2025 ATI Medical-Surgical
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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.
A. 10
B. 22
C. 33
D. 4 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C. 33 gtt/min
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription
for 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
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 clients 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 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
A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started
therapy with
an ACE inhibitor and reports a nagging dry cough. Which of the
following responses by
the nurse is appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your medication"
b. "Increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your cough"
c. "sucking on lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough"
d. You cough should go away in time" - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>a. your
cough may require that you stop or change your medication
A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports
Raynaud's disease.
Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a potential
trigger for exacerbations
of Raynaud's?
a. Eating a strict vegetarian diet
b. A history of herpes zoster
c. Taking amiodipine for hypertension
d. Using a nicotine transdermal patch - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>d. Using
a nicotine transdermal patch
A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous access device and notes
the tubing has become disconnected. The client develops dyspnea and
tachycardia. Which
of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
a. Perform an ECG
b. Obtain ABG values
c. Turn the client to his left side
d. Clamp the catheter - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>d. Clamp the catheter
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
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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.
A. 10
B. 22
C. 33
D. 4 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C. 33 gtt/min
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription
for 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
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 clients 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 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
A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started
therapy with
an ACE inhibitor and reports a nagging dry cough. Which of the
following responses by
the nurse is appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your medication"
b. "Increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your cough"
c. "sucking on lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough"
d. You cough should go away in time" - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>a. your
cough may require that you stop or change your medication
A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports
Raynaud's disease.
Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a potential
trigger for exacerbations
of Raynaud's?
a. Eating a strict vegetarian diet
b. A history of herpes zoster
c. Taking amiodipine for hypertension
d. Using a nicotine transdermal patch - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>d. Using
a nicotine transdermal patch
A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous access device and notes
the tubing has become disconnected. The client develops dyspnea and
tachycardia. Which
of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
a. Perform an ECG
b. Obtain ABG values
c. Turn the client to his left side
d. Clamp the catheter - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>d. Clamp the catheter
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
