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ATI MED SURG PROCTORED 2026 100% PASS
ASSURED EXAMINATION SOLUTIONS
A nurse in an emergency department is
preparing to perform an ocular irrigation for
a client. Which of the following actions
should the nurse plan to take?
a. Assess the client's visual acuity prior to
irrigation
b. Have the client turn their head toward the
unaffected eye
c. Hold the irrigator syringe 3.81 cm (1.5 in)
above the eye
d. Perform the irrigation with sterile water
for irrigation - correct answer- d. Perform
the irrigation with sterile water for
irrigation
A nurse is preparing to administer lactated
ringer's via continuous IV infusion at 200
ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10
drops/ml. How many gtt/min should the nurse
set the IV pump to administer? Round to near
whole number - correct answer- 33 gtt/min
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a
client who has a new prescription for
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sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the
following client statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
a. I can keep my medications for 1 year before
replacing it
b. I should lie down when I take this
medication
c. I should discontinue this medication if I
develop a headache
d. I can take up to five tablets in 15 minutes
before seeking medical attention - correct
answer- b. I should lie down when I take this
medication
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an
older adult client following a left total hip
arthroplasty. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. Clean the incision daily with hydrogen
peroxide
b. You can cross your legs the ankles when
sitting down
c. You should use an incentive spirometer
every 8 hours
d. Install a raised toilet seat in your
bathroom - correct answer- d. Install a raised
toilet seat in your bathroom
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A nurse is planning care for a client
following a cardiac catheterization. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Keep the client on bed rest for 24 hours
b. Limit the client's fluid intake to 1 l per
day
c. Maintain the client's affected extremity in
extension
d. Change the client's dressing every 8 hour -
correct answer- c. Maintain the client's
affected extremity in extension
A nurse is caring for a client who has a 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. These crutches will make it impossible to
care for my child
c. I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to
keep the house clean
d. Its going to be difficult to tell my
parents I cant take them to their appointments
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anymore - correct answer- a. I will need to
have my partner take over shopping for
groceries and cooking the meals for us
A nurse is caring for a client who has
gastroenteritis. Which of the following
assessment findings should the nurse recognize
as an indication that the client is
experiencing dehydration?
a. Pitting, dependent edema
b. Distended jugular veins
c. Increased BP
d. Decreased BP - correct answer- d. Decreased
BP
A nurse is caring for a client who has a
contusion of the brainstem and reports thirst.
The client's urinary output was 4,000 ml over
the past 24 hour. The nurse should anticipate
a prescription for which of the following IV
medication?
a. Desmopressin
b. Epinephrine
c. Furosemide
d. Nitroprusside - correct answer- a.
Desmopressin
ATI MED SURG PROCTORED 2026 100% PASS
ASSURED EXAMINATION SOLUTIONS
A nurse in an emergency department is
preparing to perform an ocular irrigation for
a client. Which of the following actions
should the nurse plan to take?
a. Assess the client's visual acuity prior to
irrigation
b. Have the client turn their head toward the
unaffected eye
c. Hold the irrigator syringe 3.81 cm (1.5 in)
above the eye
d. Perform the irrigation with sterile water
for irrigation - correct answer- d. Perform
the irrigation with sterile water for
irrigation
A nurse is preparing to administer lactated
ringer's via continuous IV infusion at 200
ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10
drops/ml. How many gtt/min should the nurse
set the IV pump to administer? Round to near
whole number - correct answer- 33 gtt/min
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a
client who has a new prescription for
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sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the
following client statements indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
a. I can keep my medications for 1 year before
replacing it
b. I should lie down when I take this
medication
c. I should discontinue this medication if I
develop a headache
d. I can take up to five tablets in 15 minutes
before seeking medical attention - correct
answer- b. I should lie down when I take this
medication
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an
older adult client following a left total hip
arthroplasty. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. Clean the incision daily with hydrogen
peroxide
b. You can cross your legs the ankles when
sitting down
c. You should use an incentive spirometer
every 8 hours
d. Install a raised toilet seat in your
bathroom - correct answer- d. Install a raised
toilet seat in your bathroom
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A nurse is planning care for a client
following a cardiac catheterization. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Keep the client on bed rest for 24 hours
b. Limit the client's fluid intake to 1 l per
day
c. Maintain the client's affected extremity in
extension
d. Change the client's dressing every 8 hour -
correct answer- c. Maintain the client's
affected extremity in extension
A nurse is caring for a client who has a 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. These crutches will make it impossible to
care for my child
c. I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to
keep the house clean
d. Its going to be difficult to tell my
parents I cant take them to their appointments
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anymore - correct answer- a. I will need to
have my partner take over shopping for
groceries and cooking the meals for us
A nurse is caring for a client who has
gastroenteritis. Which of the following
assessment findings should the nurse recognize
as an indication that the client is
experiencing dehydration?
a. Pitting, dependent edema
b. Distended jugular veins
c. Increased BP
d. Decreased BP - correct answer- d. Decreased
BP
A nurse is caring for a client who has a
contusion of the brainstem and reports thirst.
The client's urinary output was 4,000 ml over
the past 24 hour. The nurse should anticipate
a prescription for which of the following IV
medication?
a. Desmopressin
b. Epinephrine
c. Furosemide
d. Nitroprusside - correct answer- a.
Desmopressin
