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ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL NGN EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A client is admitted to the hospital with a traumatic brain injury
after his head violently struck a brick wall during a gang fight.
Which finding is most important for the nurse to assess further?
a. A scalp laceration oozing blood
b. serosanguineous nasal drainage
c. headache rated "10" on a 0-10 scale
d. Dizziness, nausea and transient confusion - ANSWERS-b.
serosanguineous nasal drainage
The nurse is caring for a client who returns to the unit following a
colonoscopy. Which finding should the nurse report to the
healthcare provider immediately?
a. Large amounts of expelled flatus with mucus
b. Tympanic abdomen and hyperactive bowel sounds
c. Increased abdominal pain with rebound tenderness
d. Complaint of feeling weak with watery diarrheal stools -
ANSWERS-c. Increased abdominal pain with rebound tenderness
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A client who has just tested positive for human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) does not appear to hear what the nurse is saying
during post-test counseling. Which information should the nurse
offer to facilitate the client's adjustment to HIV infection?
a. Inform the client how to protect sexual and needle-sharing
partners
b. Teach the client about the medications that are available for
treatment.
c. Identify the need to test others who have had risky contact with
the client.
d. Discuss retesting to verify the results, which will ensure
continuing contact. - ANSWERS-d. Discuss retesting to verify the
results, which will ensure continuing contact.
A client with type II diabetes arrives at the clinic with a blood
glucose of 50 mg/dL. The nurse provides the client with 6 oz of
orange juice. In 15 mins the client's capillary glucose is 74 mg/dL.
What action should the nurse take?
a. Obtain a specimen for serum glucose level
b. Administer insulin per sliding scale
c. Provide cheese and bread to eat
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d. Collect a glycosylated hemoglobin specimen - ANSWERS-c.
Provide cheese and bread to eat
In planning care for a client with an acute stroke resulting in right-
sided hemiplegia, which positioning should the nurse should use
to maintain optimal functioning?
a. Mid-Fowler's with knees supported
b. Supine with trochanter rolls to the hips
c. Sim's position alternated with right lateral position q2 hrs
d. left lateral, supine, brief periods on the right side, and prone -
ANSWERS-d. left lateral, supine, brief periods on the right side,
and prone
The nurse is assessing a client with a cuffed tracheostomy tube in
place who is breathing spontaneously. To evaluate if the client can
tolerate cuff deflation to promote speaking and swallowing, what
action should the nurse implement?
a. Ask the client to try to speak
b. assess for respiratory distress
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c. auscultate for pulmonary crackles after the client drinks a small
amount of clear water
d. Observe the client for coughing colored sputum after drinking a
small amount of colored water - ANSWERS-d. Observe the client
for coughing colored sputum after drinking a small amount of
colored water
Which finding should the nurse report to the healthcare provider
for a client with a circumferential extremity burn?
a. Full thickness burns rather than partial thickness
b.. Supinates extremity but unable to fully pronate the extremity
c. Slow capillary refill in the digits with absent distal pulse points
d. Inability to distinguish sharp versus dull sensations in the
extremity - ANSWERS-c. Slow capillary refill in the digits with
absent distal pulse points
The nurse is completing the health assessment of a 79 yr old
male client who denies any significant health problems. Which
findings requires the most immediate follow-up assessment?
a. Kyphosis with a reduction in height
ATI RN MEDICAL SURGICAL NGN EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A client is admitted to the hospital with a traumatic brain injury
after his head violently struck a brick wall during a gang fight.
Which finding is most important for the nurse to assess further?
a. A scalp laceration oozing blood
b. serosanguineous nasal drainage
c. headache rated "10" on a 0-10 scale
d. Dizziness, nausea and transient confusion - ANSWERS-b.
serosanguineous nasal drainage
The nurse is caring for a client who returns to the unit following a
colonoscopy. Which finding should the nurse report to the
healthcare provider immediately?
a. Large amounts of expelled flatus with mucus
b. Tympanic abdomen and hyperactive bowel sounds
c. Increased abdominal pain with rebound tenderness
d. Complaint of feeling weak with watery diarrheal stools -
ANSWERS-c. Increased abdominal pain with rebound tenderness
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A client who has just tested positive for human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) does not appear to hear what the nurse is saying
during post-test counseling. Which information should the nurse
offer to facilitate the client's adjustment to HIV infection?
a. Inform the client how to protect sexual and needle-sharing
partners
b. Teach the client about the medications that are available for
treatment.
c. Identify the need to test others who have had risky contact with
the client.
d. Discuss retesting to verify the results, which will ensure
continuing contact. - ANSWERS-d. Discuss retesting to verify the
results, which will ensure continuing contact.
A client with type II diabetes arrives at the clinic with a blood
glucose of 50 mg/dL. The nurse provides the client with 6 oz of
orange juice. In 15 mins the client's capillary glucose is 74 mg/dL.
What action should the nurse take?
a. Obtain a specimen for serum glucose level
b. Administer insulin per sliding scale
c. Provide cheese and bread to eat
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d. Collect a glycosylated hemoglobin specimen - ANSWERS-c.
Provide cheese and bread to eat
In planning care for a client with an acute stroke resulting in right-
sided hemiplegia, which positioning should the nurse should use
to maintain optimal functioning?
a. Mid-Fowler's with knees supported
b. Supine with trochanter rolls to the hips
c. Sim's position alternated with right lateral position q2 hrs
d. left lateral, supine, brief periods on the right side, and prone -
ANSWERS-d. left lateral, supine, brief periods on the right side,
and prone
The nurse is assessing a client with a cuffed tracheostomy tube in
place who is breathing spontaneously. To evaluate if the client can
tolerate cuff deflation to promote speaking and swallowing, what
action should the nurse implement?
a. Ask the client to try to speak
b. assess for respiratory distress
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c. auscultate for pulmonary crackles after the client drinks a small
amount of clear water
d. Observe the client for coughing colored sputum after drinking a
small amount of colored water - ANSWERS-d. Observe the client
for coughing colored sputum after drinking a small amount of
colored water
Which finding should the nurse report to the healthcare provider
for a client with a circumferential extremity burn?
a. Full thickness burns rather than partial thickness
b.. Supinates extremity but unable to fully pronate the extremity
c. Slow capillary refill in the digits with absent distal pulse points
d. Inability to distinguish sharp versus dull sensations in the
extremity - ANSWERS-c. Slow capillary refill in the digits with
absent distal pulse points
The nurse is completing the health assessment of a 79 yr old
male client who denies any significant health problems. Which
findings requires the most immediate follow-up assessment?
a. Kyphosis with a reduction in height
