the procedure
b) Ask the client to empty his bladder prior to the procedure
c) Instruct the client to take deep breaths and hold them during
the procedure
d) Assist the client into the left lateral position during the
procedure - ANSWER-b) Ask the client to empty his bladder prior
to the procedure
A nurse is planning a staff education session about hepatitis A.
Which of the following information should the nurse include?
a) Immunization for Hepatitis A is recommended prior to travel to
high-risk areas
b) The incubation of Hepatitis A is 5 to 10 days
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c) Hepatitis A is transmitted through blood exposure
d) Clients who have Hepatitis A require broad-spectrum antibiotics
- ANSWER-a) Immunization for Hepatitis A is recommended prior
to travel to high-risk areas
A nurse is caring for a client who has advanced liver disease.
Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse monitor
when assessing this client?
a) Phosphate level
b) Glucose level
c) Serum troponin
d) Serum ammonia - ANSWER-d) Serum ammonia
A nurse is planning care for a client who is status epilepticus.
Which of the following interventions is the nurses priority to
include?
a) Administer phenytoin IV bolus to the client
b) Provide the client oxygen at 6 L/min using a nasal cannula
c) Turn the client to the lateral position during seizure activity
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d) Administer diazepam intravenously to the client - ANSWER-c)
Turn the client to the lateral position during seizure activity
A nurse is caring for a client who had a total hip arthroplasty.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent
hip dislocation?
a) Elevate the knees higher than the hips when sitting
b) Remove the wedge device when turning
c) Encourage the client to lean forward when attempting to stand
d) Place two bed pillows between the legs when in bed -
ANSWER-d) Place two bed pillows between the legs when in bed
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral
nutrition (TPN). The current infusion is almost complete and the
new solution os not available. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a) Infuse dextrose 10% in water
b) Decrease the rate of the infusion
c) Disconnect and flush the IV access line
